| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) SG - Daniel Edison (fresh) SF - Randolph Gartner (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Tyson (fresh) C - Howard Tiedemann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) SG - William Coover (fresh) SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Daniel Edison misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Paul Lewis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Paul Lewis is called for the reach on Randolph Gartner - foul #2 on Paul Lewis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SF) Paul Lewis | |
| 19:12 | Utah State | Daniel Edison scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Westerfield | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Daniel Edison picks off the pass by William Coover | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbur Sherman | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Delay | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Daniel Edison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Tom Delay misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Utah State | Daniel Edison loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Jones (PG), Benjamin Baudoin (SG), Leonard Brooks (SF), Randall Wolfe (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Jerry Westerfield, Daniel Edison, Randolph Gartner, Jeffrey Tyson, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Charles Ryan (C) William Coover, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 17:48 | UConn | Paul Bowne is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Wolfe - foul #1 on Randall Wolfe, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Tom Delay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols (SF) Tom Delay | |
| 17:19 | Utah State | Steve Thomas takes the ball from Randall Wolfe | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Charles Ryan hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Bowne | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Kevin Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Leonard Brooks - foul #1 on Leonard Brooks, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hoff (PG), Randolph Gartner (SF), Howard Tiedemann (C) Robert Jones, Randall Wolfe, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Tom Delay (SF), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Bowne, Lorenzo Nichols, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Tom Delay misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Charles Ryan is denied on a layup by Leonard Brooks | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Walter Hoff (fresh) SG - Benjamin Baudoin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randolph Gartner (fresh) PF - Leonard Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Howard Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - William Coover (fresh) SF - Tom Delay (fresh) PF - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin makes the shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Charles Ryan slams it home and the foul's on Randolph Gartner - foul #1 on Randolph Gartner, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Daniel Edison (SG), Jeffrey Tyson (PF), Randall Wolfe (C) Walter Hoff, Benjamin Baudoin, Leonard Brooks, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Lorenzo Nichols (SF), Samuel Sebastian (PF) Steve Thomas, Tom Delay, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 15:17 | UConn | Charles Ryan makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | Utah State | Lorenzo Nichols steals the ball from Randolph Gartner | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne hits the finger roll set up by Lorenzo Nichols | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson loses the dribble to Lorenzo Nichols | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the dunk | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Charles Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:32 | UConn | William Coover misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Randall Wolfe | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Westerfield | 7-9 |
| 14:05 | Utah State | The jumper by Jerry Westerfield is denied by Charles Ryan | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Coover | 7-9 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Randall Wolfe | 7-9 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield is hacked by William Coover - foul #1 on William Coover, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Jones (PG), Benjamin Baudoin (SG), Leonard Brooks (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Howard Tiedemann (C) Jerry Westerfield, Daniel Edison, Randolph Gartner, Jeffrey Tyson, Randall Wolfe | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Tom Delay (SF), Wilbur Sherman (C) William Coover, Lorenzo Nichols, Charles Ryan | |
| 13:14 | Utah State | Robert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:13 | Utah State | Kevin Davis snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Kevin Davis knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Howard Tiedemann | 9-9 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Tom Delay is hacked by Leonard Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Brooks, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hoff (SG) Leonard Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:49 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Kevin Davis - foul #1 on Kevin Davis, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Kevin Davis steals it from Tom Delay | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Utah State | Paul Bowne is called for the reach on Howard Tiedemann - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Edison (SG), Randolph Gartner (SF), Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Robert Jones, Benjamin Baudoin, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Steve Thomas | |
| 11:55 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann hits a fadeaway in the lane | 12-12 |
| 11:53 | UConn | William Coover is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Samuel Sebastian swats the shot by Randolph Gartner | 12-12 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Walter Hoff (fresh) SG - Daniel Edison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Gartner (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Tyson (fairly fresh) C - Howard Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Coover (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Delay (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Sebastian (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Sherman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Randolph Gartner takes the ball from Tom Delay in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 11:19 | Utah State | Walter Hoff is fouled on the floor by Paul Bowne - foul #2 on Paul Bowne, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Randall Wolfe (PF) Walter Hoff, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols (PG) Paul Bowne | |
| 11:05 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randolph Gartner | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Tom Delay is hacked by Randall Wolfe - foul #2 on Randall Wolfe, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Jones (PG), Benjamin Baudoin (SG), Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Jerry Westerfield, Daniel Edison, Randall Wolfe | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG) William Coover | |
| 10:36 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman connects on the jumper in the paint | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | Utah State | Wilbur Sherman steals it from Jeffrey Tyson | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Tyson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tyson, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hoff (PG), Kevin Davis (C) Robert Jones, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Lorenzo Nichols | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:49 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner's floater is knocked away by Wilbur Sherman | 15-16 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Steve Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the easy layup | 15-16 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman tips it in | 15-18 |
