| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Kirwin | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:10 | UConn | James Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Lai | 33-37 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:41 | UConn | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Charles Kirwin in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Hunsberger picks off the pass by Rodney Willis | 33-37 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley loses the dribble to Carl Brown in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Taylor | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Nye | 33-37 |
| 17:38 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Stephen Spradley tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 17:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stephen Spradley | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Troy Lai is hacked by Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Gary Tate, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 16:31 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the easy layup | 33-39 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Jeffery Walters gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the runner in the lane | 33-41 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Dallas Shaw scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Zaibel | 36-43 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Jeffery Walters is whistled for a carry | 36-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes (PF) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Dallas Shaw | |
| 14:47 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on James Taylor | 36-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Carl Brown (SF) Richard Reynolds, Terry Radel | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin is fouled on the floor by Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF) Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Nathaniel O'Connell | 38-43 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Nathaniel O'Connell is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Richard Reynolds (SG), Billy Carter (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) James Taylor | |
| 13:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Carter - foul #2 on Billy Carter, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Robert White (C) Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 13:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Rodney Willis | 40-43 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Richard Reynolds takes the ball from Dallas Shaw in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-43 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Dallas Shaw blows the layup but he's hacked by Billy Carter - foul #3 on Billy Carter, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SG), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Richard Reynolds, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (PF) Jeffery Walters, Lee Nye, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 12:39 | UConn | Dallas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Dallas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Donald Pond (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Dallas Shaw | |
| 11:58 | UConn | Troy Lai is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Vaden | 40-47 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is called for a backcourt violation | 40-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG) Nathaniel O'Connell, Terry Radel | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Troy Lai | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Pond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| 11:23 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tyrone Hughes | 40-47 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 10:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 40-47 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-49 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Michael Vaden snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by Tyrone Hughes - foul #4 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Terry Radel (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Charles Kirwin, Gary Tate, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 09:38 | UConn | Lee Nye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White drills a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Dallas Shaw double dribbles | 43-49 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 43-49 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Jeffery Walters steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Gary Tate (PF), Billy Carter (C) Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) William Schuster | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin tips it in | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dallas Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Lai (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Troy Lai hits a turnaround in the paint | 47-51 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Gary Tate, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 06:47 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 47-53 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:29 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Reynolds - foul #1 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 06:29 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:29 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Spradley takes the ball from Robert White | 50-55 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Terry Radel is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 50-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Terry Radel, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) Michael Vaden, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 05:51 | UConn | Troy Lai misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Carter - foul #4 on Billy Carter, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is fouled on the floor by Richard Reynolds - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Gary Tate (SF) Richard Reynolds, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) William Schuster | |
| 05:06 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 51-57 |
| 04:53 | UConn | James Taylor misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #2 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Charles Kirwin, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 04:53 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:53 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses the tip | 51-58 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Jeffery Walters snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 04:04 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Rodney Willis - foul #3 on Rodney Willis, team foul #11 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Donald Pond (C) Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 04:04 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:04 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | UConn | Michael Vaden loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Rodney Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG) James Taylor | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 03:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Pond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - William Schuster (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Stephen Spradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (C) Donald Pond | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Kirwin and the foul's on Jeffery Walters - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Kirwin - foul #4 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #12 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (C) William Schuster | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Carter | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes is fouled on the floor by Lee Nye - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Gary Tate (SF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 57-61 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Lee Nye tips it in | 57-63 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Roy Zaibel (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Jeffery Walters | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is whistled for a carry | 57-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Michael Vaden | |
| 01:36 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-63 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Willis - foul #4 on Rodney Willis, team foul #13 | 60-63 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 01:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | UConn | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Jeremy Hunsberger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #14 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate (SG) Charles Kirwin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #2 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert White (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Lai (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Taylor | 64-67 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:25 | UConn | James Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 03:24 | UConn | William Schuster hits the follow up shot | 65-69 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White hits the finger roll | 67-69 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Taylor | 67-71 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Billy Carter (C) Richard Reynolds, Robert White | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Willis | 67-71 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:34 | UConn | James Taylor makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 70-73 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert White (C) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses long on a floater from the baseline | 70-73 |
| 01:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 70-73 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Lee Nye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-73 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert White (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Lai (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Troy Lai's layup is rejected by Tyrone Hughes | 70-73 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled on the floor by Gary Tate - foul #3 on Gary Tate, team foul #15 | 70-73 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Rodney Willis is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Willis, team foul #16 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG) Rodney Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:21 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is hacked by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #17 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-78 |