| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Day (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Justin Day inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Timothy Tyler is denied by Troy Lai | 29-39 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Conrad Villeda pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Day - foul #1 on Justin Day, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:15 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Timothy Tyler | 30-39 |
| 19:03 | Sacramento State | Jeremy Hunsberger denies the turnaround by Robert Barrett | 30-39 |
| 19:02 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 19:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 30-39 |
| 18:41 | UConn | James Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 33-39 |
| 18:12 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 33-39 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:25 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Crane | 33-41 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger can't finish the layup | 33-41 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | Sacramento State | Justin Day can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is hacked by Timothy Tyler - foul #2 on Timothy Tyler, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Dallas Shaw (SF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), William Clark (SF), Kevin Kay (PF), Jack Hill (C) Chad Dodge, Justin Day, Robert Barrett, Timothy Tyler | |
| 16:15 | UConn | Jeffery Walters drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ellis Bunce | 35-41 |
| 15:50 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dallas Shaw (fresh) PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Kay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UConn | William Clark takes the ball from Jeffery Walters | 35-41 |
| 15:20 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay misses the easy layup | 35-41 |
| 15:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 35-41 |
| 14:58 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeremy Hunsberger is blocked by Jack Hill | 35-41 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Dallas Shaw can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 14:55 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Kevin Kay | 35-41 |
| 14:51 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Hill | 35-44 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Crane - foul #1 on Robert Crane, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), George Shetler (C) Ellis Bunce, Jeffery Walters, Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG), Chad Dodge (SG), Justin Day (SF) Robert Crane, Dikembe Amedee, William Clark | |
| 14:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:19 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 14:17 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett (PF) Kevin Kay | |
| 13:36 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Jack Hill is denied by Troy Lai | 37-46 |
| 13:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill's fadeaway is rejected by George Shetler | 37-46 |
| 13:05 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 13:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stephen Spradley | 37-46 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Stephen Spradley drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Lai | 39-46 |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | James Taylor takes the ball from Robert Barrett | 39-46 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 42-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Shetler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett misses the driving attempt from close range | 42-46 |
| 11:40 | Sacramento State | Justin Day gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill lays it in and he's hacked by Conrad Villeda - foul #2 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SG), William Clark (SF), Timothy Tyler (C) David Allen, Chad Dodge, Justin Day, Robert Barrett | |
| 11:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a jumper near the basket | 42-49 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:02 | UConn | George Shetler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 42-49 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill comes up short on the shot in the lane | 42-49 |
| 10:29 | UConn | George Shetler gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:22 | UConn | William Clark steps in front of the Ellis Bunce pass | 42-49 |
| 10:07 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Dikembe Amedee is blocked by Troy Lai | 42-49 |
| 10:05 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Jeffery Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Tyler - foul #3 on Timothy Tyler, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Dallas Shaw (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Ellis Bunce, Conrad Villeda, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG), Chad Dodge (SG), Robert Barrett (PF) Robert Crane, Dikembe Amedee, Jack Hill | |
| 09:52 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | David Allen travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:07 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:49 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Dodge and the foul's on Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #2 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SF) William Clark | |
| 08:49 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:49 | UConn | George Shetler gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Dallas Shaw hits a floater from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 08:12 | Sacramento State | David Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 07:49 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Day (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Sacramento State | James Taylor steps in front of the David Allen pass in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Stephen Spradley lays it in on a nice dish by James Taylor | 48-54 |
| 07:18 | Sacramento State | David Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Justin Day | 48-56 |
| 06:56 | UConn | The jumper by Jeremy Hunsberger is denied by Justin Day | 48-56 |
| 06:55 | UConn | George Shetler misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | Justin Day grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:30 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:23 | UConn | James Taylor hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Shetler | 50-56 |
| 05:59 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Tyler | 50-59 |
| 05:35 | UConn | George Shetler's pass is intercepted by Timothy Tyler | 50-59 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 04:57 | UConn | James Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Hunsberger | 53-62 |
| 04:34 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Troy Lai (PF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Dallas Shaw, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SG), William Clark (SF), Kevin Kay (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Chad Dodge, Justin Day, Robert Barrett, Timothy Tyler | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Jack Hill steals it from Jeffery Walters | 53-62 |
| 04:07 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane loses the dribble to Jeffery Walters in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 03:58 | UConn | George Shetler tips it back up and in | 55-62 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jeffery Walters - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #3 | 55-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (C) George Shetler | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Kevin Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Jeffery Walters hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Lai | 58-63 |
| 03:10 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay loses the dribble to Jeffery Walters | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Conrad Villeda clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 03:02 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Ellis Bunce | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), Justin Day (SF) Dikembe Amedee, William Clark | |
| 02:36 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses the floater in the paint | 58-63 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 02:30 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Walters | 61-63 |
| 02:30 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett (PF) Kevin Kay | |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Chad Dodge - foul #2 on Chad Dodge, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler (C) Jack Hill | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:11 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-63 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Conrad Villeda grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:05 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Justin Day - foul #2 on Justin Day, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 01:05 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:05 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 00:47 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | UConn | George Shetler misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Tyler - foul #4 on Timothy Tyler, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:25 | UConn | George Shetler misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:25 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | UConn | George Shetler is hacked by Chad Dodge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Dodge, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:05 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-66 |