| Lineup | UConn | PG - Andrew Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Weatherall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (fresh) SG - Michael Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knaack (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Printz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack is hacked by Andrew Moody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Moody, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-32 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Mark Patton's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Stafford | 38-32 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Andrew Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Walter Knaack is called for the reach on Michael Stafford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Knaack, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Justin Johnson (PF), Brian Douglas (C) Andrew Moody, Michael Stafford, Jeffery Wicks, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Eric Agee (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Floyd Guinn (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Mark Patton, Michael Myers, Walter Knaack, Edgar Printz, Brett Thomas | |
| 18:31 | UConn | Ryan Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang is whistled for traveling | 38-32 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Brian Douglas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Rafael Santiago steals the ball from Eric Agee in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Brian Douglas misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Brian Douglas tips it home | 40-32 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Guinn | 40-32 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes makes the runner from the right block and the foul's on Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrew Moody (PG), Jeremy Dorman (SG), Michael Stafford (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Ryan Miller, Rafael Santiago, Frank Sheets, Justin Johnson, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Michael Myers (SG), Walter Knaack (SF), Edgar Printz (PF) Jie Wang, Eric Agee, Jeffery Simons, Floyd Guinn | |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Edgar Printz - foul #1 on Edgar Printz, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas (C) Charles Grimes | |
| 16:39 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-35 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-35 |
| 16:01 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Wicks | 43-35 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall knocks in the runner in the paint | 45-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Andrew Moody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Dorman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Wicks (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Weatherall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knaack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Printz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (SG), Justin Johnson (PF) Jeremy Dorman, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parks (C) Brett Thomas | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Andrew Moody is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Patton - foul #2 on Mark Patton, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Justin Johnson drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Andrew Moody | 47-35 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Justin Johnson takes the ball from Mark Patton in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Andrew Moody is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Justin Johnson | 50-35 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Jeremy Dorman (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Brian Douglas (C) Andrew Moody, Rafael Santiago, Justin Johnson, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Eric Agee (SG), Floyd Guinn (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Mark Patton, Michael Myers, Walter Knaack, Michael Parks | |
| 13:57 | UConn | Brian Douglas is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Brian Douglas is open but can't throw it down | 50-38 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Ryan Miller steps in front of the Floyd Guinn pass | 50-38 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Ryan Miller lays it up and in | 52-38 |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn misses the tip | 52-38 |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Brian Douglas gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:38 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrew Moody (PG), Rafael Santiago (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Justin Johnson (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Ryan Miller, Jeremy Dorman, Michael Stafford, Jeffery Wicks, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Jeffery Simons (SG), Walter Knaack (SF), Charles Grimes (PF), Michael Parks (C) Jie Wang, Eric Agee, Floyd Guinn, Edgar Printz, Brett Thomas | |
| 12:20 | UConn | Andrew Moody misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:06 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 12:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Justin Johnson | 52-38 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Andrew Moody is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Johnson | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Simons | 55-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Andrew Moody (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Santiago (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Sheets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Weatherall (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (tiring) SG - Jeffery Simons (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Knaack (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parks (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Rafael Santiago is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Simons - foul #2 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Stafford (SF), Brian Douglas (C) Frank Sheets, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Michael Myers (SG), Eric Agee (SF), Floyd Guinn (PF), Brett Thomas (C) Mark Patton, Jeffery Simons, Walter Knaack, Charles Grimes, Michael Parks | |
| 11:09 | UConn | Michael Stafford misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Agee - foul #2 on Eric Agee, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF) Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:09 | UConn | Michael Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Michael Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn is open but misses the lay-in | 57-40 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn tips it in | 57-42 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Floyd Guinn blocks the jumper by Andrew Moody | 57-42 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jie Wang | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Brett Thomas picks off the pass by Rafael Santiago in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 09:49 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Michael Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Jeremy Dorman (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Justin Johnson (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Andrew Moody, Rafael Santiago, Michael Stafford, Jeffery Wicks, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Walter Knaack (SF), Edgar Printz (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Jie Wang, Floyd Guinn, Eric Agee, Brett Thomas | |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Ryan Miller is hacked by Mark Patton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Patton, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons (SG) Michael Myers | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Edgar Printz | 57-47 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Michael Parks (C) Mark Patton, Charles Grimes | |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Justin Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Justin Johnson | 57-49 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Justin Johnson is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-49 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons is hacked by Jeremy Dorman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Dorman, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrew