| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Bennett Ehrhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spruill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Benjamin Davis inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Johnny Willis's fadeaway is rejected by James Spruill | 35-35 |
| 19:42 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:37 | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bennett Ehrhart - foul #3 on Bennett Ehrhart, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson (PG) Bennett Ehrhart | |
| 19:25 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | Holy Cross | Russell Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Beres in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Thomas Beres's floater is knocked away by James Spruill | 36-35 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Johnny Willis is called for a backcourt violation | 36-35 |
| 18:43 | Holy Cross | The 3pt attempt by James Spruill is denied by Johnny Hagedorn | 36-35 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Steveson - foul #2 on Timothy Steveson, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Youngblood (C) Russell Wilson | |
| 18:30 | UConn | Paul Williams buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 38-35 |
| 18:16 | Holy Cross | Gary Youngblood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Johnny Willis drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Johnny Hagedorn | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Holy Cross | Gary Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leo Ackley (PG), Homer Stewart (SG), Kelly Raab (SF), Blaine Meade (PF) Timothy Steveson, Robert Hart, Don Scruggs, James Spruill | |
| 17:23 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Paul Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 16:42 | Holy Cross | Kelly Raab can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Troy Peters snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the floater from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Thomas Beres gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Thomas Beres drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Homer Stewart - foul #3 on Homer Stewart, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Troy Peters, Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson (PG), Robert Hart (SG), Don Scruggs (SF), James Spruill (PF), Russell Wilson (C) Leo Ackley, Homer Stewart, Kelly Raab, Blaine Meade, Gary Youngblood | |
| 16:02 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Timothy Steveson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spruill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Benjamin Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Hart - foul #2 on Robert Hart, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart (PG) Timothy Steveson | |
| 15:12 | UConn | Clarence Harris scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Beres | 47-35 |
| 14:55 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Robert Hart is denied by Johnny Willis | 47-35 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 49-35 |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | James Spruill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 14:05 | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 13:42 | Holy Cross | James Spruill grabs the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:29 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is hacked by Bennett Ehrhart - foul #4 on Bennett Ehrhart, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson (PG), Homer Stewart (SG), Kelly Raab (SF), Blaine Meade (PF) Bennett Ehrhart, Robert Hart, Don Scruggs, James Spruill | |
| 12:34 | UConn | Blaine Meade is called for the reach on Kenneth Gaskins - foul #1 on Blaine Meade, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Paul Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Hagedorn and he's fouled by Kelly Raab - foul #3 on Kelly Raab, team foul #7 | 51-35 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:42 | Holy Cross | Jerry Cook blocks the short jumper by Blaine Meade | 52-35 |
| 11:41 | Holy Cross | Blaine Meade tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Timothy Steveson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Homer Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Raab (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Blaine Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Homer Stewart is called for the reach on Troy Peters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Homer Stewart, team foul #8 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leo Ackley (PG), Robert Hart (SG), Gary Youngblood (C) Timothy Steveson, Homer Stewart, Russell Wilson | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 11:19 | Holy Cross | Jerry Cook denies the turnaround by Gary Youngblood | 54-37 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Benjamin Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Raab - foul #4 on Kelly Raab, team foul #9 | 54-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (PF) Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Spruill (PF) Kelly Raab | |
| 11:15 | UConn | Benjamin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Benjamin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 11:03 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Davis steals it from Gary Youngblood | 56-37 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis slams it home set up by Troy Peters and he's fouled by Robert Hart - foul #3 on Robert Hart, team foul #10 | 58-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs (SF), Russell Wilson (C) Blaine Meade, Gary Youngblood | |
| 10:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #1 | 59-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SF) Benjamin Davis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 10:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 59-38 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Troy Peters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Willis | 62-38 |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-38 |
| 10:00 | Holy Cross | Leo Ackley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 09:46 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Troy Peters, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson (PG), Gary Youngblood (C) Leo Ackley, Russell Wilson | |
| 09:31 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 09:21 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-38 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Jerry Cook banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Gaskins | 64-38 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-38 |
| 08:46 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to James Spruill | 64-38 |
