| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hungerford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Wright (fresh) PF - Arturo Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Starling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Scott Heath inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Thomas Beres scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Herrington | 30-24 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | James Hungerford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Michael Herrington snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins's layup is rejected by Nicholas Starling | 30-24 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Hungerford | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lorenzo Voss - foul #4 on Lorenzo Voss, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Holt (SG) Lorenzo Voss | |
| 18:08 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Michael Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling's pass is intercepted by Scott Heath | 30-26 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Thomas Beres lays it in on a great pass from Scott Heath | 32-26 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Hungerford is denied by Kenneth Gaskins | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Edward Wright misses the tip | 32-26 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | James Hungerford gets the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Edward Wright misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-26 |
| 16:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gaskins | 32-26 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Thomas Beres splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt is hacked by Jimmy Dorris - foul #2 on Jimmy Dorris, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF) Thomas Beres, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Smith (SF) Edward Wright | |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Terrio (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:38 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jerry Cook pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) SF - Raymond Olea (fresh) PF - Albert Terrio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hungerford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) PF - Arturo Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Starling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:15 | UConn | Troy Peters misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Troy Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea, Albert Terrio, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wright (SF) Thomas Holt | |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | James Hungerford drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Starling | 34-33 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris makes the shot from the right side set up by Thomas Beres | 36-33 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Scott Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Scott Heath misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Starling - foul #2 on Nicholas Starling, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 13:03 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Edward Wright can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Herrington - foul #2 on Michael Herrington, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Edward Wright makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Edward Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Edward Wright - foul #3 on Edward Wright, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Pumphrey (C) Nicholas Starling | |
| 12:25 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | James Hungerford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lorenzo Voss | 39-35 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Thomas Beres pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is alone and drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Beres | 41-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hungerford (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arturo Lopez (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Pumphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Stephen Pumphrey is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Holt (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Joe Thomas (PF), Nicholas Starling (C) James Hungerford, Edward Wright, Arturo Lopez, Stephen Pumphrey | |
| 11:00 | UConn | Nicholas Starling steals it from Scott Heath | 41-35 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jimmy Dorris - foul #3 on Jimmy Dorris, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Albert Terrio (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Albert Terrio misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Benjamin Davis tips it home | 43-36 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Thomas Holt takes the ball from Albert Terrio | 43-39 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Troy Peters drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 46-39 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 08:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Olea | 46-39 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Troy Peters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Troy Peters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Troy Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea, Albert Terrio, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hungerford (SG), Edward Wright (SF), Arturo Lopez (PF), Stephen Pumphrey (C) Thomas Holt, Michael Smith, Joe Thomas, Nicholas Starling | |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Kenneth Gaskins steals it from Stephen Pumphrey | 46-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lorenzo Voss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hungerford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arturo Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Pumphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Thomas Beres works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-39 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Michael Herrington takes the ball from Arturo Lopez | 46-39 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Pumphrey - foul #2 on Stephen Pumphrey, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Thomas Beres splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Heath | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez misses short on a runner from close range | 50-39 |
| 05:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gaskins | 50-39 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Scott Heath misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Wright - foul #4 on Edward Wright, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Smith (SF), Nicholas Starling (C) Edward Wright, Stephen Pumphrey | |
| 04:45 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Starling - foul #3 on Nicholas Starling, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez's pass is intercepted by Troy Peters | 53-42 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Peters | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Scott Heath scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Jimmy Dorris | 57-45 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Scott Heath is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Scott Heath, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Albert Terrio (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Troy Peters, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Davis (PG), Thomas Holt (SG), Joe Thomas (PF), Stephen Pumphrey (C) Lorenzo Voss, James Hungerford, Arturo Lopez, Nicholas Starling | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Olea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Terrio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Davis (fresh) SG - Thomas Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) PF - Joe Thomas (fresh) C - Stephen Pumphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Jerry Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Olea | 59-45 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:10 | UConn | Albert Terrio connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Beres | 61-48 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Michael Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Stephen Pumphrey tips it home | 61-50 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Stephen Pumphrey is called for the reach on Thomas Beres - foul #3 on Stephen Pumphrey, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF), Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea, Albert Terrio, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Stephen Pumphrey pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-50 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Thomas Beres pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Scott Heath scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Thomas Beres | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Jimmy Dorris takes the ball from Thomas Holt | 64-50 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Thomas Beres banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Dorris | 66-50 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-50 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Scott Heath snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Beres | 68-50 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Michael Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Davis | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres runs out the clock | 68-53 |