| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jason Cowan inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Arnold Long hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 19:37 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Jason Cowan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #2 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Lee Free pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Lee Free connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Eric Bourne snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Arnold Long comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on a shot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Stephen Riley picks off the pass by Salvador Gonzales | 29-30 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Eric Bourne is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo drills a turnaround from close range | 29-32 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Jason Cowan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Long | 32-32 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Arnold Long takes the ball from Salvador Gonzales in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Jason Cowan banks in the layup on a great pass from Arnold Long | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Arnold Long, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UConn | Lee Free is fouled on the floor by Terry Bowman - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 15:19 | UConn | David Heidel swats the dunk try by Jason Cowan | 34-34 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Lee Free snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Jason Cowan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Free | 34-34 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Douglas Gerber doubles Jason Cowan and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Earl Knapp (SF) Delbert Powell, Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 14:23 | UConn | Arnold Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Stephen Riley can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Earl Knapp takes the ball from David Heidel | 34-34 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 14:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Free | 34-34 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Arnold Long knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Wilbur Bruce | 36-34 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Terry Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Earl Knapp, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) James Whitehead, Douglas Gerber, David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| 13:27 | UConn | Arnold Long's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Smith | 36-34 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 36-34 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a shot in the paint | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Jason Cowan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Arnold Long | 38-36 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it in on a great pass from Charles Franks and the foul's on Eric Bourne - foul #3 on Eric Bourne, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Arnold Long | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Jason Cowan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Jason Cowan scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Delbert Powell | 41-39 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Jason Cowan steals the ball from Salvador Gonzales | 41-39 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Delbert Powell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lee Free | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 44-41 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Jonathan Blackmon steals the ball from Delbert Powell | 44-41 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Jason Cowan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Riley | 46-43 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Lee Free pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Jason Cowan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jason Cowan, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Lee Free | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Terry Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Earl Knapp snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce is hacked by Charles Franks - foul #2 on Charles Franks, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Jason Cowan grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Douglas Gerber steals the ball from Earl Knapp | 46-45 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | David Heidel misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 46-45 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Earl Knapp grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Jason Cowan is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Lee Free (PF) Jason Cowan, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF) James Whitehead, Douglas Gerber | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon buries a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Free and he's hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #3 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) David Heidel | |
| 04:49 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 49-50 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Arnold Long hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Bourne (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) Terry Bowman | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Arnold Long misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Eric Bourne snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Eric Bourne's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Blackmon | 50-50 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Ray Smith lays it in set up by Jonathan Blackmon | 50-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Lee Free (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Arnold Long clanks a jump hook from the left block | 50-52 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 02:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Bourne | 50-54 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Delbert Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Riley | 53-54 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Ray Smith can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 53-54 |
| 01:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stephen Riley | 53-54 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Lee Free misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SF) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Stephen Riley grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Ray Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Charles Franks is hacked by Eric Bourne - foul #4 on Eric Bourne, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled on the floor by Eric Bourne - foul #5 on Eric Bourne, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks runs out the clock | 55-56 |