| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Topolinski (fresh) SG - Bernardo Costa (fresh) SF - Fabian Giordano (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Stephen Post (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - John Douglas (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Stephen Post wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Hawaii | Fabian Giordano is fouled on the floor by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Marko Topolinski | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Marko Topolinski is called for the reach on Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Marko Topolinski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gene Mackey | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Hawaii | Stephen Post misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Hawaii | Fabian Giordano is fouled on the floor by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Hawaii | Stephen Post tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | UConn | John Douglas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Stephen Post | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:12 | UConn | John Douglas is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SF) John Douglas | |
| 16:00 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Topolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fabian Giordano (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Stephen Post (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - Jamie Farrar (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jamie Farrar clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bernardo Costa - foul #2 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Torbert (SG) Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:26 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 4-3 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Maurice Short | 4-3 |
| 14:55 | Hawaii | Stephen Post blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 14:53 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski tips it in | 6-3 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Jamie Farrar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 14:30 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky is hacked by Stephen Post - foul #1 on Stephen Post, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 13:49 | UConn | Jamie Farrar drills a jumper from the left side set up by Loren Stinson | 6-5 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marko Topolinski and he's fouled by Loren Stinson - foul #1 on Loren Stinson, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 12:59 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:44 | UConn | James Sontag misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fabian Giordano - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Gaeta (SG) Darren Torbert | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) Loren Stinson | |
| 12:44 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:44 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:30 | Hawaii | David Gaeta is hacked by James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PF) James Sontag | |
| 12:11 | Hawaii | Stephen Post misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| 12:11 | Hawaii | Stephen Post makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:11 | Hawaii | Stephen Post makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a jumper from the left side set up by Maurice Short | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Topolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaeta (fresh) SF - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) SF - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Post | 12-9 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Stephen Post denies the turnaround by Gene Mackey | 12-9 |
| 11:09 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 10:45 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson is hacked by Maurice Short - foul #1 on Maurice Short, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Masamba Victor (PG), Darren Torbert (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Gary Anderson (C) Marko Topolinski, David Gaeta, Fabian Giordano, Stephen Post | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:45 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:45 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Jamie Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Masamba Victor picks off the pass by Maurice Short | 13-9 |
| 10:20 | Hawaii | Masamba Victor can't throw it down | 13-9 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Paul Satsky snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Gene Mackey is whistled for traveling | 13-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jim Hicks (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 09:06 | Hawaii | Darren Torbert scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-9 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Willie Birch misses badly on a floater from the left block | 15-9 |
| 08:38 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 08:33 | Hawaii | Darren Torbert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Jamie Farrar can't finish the layup | 17-9 |
| 08:09 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Anderson | 17-9 |
| 07:42 | Hawaii | Masamba Victor is called for 3 seconds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski (PG), David Gaeta (SG), Fabian Giordano (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Stephen Post (C) Masamba Victor, Darren Torbert, Juan Martinez, Gary Anderson, Jim Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Paul Satsky, Jamie Farrar, Loren Stinson, James Sontag | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Topolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaeta (fresh) SF - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Robert Charles clanks a floater from the right side | 17-9 |
| 07:15 | UConn | Willie Birch snags the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-9 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-9 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Stephen Post blocks the short jumper by Willie Birch | 17-9 |
| 06:15 | Hawaii | Stephen Post pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 06:09 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Post - foul #2 on Stephen Post, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Torbert (SG), Gary Anderson (PF), Jim Hicks (C) David Gaeta, Michael Johnson, Stephen Post | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), John Douglas (SF), James Sontag (C) Willie Birch, Robert Charles, Robert Hurley, Maurice Short | |
| 05:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 05:43 | Hawaii | Jim Hicks gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 05:24 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Anderson, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Fabian Giordano steals the ball from Gene Mackey | 17-10 |
| 04:47 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 04:46 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 04:20 | UConn | James Sontag buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Douglas | 17-12 |
| 04:01 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jim Hicks - foul #1 on Jim Hicks, team foul #8 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Stephen Post (C) Darren Torbert, Fabian Giordano, Gary Anderson, Jim Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), Maurice Short (C) Jamie Farrar, James Sontag | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Marko Topolinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Post (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) SF - John Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Hawaii | Stephen Post hits the finger roll | 22-14 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Marko Topolinski - foul #2 on Marko Topolinski, team foul #9 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Masamba Victor (PG) Marko Topolinski | |
| Subs | UConn | James Sontag (PF) Gene Mackey | |
| 02:51 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 02:29 | Hawaii | Willie Birch takes the ball from Stephen Post | 22-16 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Willie Birch throws it down | 22-18 |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Stephen Post hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Short - foul #2 on Maurice Short, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Fabian Giordano (SF) Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), Robert Hurley (SF) Paul Satsky, John Douglas | |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Stephen Post misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Stephen Post makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Masamba Victor - foul #1 on Masamba Victor, team foul #10 | 23-18 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:45 | Hawaii | Stephen Post snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 01:24 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Willie Birch is hacked by Masamba Victor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Masamba Victor, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski (PG) Masamba Victor | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:22 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Maurice Short gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Post - foul #3 on Stephen Post, team foul #12 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gary Anderson (C) Stephen Post | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Robert Hurley, Maurice Short | |
| 00:58 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jim Hicks (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (SF) Jamie Farrar | |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:32 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it in | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Bernardo Costa can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-24 |