| 09:08 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Daniel Edison (SG), Howard Tiedemann (C) Walter Hoff, Benjamin Baudoin, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Ryan (PF) Samuel Sebastian | |
| 08:50 | Utah State | Charles Ryan steals the ball from Howard Tiedemann | 17-18 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Westerfield - foul #1 on Jerry Westerfield, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Jones (SF) Randolph Gartner | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 08:33 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:33 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Howard Tiedemann | 17-18 |
| 08:16 | Utah State | Robert Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 17-18 |
| 07:49 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:47 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:27 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Ryan - foul #1 on Charles Ryan, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hoff (PG), Benjamin Baudoin (SF), Kevin Davis (C) Jerry Westerfield, Robert Jones, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Samuel Sebastian (PF) William Coover, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 07:27 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:27 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Walter Hoff (fresh) SG - Daniel Edison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Baudoin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Tyson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Lorenzo Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Delay (tiring) PF - Samuel Sebastian (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Tom Delay is hacked by Benjamin Baudoin - foul #1 on Benjamin Baudoin, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (SF), Howard Tiedemann (C) Daniel Edison, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Tom Delay makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Tom Delay makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:48 | Utah State | 3 seconds is called on Benjamin Baudoin | 19-20 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Lorenzo Nichols, Charles Ryan | |
| 06:39 | UConn | Steve Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Kevin Davis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 19-22 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Steve Thomas gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:14 | UConn | William Coover misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Steve Thomas tips it in | 19-24 |
| 06:00 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner is hacked by Tom Delay - foul #1 on Tom Delay, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Walter Hoff, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Paul Lewis (SF), Charles Ryan (C) William Coover, Tom Delay, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 06:00 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Charles Ryan gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Steve Thomas hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Ryan | 19-26 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-26 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Paul Bowne loses the dribble to Jerry Westerfield | 21-26 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | Benjamin Baudoin misses the easy layup | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Howard Tiedemann - foul #1 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hoff (PG), Daniel Edison (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Kevin Davis (C) Jerry Westerfield, Benjamin Baudoin, Randolph Gartner, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Lorenzo Nichols (C) Steve Thomas, Charles Ryan | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:31 | Utah State | Walter Hoff knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 23-28 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Paul Bowne drills a runner from close range | 23-30 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Daniel Edison is fouled on the floor by Paul Lewis - foul #3 on Paul Lewis, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Brooks (SF), Randall Wolfe (PF) Walter Hoff, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Daniel Edison makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Daniel Edison misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Randall Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:47 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks drills a shot from the left side | 26-30 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Paul Bowne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann (C) Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SF), Charles Ryan (PF) Lorenzo Nichols, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Paul Bowne's floater is knocked away by Howard Tiedemann | 26-30 |
| 03:18 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Edison (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Tiedemann (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Coover (tiring) SF - Tom Delay (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Sherman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jones | 28-30 |
| 02:49 | UConn | William Coover misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-30 |
| 02:48 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Randall Wolfe | 28-30 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Daniel Edison misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Tom Delay snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Leonard Brooks steals the ball from William Coover | 28-30 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks is hacked by Tom Delay - foul #2 on Tom Delay, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Walter Hoff (SG), Benjamin Baudoin (SF), Kevin Davis (C) Robert Jones, Daniel Edison, Randall Wolfe, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Lorenzo Nichols (SF), Samuel Sebastian (PF) William Coover, Tom Delay, Charles Ryan | |
| 02:11 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Walter Hoff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Hoff, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Kevin Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Westerfield and the foul's on Wilbur Sherman - foul #2 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Kevin Davis makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Paul Bowne comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-32 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 01:21 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks misses long on a jump hook from close range | 33-32 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Kevin Davis misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 01:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 33-32 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Paul Bowne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 33-34 |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Walter Hoff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Hoff, team foul #12 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (SF), Randall Wolfe (PF), Howard Tiedemann (C) Walter Hoff, Leonard Brooks, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SF), Charles Ryan (C) Lorenzo Nichols, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Paul Bowne is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Wolfe - foul #3 on Randall Wolfe, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Randall Wolfe | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Charles Ryan steals it from Jerry Westerfield | 33-36 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Howard Tiedemann takes the ball from Tom Delay in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 00:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Ryan | 33-36 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Steve Thomas misses short on a shot in the paint | 33-36 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Paul Bowne hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner misses the fullcourt shot | 33-38 |