| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jackie Serio (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jimmy Embry (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Mone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Diaz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Terry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Willie Birch inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | James Sontag misses short on a shot from the right side | 27-22 |
| 19:44 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:38 | Arizona | Jackie Serio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-22 |
| 19:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 27-22 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Adrian Mone takes the ball from Willie Birch | 27-22 |
| 18:54 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 18:52 | Arizona | Jackie Serio pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:26 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jackie Serio | 30-22 |
| 18:11 | UConn | James Sontag misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-22 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:54 | Arizona | Jimmy Embry is hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 17:41 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a jumper from the left block | 30-24 |
| 16:48 | Arizona | Gene Mackey steps in front of the Oscar Diaz pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 30-24 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Willie Birch tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 16:09 | Arizona | Adrian Mone misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:08 | Arizona | Jackie Serio tips it in | 32-26 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Adrian Mone - foul #2 on Adrian Mone, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Joyner (SG), Roger Muncie (SF), Jordan Ray (PF), David Leonard (C) Jimmy Embry, Adrian Mone, Oscar Diaz, Nathaniel Terry | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Kyle Rohn (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jackie Serio (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Joyner (fresh) SF - Roger Muncie (fresh) PF - Jordan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arizona | Roger Muncie makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jackie Serio | 34-28 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Paul Satsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 14:24 | Arizona | Roger Muncie misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Paul Satsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 13:53 | Arizona | Jordan Ray grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | Arizona | Roger Muncie misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 13:46 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Ray | 34-31 |
| 13:33 | Arizona | Jackie Serio comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 13:31 | Arizona | Jordan Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:13 | Arizona | Jackie Serio drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Joyner and the foul's on Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmy Embry (SG), Adrian Mone (SF), Oscar Diaz (PF), Nathaniel Terry (C) Larry Joyner, Roger Muncie, Jordan Ray, David Leonard | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Maurice Short | |
| 13:13 | Arizona | Jackie Serio makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Kyle Rohn loses the dribble to Nathaniel Terry | 37-31 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Jackie Serio's pass is intercepted by James Sontag | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled on the floor by Oscar Diaz - foul #2 on Oscar Diaz, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Joyner (PG) Jackie Serio | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| 11:58 | UConn | John Douglas hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:36 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 11:34 | Arizona | Jimmy Embry tips it in | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Larry Joyner (fresh) SG - Jimmy Embry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Mone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Oscar Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Terry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Farrar and he's fouled by Nathaniel Terry - foul #1 on Nathaniel Terry, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 11:13 | UConn | John Douglas makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:58 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz's pass is intercepted by Paul Satsky | 39-37 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 10:28 | Arizona | Adrian Mone pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:59 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Joyner and he's hacked by James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jackie Serio (PG), Roger Muncie (SG), Jordan Ray (C) Larry Joyner, Jimmy Embry, Nathaniel Terry | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) John Douglas | |
| 09:59 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Willie Birch misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 42-37 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Roger Muncie | 42-37 |
| 09:21 | Arizona | Jackie Serio can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 09:19 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Serio | 42-37 |
| 08:58 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jackie Serio | 45-37 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmy Embry (SG), Nathaniel Terry (C) Adrian Mone, Oscar Diaz | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Jamie Farrar (SF), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 08:05 | Arizona | Jackie Serio can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Jamie Farrar gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 07:44 | UConn | John Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Roger Muncie grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 07:14 | Arizona | Jackie Serio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Diaz (PF) Jordan Ray | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jackie Serio (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Embry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Muncie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Diaz (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Terry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | UConn | John Douglas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 06:55 | Arizona | Roger Muncie pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:31 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Paul Satsky blows the layup | 45-37 |
| 06:04 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 05:41 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Willie Birch connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-39 |
| 05:10 | Arizona | Jackie Serio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Maurice Short | 45-41 |
| 04:27 | Arizona | Roger Muncie is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 04:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 45-41 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Maurice Short makes the turnaround from close range | 45-43 |
| 03:41 | Arizona | Jackie Serio is fouled on the floor by Paul Satsky - foul #3 on Paul Satsky, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Joyner (SG), Adrian Mone (SF), Jordan Ray (PF), David Leonard (C) Jimmy Embry, Roger Muncie, Oscar Diaz, Nathaniel Terry | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), Kyle Rohn (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 03:20 | Arizona | Larry Joyner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 03:19 | Arizona | Jordan Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:55 | Arizona | Jackie Serio scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Joyner | 48-43 |
| 02:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Diaz (PF), Nathaniel Terry (C) Jordan Ray, David Leonard | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF) John Douglas, Jamie Farrar | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jackie Serio (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Joyner (fresh) SF - Adrian Mone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Oscar Diaz (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathaniel Terry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sontag (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 48-46 |
| 02:12 | Arizona | Oscar Diaz connects on the shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willie Birch | 50-49 |
| 01:20 | Arizona | Jackie Serio buries a 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Oscar Diaz steals it from Kyle Rohn | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Jackie Serio knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Mone | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Paul Satsky is called for the reach on Larry Joyner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Satsky, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmy Embry (SG) Larry Joyner | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Kyle Rohn | |
| 00:25 | Arizona | Adrian Mone is fouled on the floor by Willie Birch - foul #1 on Willie Birch, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 00:25 | Arizona | Adrian Mone makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:25 | Arizona | Adrian Mone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:17 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Nathaniel Terry grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Nathaniel Terry is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Satsky - foul #5 on Paul Satsky, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG) Paul Satsky | |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Nathaniel Terry makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Nathaniel Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Adrian Mone - foul #3 on Adrian Mone, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| 00:05 | UConn | John Douglas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Willie Birch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Terry | 59-52 |