| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Butler (fresh) SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mario Barron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | San Diego State | Troy Lai swats the short shot by Daniel Ray | 24-20 |
| 19:37 | San Diego State | James Redmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 19:15 | San Diego State | The jumper by Daniel Ray is denied by George Shetler | 24-20 |
| 19:13 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Shetler | 24-20 |
| 19:03 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | Mario Barron pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses long on a floater from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 18:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 24-20 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 24-20 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Mario Barron buries a fadeaway in the paint | 26-22 |
| 17:53 | UConn | George Shetler's pass is intercepted by Howard Butler | 26-22 |
| 17:50 | San Diego State | Howard Butler banks in the layup | 26-24 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley (PG) Mike Breault | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Butler | 28-26 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Lai | 30-26 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | James Taylor steals it from Howard Butler | 30-26 |
| 16:35 | UConn | James Taylor blows the layup | 30-26 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Conrad Villeda - foul #2 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), Thomas Cranor (PF) Howard Butler, Mario Barron | |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Ellis Bunce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George Shetler | 32-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Cranor (fresh) C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 15:10 | UConn | George Shetler loses the dribble to James Redmond | 32-30 |
| 14:44 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 14:42 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Bobby Stanley steals it from Jeremy Hunsberger | 32-30 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Jeremy Hunsberger steals the ball from Andre Esposito | 32-30 |
| 13:49 | UConn | George Shetler can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Redmond - foul #2 on James Redmond, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Dallas Shaw (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Ellis Bunce, Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Howard Butler (SG), Michael Jay (SF), Mario Barron (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Bobby Stanley, Andre Esposito, Daniel Ray, Thomas Cranor, James Redmond | |
| 13:49 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:49 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Mario Barron comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley (PG) Mike Breault | |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Mario Barron makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Mario Barron misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Troy Lai pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:06 | UConn | George Shetler's fadeaway is rejected by Pavel Wodarski | 34-31 |
| 13:04 | UConn | George Shetler tips it in | 36-31 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | James Taylor steals it from Michael Jay | 36-31 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Mario Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski misses the easy layup | 36-31 |
| 12:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 36-31 |
| 11:46 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stanley - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (C) Dallas Shaw, George Shetler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), James Redmond (C) Bobby Stanley, Michael Jay, Pavel Wodarski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Conrad Villeda is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Mike Breault hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mario Barron | 36-34 |
| 10:40 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Howard Butler - foul #1 on Howard Butler, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:27 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 10:25 | UConn | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 09:56 | San Diego State | Mike Breault can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Conrad Villeda gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Mike Breault is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Breault, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Thomas Cranor (PF) Mike Breault, Howard Butler, Mario Barron | |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the floater from close range set up by Jeffery Walters and he's hacked by James Redmond - foul #3 on James Redmond, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cranor | 40-34 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley loses the dribble to Conrad Villeda | 40-34 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Ellis Bunce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Conrad Villeda | 42-34 |
| 08:57 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ellis Bunce - foul #1 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Howard Butler (SG), Mario Barron (PF) Bobby Stanley, Andre Esposito, Thomas Cranor | |
| 08:57 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:57 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:57 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 08:46 | San Diego State | James Redmond pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:20 | San Diego State | Ellis Bunce steps in front of the Mike Breault pass | 42-34 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Mike Breault is called for the reach on Ellis Bunce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Breault, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Conrad Villeda, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Michael Jay (SF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Mike Breault, Daniel Ray, James Redmond | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Ellis Bunce makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Ellis Bunce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Howard Butler buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Jay | 44-37 |
| 07:37 | UConn | George Shetler buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ellis Bunce | 46-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dallas Shaw (fresh) PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Pavel Wodarski (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | Mario Barron misses the easy layup | 46-37 |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Howard Butler hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Dallas Shaw misses short on a floater near the basket | 46-39 |
| 07:07 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Howard Butler | 46-39 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Michael Jay can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 06:41 | UConn | George Shetler gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ellis Bunce | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Michael Jay can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (C) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, George Shetler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Thomas Cranor (PF), James Redmond (C) Bobby Stanley, Howard Butler, Mario Barron, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:05 | UConn | James Redmond steals the ball from James Taylor | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | Michael Jay's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Hunsberger | 49-40 |
| 05:43 | UConn | James Taylor gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 05:38 | UConn | The short jumper by Stephen Spradley is denied by Thomas Cranor | 49-40 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:21 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Breault | 51-42 |
| 05:08 | UConn | James Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Conrad Villeda | 54-42 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-42 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:34 | UConn | Stephen Spradley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 04:33 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 54-42 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Lai | 56-42 |
| 04:11 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), George Shetler (C) Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (SG), Daniel Ray (SF), Mario Barron (PF) Andre Esposito, Michael Jay, Thomas Cranor | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Mike Breault comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits a jump hook in the paint | 58-42 |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | UConn | James Taylor misses the floater from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | James Redmond gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | Mario Barron is hacked by George Shetler - foul #2 on George Shetler, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SF) James Taylor, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley (PG) Mike Breault | |
| 02:46 | San Diego State | James Redmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dallas Shaw | 60-44 |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Bobby Stanley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 01:51 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Mario Barron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG) Bobby Stanley | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 01:01 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Jeffery Walters snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeremy Hunsberger is blocked by Mario Barron | 62-47 |
| 00:32 | San Diego State | James Redmond gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | James Redmond scores on a runner from close range set up by Daniel Ray | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ellis Bunce runs out the clock | 62-49 |