| 08:33 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Paul Williams, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Blaine Meade (SF), Russell Wilson (C) Don Scruggs, Gary Youngblood | |
| 08:04 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 64-38 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Russell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Russell Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Steveson | 64-40 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Troy Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 07:39 | Holy Cross | James Spruill grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Timothy Steveson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hart (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blaine Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spruill (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Russell Wilson and he's hacked by Thomas Beres - foul #4 on Thomas Beres, team foul #2 | 64-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Johnny Willis (PF) Thomas Beres, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart (PG), Homer Stewart (SF) Timothy Steveson, James Spruill | |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Hart makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Benjamin Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Hart - foul #4 on Robert Hart, team foul #11 | 64-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kelly Raab (SF) Robert Hart | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Benjamin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Benjamin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 07:03 | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart is fouled on the floor by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #3 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #3 | 66-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Youngblood (C) Russell Wilson | |
| 06:46 | Holy Cross | Homer Stewart knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bennett Ehrhart | 66-46 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Kelly Raab is called for the reach on Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kelly Raab, team foul #12 | 66-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SF), Jerry Cook (C) Benjamin Davis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs (SF) Kelly Raab | |
| 06:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 06:26 | Holy Cross | Blaine Meade loses the dribble to Troy Peters | 68-46 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn banks in the layup set up by Troy Peters | 70-46 |
| 06:17 | Holy Cross | Bennett Ehrhart connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Stewart | 70-48 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Troy Peters can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 70-48 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gary Youngblood | 70-48 |
| 05:42 | Holy Cross | Gary Youngblood is hacked by Johnny Willis - foul #3 on Johnny Willis, team foul #4 | 70-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Clarence Harris (C) Troy Peters, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leo Ackley (PG), James Spruill (PF), Russell Wilson (C) Bennett Ehrhart, Blaine Meade, Gary Youngblood | |
| 05:36 | Holy Cross | Clarence Harris blocks the short jumper by Don Scruggs | 70-48 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-48 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the offensive board | 70-48 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 05:06 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | Johnny Hagedorn steps in front of the Homer Stewart pass | 70-48 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Williams | 72-48 |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | James Spruill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 04:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Hagedorn | 72-48 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 04:15 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Russell Wilson | 72-48 |
| 04:07 | Holy Cross | Clarence Harris steals it from Homer Stewart | 72-48 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the dunk | 72-48 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Thomas Beres clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 72-48 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis tips it back up and in | 74-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (tired) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Beres (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Willis (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Harris (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Leo Ackley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Don Scruggs (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Spruill (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Wilson (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Don Scruggs steals the ball from Johnny Hagedorn | 74-51 |
| 02:30 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Williams | 74-51 |
| 02:28 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs gets the offensive rebound | 74-51 |
| 02:18 | Holy Cross | Homer Stewart misses badly on a shot in the lane | 74-51 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Clarence Harris snags the defensive board | 74-51 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 77-51 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Don Scruggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-51 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the rebound | 77-51 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Spruill - foul #2 on James Spruill, team foul #13 | 77-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SF), Jerry Cook (C) Paul Williams, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson (PG), Blaine Meade (PF), Gary Youngblood (C) Don Scruggs, James Spruill, Russell Wilson | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Holy Cross | Jerry Cook steals the ball from Leo Ackley | 79-51 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Johnny Willis hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Beres | 81-51 |
| 01:01 | Holy Cross | Thomas Beres picks off the pass by Blaine Meade | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-51 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gary Youngblood | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Timothy Steveson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-51 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Blaine Meade grabs the offensive board | 81-51 |
| 00:28 | Holy Cross | Johnny Willis blocks the short jumper by Gary Youngblood | 81-51 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Thomas Beres gets the rebound | 81-51 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn runs out the clock | 81-51 |