| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fresh) SG - Bob Hondo (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - James Sontag (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Sontag wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Willie Birch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Douglas | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Willie Birch snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Paul Satsky's pass is intercepted by John McNolty | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John McNolty | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | UConn | John Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by John McNolty - foul #1 on John McNolty, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Sontag is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Colorado | John McNolty drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elijah Ouellette | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | UConn | John Douglas can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Elijah Ouellette - foul #1 on Elijah Ouellette, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | John McNolty clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Robert Johnson swats the layup by Willie Birch | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Bob Hondo pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Bob Hondo hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John McNolty and he's hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SF), Kyle Rohn (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Bob Hondo is called for the reach on Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Bob Hondo, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Robert Charles (SG) Willie Birch, Paul Satsky | |
| 16:10 | UConn | Kyle Rohn blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Colorado | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Colorado | Robert Charles takes the ball from Bob Hondo | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Robert Johnson takes the ball from John Douglas in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 15:58 | Colorado | Bob Hondo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Elijah Ouellette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Jamie Farrar (fresh) PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Robert Charles misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Maurice Short tips it home | 10-7 |
| 15:19 | Colorado | Bob Hondo drills a runner from close range on a great pass from John McNolty | 12-7 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Robert Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Hondo - foul #2 on Bob Hondo, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Joseph Christensen (SF), Arthur Jackson (C) Bob Hondo, Richard Smith, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Satsky drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Mackey and the foul's on Arthur Jackson - foul #1 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:48 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:46 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is hacked by Joseph Christensen - foul #1 on Joseph Christensen, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG) John McNolty | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Jamie Farrar | |
| 13:59 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:49 | Colorado | Peter Glade is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SF), John Rix (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Joseph Christensen, Elijah Ouellette, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| 13:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| 13:17 | Colorado | Richard Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Maurice Short hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Robert Johnson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Rohn | 14-14 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | John Rix scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 16-14 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fairly fresh) SG - Tim Barrett (tiring) SF - Richard Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Rix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Willie Birch | 16-16 |
| 11:10 | Colorado | John Rix connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Tim Barrett and he's hacked by Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Joseph Christensen (SF), Arthur Jackson (C) Peter Glade, Richard Smith, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Jamie Farrar (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Willie Birch, Paul Satsky, Kyle Rohn, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 11:10 | Colorado | John Rix makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:41 | UConn | John Douglas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 10:40 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:19 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Tim Barrett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | John McNolty knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses short on an open floater from the left side | 21-19 |
| 09:43 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Rix | 21-19 |
| 09:37 | Colorado | John McNolty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:36 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 09:20 | Colorado | John Rix loses the ball out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Elijah Ouellette (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Tim Barrett, Joseph Christensen, John Rix, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Maurice Short (PF) John Douglas, Robert Charles, Loren Stinson | |
| 08:54 | UConn | Jamie Farrar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Maurice Short tips it but misses | 21-19 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Elijah Ouellette | 21-19 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Robert Johnson buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, James Sontag | |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:38 | UConn | Willie Birch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel is fouled on the floor by Willie Birch - foul #1 on Willie Birch, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 08:22 | Colorado | Maurice Short steals the ball from Elijah Ouellette | 24-19 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (PF) Maurice Short | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette's pass is intercepted by Paul Satsky | 24-20 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Willie Birch comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John McNolty - foul #2 on John McNolty, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG), Joseph Christensen (SF) John McNolty, Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Christensen (fresh) PF - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sontag (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Robert Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Jackson (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG) Robert Charles | |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:01 | UConn | John Douglas grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF) Peter Glade, Richard Smith, Joseph Christensen | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, Kyle Rohn, James Sontag | |
| 06:40 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Bob Hondo connects on the jumper near the basket | 28-23 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Arthur Jackson is called for the reach on Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Johnson (C) Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Jamie Farrar | |
| 05:59 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:59 | Colorado | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Birch - foul #2 on Willie Birch, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Sontag (C) Maurice Short | |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Kessel - foul #1 on Samuel Kessel, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Bob Hondo is fouled on the floor by Willie Birch - foul #3 on Willie Birch, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG) John McNolty | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Willie Birch, Gene Mackey | |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 30-26 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Kyle Rohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Christensen (SF) Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Jamie Farrar (SF) Paul Satsky, Loren Stinson | |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Peter Glade connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 32-26 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Kyle Rohn's pass is intercepted by Elijah Ouellette in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Bob Hondo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | UConn | John Douglas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Glade - foul #1 on Peter Glade, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Arthur Jackson (C) Peter Glade, Joseph Christensen, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, James Sontag | |
| 04:02 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:55 | Colorado | John McNolty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Bob Hondo is called for the reach on John Douglas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bob Hondo, team foul #13 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Bob Hondo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:50 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:50 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette misses the tip | 32-29 |
| 03:31 | UConn | John Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Barrett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elijah Ouellette (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 03:19 | Colorado | John McNolty buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar drills a floater from the left side set up by Paul Satsky | 35-33 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Gene Mackey | 35-33 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Jamie Farrar snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from John Douglas | 35-35 |
| 02:03 | Colorado | John Douglas takes the ball from Richard Smith | 35-35 |
| 02:00 | UConn | John Douglas banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 01:26 | UConn | John Douglas connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 37-39 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Richard Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Richard Smith steps in front of the Jamie Farrar pass in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Richard Smith can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jamie Farrar - foul #2 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #8 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Joseph Christensen (SF), John Rix (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John McNolty, Tim Barrett, Elijah Ouellette, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Jamie Farrar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Peter Glade drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Christensen | 41-39 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Tim Barrett gets the rebound | 41-39 |