| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) SG - Keith Young (fresh) SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) PF - James Dyer (fresh) C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) SG - Franklin Fields (fresh) SF - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | James Dyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UCLA | James Dyer misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Harold Keefe snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Eli Galuski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Donald Phillips buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Rotstein | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | UCLA | Keith Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Harold Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Keith Young | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Eli Galuski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Dyer - foul #1 on James Dyer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | UCLA | James Dyer can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | UCLA | Charles Plaza tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Eli Galuski snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Harold Keefe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eli Galuski and he's fouled by James Dyer - foul #2 on James Dyer, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), Clyde Estes (C) Jerry Wimbush, James Dyer, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:35 | UConn | Harold Keefe misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | UCLA | Tony Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | UCLA | Charles Plaza drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Clyde Estes is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Clyde Estes, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG) Charles Plaza | |
| Subs | UConn | William Olivar (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Donald Phillips | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Frank Adams steps in front of the William Olivar pass | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | UCLA | Keith Young misses the dunk attempt | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | UCLA | Clyde Estes tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Harold Keefe gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) SG - Keith Young (fresh) SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - Clyde Estes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Fields (fresh) SF - William Olivar (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses short on a jumper from the right block | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Marin Makowski pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | UCLA | Keith Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | UCLA | Keith Young gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | UCLA | Keith Young drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Anderson | 8-4 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Eli Galuski is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Eli Galuski, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Jerry Wimbush (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Frank Adams, Keith Young, Marin Makowski, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Del Hughes (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Harold Keefe, Franklin Fields, William Olivar, Eli Galuski, Stephen Kissner | |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Ronald Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Gerardo Santana - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Donald Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | UCLA | Tony Anderson is hacked by Del Hughes - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UCLA | Clyde Estes (PF) Tony Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:13 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Estes | 12-6 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Olson | 12-8 |
| 12:45 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush's pass is intercepted by Larry Olson | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 12:30 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Schoolcraft | 12-8 |
| 12:07 | UCLA | Ronald Brown is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Young (SG), Tony Anderson (PF) Ronald Brown, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Franklin Fields (SG), William Olivar (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Larry Olson, Gerardo Santana, Ronald Rotstein, Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| 11:52 | UConn | William Olivar comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 12-8 |
| 11:51 | UConn | William Olivar tips it home | 12-10 |
| 11:31 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft travels with the ball | 12-10 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (SF), Clyde Estes (C) Jerry Wimbush, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - Clyde Estes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Fields (fresh) SF - William Olivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | UConn | Eli Galuski scores on a jump hook near the basket | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | UCLA | Keith Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Clyde Estes hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Eli Galuski is hacked by Tony Anderson during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Tony Anderson, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG) Charles Plaza | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:39 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Clyde Estes snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:19 | UCLA | Frank Adams is denied on a layup by Eli Galuski | 14-12 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | UConn | William Olivar comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 14-12 |
| 10:11 | UConn | William Olivar pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Franklin Fields is fouled on the floor by Clyde Estes - foul #2 on Clyde Estes, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Marin Makowski, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (SF), Donald Phillips (C) William Olivar, Stephen Kissner | |
| 09:49 | UConn | Eli Galuski can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 14-12 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Donald Phillips hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | Donald Phillips steals it from Keith Young | 14-14 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Donald Phillips travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Frank Adams | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF) Eli Galuski | |
| 08:49 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Young | 16-14 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Franklin Fields is fouled on the floor by Keith Young - foul #1 on Keith Young, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), William Olivar (SF) Harold Keefe, Ronald Rotstein | |
| 08:37 | UConn | Franklin Fields makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Franklin Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:37 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | Tony Anderson buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Keith Young | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Del Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:13 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jerry Wimbush | 18-15 |
| 07:53 | UCLA | Keith Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Franklin Fields's pass is intercepted by Jerry Wimbush | 18-15 |
| 07:11 | UCLA | Tony Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 07:09 | UConn | William Olivar snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #1 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Brown (SG), Marin Makowski (SF) Keith Young, Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Eli Galuski (PF) Larry Olson, Franklin Fields, William Olivar, Del Hughes | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | Tony Anderson snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:33 | UCLA | Ronald Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Keith Young (SG) Charles Plaza, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Kissner (C) Donald Phillips | |
| 06:25 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | UCLA | Keith Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Stephen Kissner grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the jumper from the right block | 18-19 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 05:14 | UCLA | Marin Makowski is called for a backcourt violation | 18-19 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SF) Keith Young, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:58 | UConn | Frank Adams picks off the pass by Ronald Rotstein | 18-19 |
| 04:34 | UCLA | Marin Makowski hits a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Plaza | 20-19 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Eli Galuski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerardo Santana | 20-21 |
| 03:58 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Kissner - foul #1 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Brown (SG), James Dyer (PF), Clyde Estes (C) Frank Adams, Tony Anderson, Marin Makowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Franklin Fields (SG), William Olivar (SF), Del Hughes (PF), David Johnston (C) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana, Ronald Rotstein, Eli Galuski, Stephen Kissner | |
| 03:58 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:58 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:43 | UConn | William Olivar loses the dribble to James Dyer | 21-21 |
| 03:18 | UCLA | James Dyer is hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Young (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Phillips (C) David Johnston | |
| 02:53 | UCLA | Keith Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 02:52 | UConn | William Olivar snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dyer (fresh) C - Clyde Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Fields (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | UConn | William Olivar makes the wide open jumper in the lane set up by Larry Olson and the foul's on James Dyer - foul #3 on James Dyer, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Marin Makowski (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush, James Dyer | |
| Subs | UConn | Eli Galuski (PF) Del Hughes | |
| 02:48 | UConn | William Olivar makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:23 | UCLA | Franklin Fields steps in front of the Keith Young pass | 21-24 |
| 02:09 | UConn | William Olivar is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 01:44 | UCLA | Keith Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Marin Makowski | 24-27 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Frank Adams is called for the reach on Eli Galuski - foul #1 on Frank Adams, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Frank Adams | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Larry Olson, William Olivar, Donald Phillips | |
| 01:31 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Clyde Estes lays it in on a great pass from Charles Plaza | 26-28 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Franklin Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SF), Tony Anderson (PF) Clyde Estes, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF) Eli Galuski | |
| 01:08 | UCLA | Charles Plaza is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 00:50 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | Keith Young is called for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Schoolcraft (C) Marin Makowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG) Franklin Fields | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Gerardo Santana is hacked by Keith Young - foul #2 on Keith Young, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Brown (SG) Keith Young | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Phillips (C) Stephen Kissner | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Gerardo Santana misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:20 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Ronald Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Anderson | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Gerardo Santana misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-29 |