Moody (PG), Michael Stafford (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Brian Douglas (C) Jeremy Dorman, Frank Sheets, Justin Johnson, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Michael Myers (SG), Floyd Guinn (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Jie Wang, Jeffery Simons, Walter Knaack, Michael Parks | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Michael Stafford gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Andrew Moody (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Stafford (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Wicks (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Douglas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Michael Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Guinn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edgar Printz (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brett Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Andrew Moody clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Brian Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:59 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeffery Wicks is blocked by Brett Thomas | 57-49 |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Ryan Miller is called for the reach on Edgar Printz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Miller, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (SG), Justin Johnson (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Ryan Miller, Jeffery Wicks, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Eric Agee (SG), Charles Grimes (C) Mark Patton, Michael Myers, Brett Thomas | |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Justin Johnson swats the layup by Eric Agee | 57-49 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Rafael Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Floyd Guinn takes the ball from Justin Johnson in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Justin Johnson grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Andrew Moody drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Jie Wang - foul #3 on Jie Wang, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Michael Stafford, Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF) Floyd Guinn | |
| 06:11 | UConn | Andrew Moody misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz misses short on an open runner from the right block | 59-49 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Frank Sheets grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Charles Grimes denies the turnaround by Andrew Moody | 59-49 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Frank Sheets grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Moody | 61-49 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jie Wang | 61-51 |
| 05:26 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Michael Stafford (SF), Justin Johnson (PF), Brian Douglas (C) Andrew Moody, Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Michael Parks (C) Jie Wang, Walter Knaack, Edgar Printz | |
| 05:05 | UConn | Brian Douglas makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Parks - foul #2 on Michael Parks, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (SG) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Myers (SG), Floyd Guinn (PF) Eric Agee, Charles Grimes | |
| 05:05 | UConn | Brian Douglas makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn is fouled on the floor by Ryan Miller - foul #3 on Ryan Miller, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF) Jeffery Simons | |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Myers | 64-54 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Walter Knaack steps in front of the Justin Johnson pass | 64-54 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers throws it down set up by Walter Knaack | 64-56 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Ryan Miller is fouled on the floor by Mark Patton - foul #4 on Mark Patton, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Jeremy Dorman, Michael Stafford, Justin Johnson, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Eric Agee (SG), Edgar Printz (PF), Brett Thomas (C) Mark Patton, Michael Myers, Floyd Guinn, Michael Parks | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Ryan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Ryan Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee tips it home | 66-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ryan Miller (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Santiago (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Sheets (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Wicks (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Weatherall (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jie Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Agee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Walter Knaack (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Edgar Printz (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Brett Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Ryan Miller is called for traveling | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrew Moody (PG), Michael Stafford (SF) Ryan Miller, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Myers (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Charles Grimes (PF) Eric Agee, Walter Knaack, Edgar Printz | |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rafael Santiago - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Douglas (C) Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:51 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-58 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Brian Douglas connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons is hacked by Andrew Moody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Moody, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (SG), Justin Johnson (PF) Rafael Santiago, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Agee (PG), Floyd Guinn (SF), Edgar Printz (PF) Jie Wang, Michael Myers, Brett Thomas | |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Justin Johnson makes the shot from the right block | 70-61 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons clanks a floater from the left side | 70-61 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Brian Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 01:51 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Jeremy Dorman, Justin Johnson, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Michael Myers (SG), Walter Knaack (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Eric Agee, Jeffery Simons, Floyd Guinn, Charles Grimes | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Michael Stafford is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 70-61 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas is hacked by Michael Stafford - foul #4 on Michael Stafford, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Patton | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall clanks a shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Santiago - foul #3 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Mark Patton is called for the reach on Alexander Weatherall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Patton, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Frank Sheets (SF) Andrew Moody, Michael Stafford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG) Mark Patton | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Alexander Weatherall makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Frank Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Jie Wang is called for the reach on Frank Sheets in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jie Wang, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Douglas (C) Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Rafael Santiago is called for the reach on Michael Myers - foul #4 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrew Moody (PG), Michael Stafford (SF), Alexander Weatherall (C) Ryan Miller, Frank Sheets, Brian Douglas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks is fouled in the backcourt by Jie Wang - foul #5 on Jie Wang, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Miller (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Brian Douglas (C) Andrew Moody, Michael Stafford, Alexander Weatherall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn (PG) Jie Wang | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Brian Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The clock runs out | 74-69 |