| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Samuel Smith inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | William Bustamante drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Walker | 26-28 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Louis Keith is hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Louis Keith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Raymond Avery steals the ball from Louis Keith | 26-28 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Raymond Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. Jamal Kelly is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 26-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SF) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:29 | UConn | Samuel Smith is called for the reach on Ricky Cook - foul #1 on Samuel Smith, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Louis Keith knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Lucien Conti (C) Joseph Walker, Samuel Smith, Raymond Avery | |
| 17:07 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Andrew Irons buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled on the floor by Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Andrew Irons, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG) Michael Conger | |
| 16:03 | UConn | William Bustamante steps in front of the Robert Cross pass | 29-31 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lucien Conti | 29-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Cook (fresh) PF - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Raul Martinez (fresh) SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bustamante (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Christopher Buchanan steals the ball from Lucien Conti | 29-31 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Robert Cross is called for the reach on Timothy Bailey - foul #1 on Robert Cross, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (PF) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, William Bustamante, Lucien Conti | |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Raul Martinez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Ricky Cook drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Ayon | 31-31 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Raymond Avery hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Avery - foul #2 on Raymond Avery, team foul #5 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF) Raul Martinez | |
| 13:09 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Robert Cross is called for the reach on William Bustamante - foul #2 on Robert Cross, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | William Bustamante can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 12:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Cross | 33-33 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Avery - foul #3 on Raymond Avery, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Conger, Raymond Avery | |
| 12:22 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Robert Cross misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bustamante - foul #2 on William Bustamante, team foul #7 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF) Samuel Smith | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | William Bustamante snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Ayon - foul #4 on Albert Ayon, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SF) Albert Ayon | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Louis Keith's layup is rejected by William Bustamante | 35-35 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Louis Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Lucien Conti swats the layup by Michael Howard | 35-35 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Lucien Conti slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 35-37 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Timothy Bailey steals it from Ricky Cook | 35-37 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a floater in the paint | 35-37 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | William Bustamante snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG) Louis Keith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raul Martinez (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Joseph Walker, Timothy Bailey, William Bustamante, Lucien Conti | |
| 08:33 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Raul Martinez gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Oscar Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Robert Cross snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 38-37 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Oscar Clark is called for the reach on Samuel Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Clark, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Albert Ayon (C) Christopher Buchanan, Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Andrew Irons | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Ayon (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Joseph Walker snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Raul Martinez double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF) Raul Martinez | |
| 06:24 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Avery | 38-37 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Samuel Smith is hacked by Robert Cross - foul #3 on Robert Cross, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Raymond Avery drills a driving attempt from the left block | 38-39 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Michael Conger steps in front of the Oscar Clark pass | 38-39 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | William Bustamante can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Oscar Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Louis Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Ricky Cook (SF) Louis Keith, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Raul Martinez (PF), Lucien Conti (C) Joseph Walker, Samuel Smith, William Bustamante, Raymond Avery | |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Lucien Conti misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Lucien Conti makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Lucien Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Clark | 40-41 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Andrew Irons connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Conger and the foul's on Ricky Cook - foul #1 on Ricky Cook, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF) Michael Conger | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 4 pf. C - Michael Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Raul Martinez, Timothy Bailey, Lucien Conti | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Bustamante | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | William Bustamante's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Ayon | 40-44 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Louis Keith pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Albert Ayon is hacked by William Bustamante - foul #3 on William Bustamante, team foul #9 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG) Andrew Irons | |
| 01:44 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 01:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Albert Ayon | 42-44 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Robert Cross misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Samuel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Joseph Walker scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Smith | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Raymond Avery gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Christopher Buchanan is called for the reach on Raymond Avery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Michael Howard buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Cross - foul #4 on Robert Cross, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Samuel Smith | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Albert Ayon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Louis Keith is called for the reach on William Bustamante in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Keith, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF) Michael Conger | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-52 |