| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) SG - Denver Volz (fresh) SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fresh) C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) SF - Gary Carter (fresh) PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) C - Bradley Hosking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly is fouled on the floor by David Bolin - foul #1 on David Bolin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northern Arizona | Robert Lowery is called for the reach on Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Robert Lowery, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Large | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Carter - foul #1 on Gary Carter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter scores on a floater from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Robert Lowery is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses the driving attempt from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Robert Lowery pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Jason Robinson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Denver Volz | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | UConn | David Bolin drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marshall Bellamy | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Robert Parman (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly, Bradley Hosking | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Hans Novotny is called for the reach on Robert Lowery - foul #1 on Hans Novotny, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Leon Eoff (C) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking (C) Gary Carter | |
| 15:56 | UConn | Leon Eoff is hacked by Curtis Freeman - foul #1 on Curtis Freeman, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG) Denver Volz | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG) Bradley Hosking | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Eoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Parman (fresh) C - Hans Novotny (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UConn | David Bolin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:12 | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Neville Thome (C) Mark Osborne, David Bolin | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF), Bradley Hosking (C) Richard Large, Hans Novotny | |
| 14:54 | UConn | Anthony Givens connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Neville Thome | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking travels with the ball | 10-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Anthony Givens, Dwayne Shaw, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Curtis Freeman, Charles Williams, Robert Parman | |
| 14:19 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy dunks the ball | 12-4 |
| 14:02 | Northern Arizona | Denver Volz picks off the pass by Bradley Hosking | 12-4 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Jason Robinson can't finish the layup | 12-4 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Denver Volz grabs the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 12-4 |
| 13:34 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 13:31 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), David Bolin (PF) Jason Robinson, Leon Eoff | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SF), Hans Novotny (C) Gary Carter, Bradley Hosking | |
| 13:09 | UConn | Hans Novotny steals it from Marshall Bellamy | 12-4 |
| 13:06 | Northern Arizona | Mark Osborne is called for the reach on Richard Large in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Osborne, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (SF), Neville Thome (C) Robert Lowery, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Gary Carter (SF), Robert Parman (PF), Bradley Hosking (C) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly, Hans Novotny | |
| 12:56 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is called for traveling | 12-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Curtis Freeman, Robert Parman | |
| 12:27 | UConn | Denver Volz can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Shane Donnelly - foul #1 on Shane Donnelly, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Robert Parman (PF) Richard Large, Gary Carter, Shane Donnelly | |
| 12:27 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 12:11 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman loses the dribble to Denver Volz | 14-4 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Robert Parman is called for the reach on Neville Thome - foul #1 on Robert Parman, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Osborne, Denver Volz, Dwayne Shaw, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Gary Carter (SF), Shane Donnelly (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Curtis Freeman, Charles Williams, Robert Parman, Bradley Hosking | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) C - Hans Novotny (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Jason Robinson's pass is intercepted by Hans Novotny | 14-4 |
| 11:16 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lowery - foul #2 on Robert Lowery, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (SF), Leon Eoff (PF) Robert Lowery, David Bolin | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG), Bradley Hosking (C) Bruce Hale, Hans Novotny | |
| 11:10 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-4 |
| 11:08 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly grabs the offensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 10:48 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Large | 14-6 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy blows the layup but he's fouled by Shane Donnelly - foul #2 on Shane Donnelly, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (SF), David Bolin (PF) Alan Mack, Leon Eoff | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Robert Parman (PF) Charles Williams, Shane Donnelly | |
| 10:31 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 10:31 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 10:15 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large drills a shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Jason Robinson is hacked by Robert Parman - foul #2 on Robert Parman, team foul #7 | 14-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Leon Eoff (C) Anthony Givens, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SF) Robert Parman | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruce Hale | 16-11 |
| 09:08 | UConn | David Bolin is fouled on the floor by Richard Large - foul #1 on Richard Large, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG) Jason Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Bradley Hosking | |
| 09:08 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:08 | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 08:56 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Curtis Freeman | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Leon Eoff loses the ball out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Neville Thome (C) Dwayne Shaw, David Bolin, Leon Eoff | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Bruce Hale | |
| 08:11 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is fouled on the floor by Alan Mack - foul #1 on Alan Mack, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG) Denver Volz | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG) Gary Carter | |
| 07:56 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bradley Hosking | 16-17 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Mark Osborne comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:40 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Mack (fresh) PF - Henry Husky (fresh) C - Neville Thome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hans Novotny (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bradley Hosking (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Alan Mack - foul #2 on Alan Mack, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Marshall Bellamy (C) Alan Mack | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (SG), Gary Carter (SF) Bruce Hale, Charles Williams | |
| 07:09 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neville Thome | 19-17 |
| 06:33 | Northern Arizona | Mark Osborne steals it from Hans Novotny in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Neville Thome loses the ball out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), David Bolin (PF), Leon Eoff (C) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens, Henry Husky, Neville Thome, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Charles Williams (SF) Richard Large, Bradley Hosking | |
| 05:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Bolin - foul #2 on David Bolin, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Marshall Bellamy (C) David Bolin | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Hans Novotny | |
| 05:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:59 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Marshall Bellamy - foul #1 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Leon Eoff's pass is intercepted by Richard Large | 19-19 |
| 05:07 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Large | 19-21 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 04:39 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:36 | Northern Arizona | Denver Volz takes the ball from Bruce Hale in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jason Robinson can't finish the layup | 19-21 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Jason Robinson tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 04:13 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is hacked by Denver Volz - foul #1 on Denver Volz, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Dwayne Shaw, Leon Eoff, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Shane Donnelly (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Charles Williams, Bradley Hosking | |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Robert Lowery hits a jump hook from close range | 23-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neville Thome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) C - Hans Novotny (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Arizona | Mark Osborne takes the ball from Gary Carter | 23-23 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Mark Osborne buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Hans Novotny - foul #2 on Hans Novotny, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Robert Parman (SF), Bradley Hosking (C) Bruce Hale, Gary Carter, Hans Novotny | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Mark Osborne misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:19 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Curtis Freeman | 25-23 |
| 03:01 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking lays it up and in set up by Robert Parman | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | UConn | David Bolin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Hosking - foul #1 on Bradley Hosking, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Gary Carter (SF) Curtis Freeman, Robert Parman | |
| 02:40 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:40 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:26 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Denver Volz gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Neville Thome comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Jason Robinson tips it home | 28-25 |
| 01:38 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 28-25 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Denver Volz pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Lowery is fouled on the floor by Gary Carter - foul #2 on Gary Carter, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Henry Husky (PF), Leon Eoff (C) Jason Robinson, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Bradley Hosking | |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:14 | Northern Arizona | Robert Lowery steals the ball from Shane Donnelly in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 00:53 | UConn | The jump hook by Robert Lowery is blocked by Shane Donnelly | 30-25 |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Robert Lowery gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Lowery comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Carter - foul #3 on Gary Carter, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Osborne, Denver Volz, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Gary Carter, Hans Novotny | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly tips it in | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-27 |