| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Donald Puente inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley is open and lays it up and in set up by Fang Yen out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | UConn | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:20 | Colorado State | Paul Washington pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley loses the dribble to James Taylor | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the wide open shot in the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it in | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Fang Yen scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Stephen Spradley clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Fang Yen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by Fang Yen - foul #2 on Fang Yen, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ray Smiley - foul #2 on Ray Smiley, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | Fang Yen splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | UConn | James Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lee Nye and the foul's on Russell Branch - foul #1 on Russell Branch, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Brandon Pryor (SG) Paul Washington, Donald Puente | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| 16:29 | UConn | James Taylor makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno travels with the ball | 39-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Ray Smiley | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Fang Yen takes the ball from Jeffery Walters | 39-38 |
| 15:39 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor lays it in set up by Fang Yen | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fang Yen (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) C - Russell Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Walters (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| 15:10 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | Russell Branch comes up short on the jumper from close range | 41-40 |
| 14:42 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger lays it in on a great pass from James Taylor and the foul's on Russell Branch - foul #2 on Russell Branch, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (PG), Donald Puente (SF), Ray Smiley (PF) Isidro Bruno, Brandon Pryor, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, William Schuster | |
| 14:29 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:14 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley misses the dunk attempt | 41-43 |
| 14:12 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley tips it in | 43-43 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:58 | Colorado State | Russell Branch gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:41 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Fang Yen is denied by Troy Lai | 43-43 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dallas Shaw | 43-45 |
| 12:54 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ray Smiley - foul #3 on Ray Smiley, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:09 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley buries a driving attempt from close range | 45-47 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Lee Nye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Brandon Pryor (SG), Edward Mancha (C) Paul Washington, Donald Puente, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 11:25 | Colorado State | Lee Nye is called for the reach on Brandon Pryor - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF) Troy Lai | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Walters (fresh) PF - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Nye (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Colorado State | Fang Yen comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 45-47 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Lee Nye pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:54 | UConn | James Taylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Ray Smiley | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) Lee Nye | |
| 10:27 | UConn | James Taylor splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spradley - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (PG), Donald Puente (SF), Russell Branch (C) Isidro Bruno, Brandon Pryor, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is hacked by Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| 09:49 | Colorado State | Russell Branch scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 09:49 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Troy Lai is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 48-51 |
| 09:11 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the jumper near the basket set up by Fang Yen out of the doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 08:46 | UConn | William Schuster is hacked by Russell Branch - foul #3 on Russell Branch, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Smiley (PF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Lee Nye (C) William Schuster, Troy Lai | |
| 08:27 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 08:03 | Colorado State | Fang Yen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Russell Branch snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | James Taylor picks off the pass by Fang Yen out of a doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Dallas Shaw banks in the layup set up by James Taylor | 50-53 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dallas Shaw - foul #2 on Dallas Shaw, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Brandon Pryor (SG), Edward Mancha (C) Paul Washington, Donald Puente, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Jeffery Walters | |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fang Yen (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. William Schuster is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 52-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| 06:46 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 06:45 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:25 | Colorado State | Troy Lai denies the turnaround by Brandon Pryor | 52-53 |
| 06:24 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan tips it home | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Dallas Shaw | |
| 05:56 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha's layup is rejected by Troy Lai | 54-53 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley tips it home | 56-53 |
| 05:34 | UConn | James Taylor makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Troy Lai | 56-56 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor's layup is rejected by Lee Nye | 56-56 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:58 | UConn | James Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Smiley | 56-56 |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Donald Puente (SF), Russell Branch (C) Isidro Bruno, Brandon Pryor, Robert Mooneyhan, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Fang Yen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:12 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Spradley - foul #4 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 04:12 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:12 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Russell Branch is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #4 on Russell Branch, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 03:54 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:54 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | Russell Branch loses the dribble to Troy Lai | 58-58 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Lee Nye | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Branch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Russell Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Nye | 58-60 |
| 02:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 58-60 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits a fadeaway from the left side | 58-62 |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Russell Branch misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-62 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | UConn | A charge is called on Lee Nye - foul #4 on Lee Nye, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 01:39 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-62 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:17 | UConn | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley clanks a jump hook in the paint | 58-62 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Paul Washington is called for the reach on Jeremy Hunsberger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Washington, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | Colorado State | Russell Branch pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-62 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Washington - foul #3 on Paul Washington, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Donald Puente clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Fang Yen | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Russell Branch travels with the ball | 58-64 |
| 00:17 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Washington - foul #4 on Paul Washington, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| 00:17 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:17 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Paul Washington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | Russell Branch grabs the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Taylor runs out the clock | 58-66 |