| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Yokota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 36-20 |
| 19:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Nguyen | 36-20 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Julio Rios works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Eric Britton - foul #3 on Eric Britton, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG) Eric Britton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:33 | Houston | Julio Rios misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Chuioke Orji drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-21 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Maurice Nesbit picks off the pass by Ronald Nguyen | 39-21 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Jones | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:21 | Houston | Julio Rios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-21 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Joseph Pine clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 42-21 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell gets the rebound | 42-21 |
| 17:47 | Houston | George Holland loses the dribble to Alexander Yokota | 42-21 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-21 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-21 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Alexander Yokota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-21 |
| Subs | UConn | John Headrick (C) Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Yuan Xue | |
| 16:34 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Bell | 42-21 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrin Hughes - foul #2 on Darrin Hughes, team foul #1 | 42-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Zachary Ferrell | |
| 16:16 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the 1st free throw | 42-21 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| 16:16 | UConn | John Headrick grabs the offensive board | 42-21 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Joseph Pine misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-21 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Hans Zieser tips it home | 44-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Pine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Headrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Julio Rios works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darrin Hughes | 44-24 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Thomas Bell is called for the reach on Chuioke Orji - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Eric Britton (SG), David Bobbitt (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Hans Zieser, Chuioke Orji, Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine, John Headrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PG), George Holland (SG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF), Yuan Xue (C) Julio Rios, Thomas Bell, Darrin Hughes, Taylor Schindler, Lonnie Paris | |
| 14:51 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Yuan Xue snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Sudi Ali can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Lupe Lopez - foul #2 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Sudi Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Lupe Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-25 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Sudi Ali is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Sudi Ali, team foul #3 | 44-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Nesbit (SF), Joseph Pine (PF) David Bobbitt, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (PG) Sudi Ali | |
| 13:41 | UConn | Zachary Ferrell takes the ball from Jeffrey Jones | 44-25 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Darrin Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Thomas Bell (SG) Darrin Hughes, George Holland | |
| 13:15 | UConn | Eric Britton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bell - foul #3 on Thomas Bell, team foul #4 | 44-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Taylor Schindler (C) Yuan Xue | |
| 13:03 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones scores on a floater in the paint set up by Eric Britton | 46-25 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Thomas Bell's floater is knocked away by Alexander Yokota | 46-25 |
| 12:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joseph Pine | 46-25 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-25 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Joseph Pine tips it in | 48-25 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Taylor Schindler is called for traveling | 48-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), John Headrick (C) Jeffrey Jones, Eric Britton, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Lonnie Paris (C) Thomas Bell, Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Chuioke Orji buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Nesbit | 51-25 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Headrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Julio Rios misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Headrick - foul #1 on John Headrick, team foul #3 | 51-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Lupe Lopez (PF) Joseph Pine | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuan Xue (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 51-26 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Julio Rios - foul #1 on Julio Rios, team foul #5 | 51-27 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (SF) Maurice Nesbit | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF) Julio Rios | |
| 11:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser misses the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser makes the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 10:49 | Houston | George Holland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-27 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Thomas Bell tips it but misses | 52-27 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Yuan Xue hits the follow up shot | 52-29 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Chuioke Orji comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-29 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Taylor Schindler snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| 10:09 | Houston | David Bobbitt is called for the reach on Thomas Bell - foul #1 on David Bobbitt, team foul #4 | 52-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Eric Britton (SG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), Joseph Pine (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Hans Zieser, Chuioke Orji, David Bobbitt, Lupe Lopez, John Headrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF) George Holland, Taylor Schindler | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-29 |
| 09:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jones | 52-29 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Maurice Nesbit | 55-29 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 55-29 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Alexander Yokota gets the rebound | 55-29 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-29 |
| 09:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Zachary Ferrell | 55-29 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-29 |
| 08:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Nesbit | 55-29 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Zachary Ferrell steps in front of the Jeffrey Jones pass | 55-29 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Yuan Xue is hacked by Alexander Yokota - foul #1 on Alexander Yokota, team foul #5 | 55-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), David Bobbitt (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), John Headrick (C) Jeffrey Jones, Eric Britton, Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Taylor Schindler (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell, Yuan Xue | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Darrin Hughes loses the dribble to Hans Zieser | 55-29 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Chuioke Orji lays it in on a great pass from Hans Zieser | 57-29 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Julio Rios's pass is intercepted by Chuioke Orji | 57-29 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Lupe Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-29 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Hans Zieser hits the follow up shot | 59-29 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Taylor Schindler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-29 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Darrin Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 59-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) C - John Headrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Darrin Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Thomas Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Chuioke Orji - foul #1 on Chuioke Orji, team foul #6 | 59-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PG) Julio Rios | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 59-30 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-31 |
| 06:48 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Taylor Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Sudi Ali hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-33 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Hans Zieser hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 59-33 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Taylor Schindler gets the rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 59-33 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Darrin Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Sudi Ali hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Zieser - foul #1 on Hans Zieser, team foul #7 | 59-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (SF) David Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:27 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 05:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lupe Lopez | 59-33 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Bell - foul #4 on Thomas Bell, team foul #6 | 59-33 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser makes the 1st free throw | 60-33 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser misses the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-33 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Lonnie Paris double dribbles | 60-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Kurt Hedge (PG) Hans Zieser | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:20 | UConn | Kurt Hedge drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Curry | 62-33 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Taylor Schindler is called for traveling | 62-33 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Chuioke Orji misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Sudi Ali - foul #5 on Sudi Ali, team foul #7 | 62-33 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (SF) Dennis Curry | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Nguyen (SF) Sudi Ali | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the 1st free throw | 63-33 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 64-33 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the 3rd free throw | 65-33 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-33 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Chuioke Orji snags the defensive board | 65-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kurt Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chuioke Orji (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lupe Lopez (fairly fresh) C - John Headrick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Darrin Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Taylor Schindler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Ronald Nguyen takes the ball from Chuioke Orji | 65-33 |
| 02:38 | Houston | John Headrick swats the layup by Taylor Schindler | 65-33 |
| 02:36 | UConn | John Headrick snags the defensive board | 65-33 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Chuioke Orji connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Bobbitt | 68-33 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Thomas Bell is hacked by Chuioke Orji - foul #2 on Chuioke Orji, team foul #8 | 68-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG), Dennis Curry (SF) Kurt Hedge, David Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 68-34 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-34 |
| 02:04 | UConn | John Headrick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-34 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Chuioke Orji hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hans Zieser | 71-34 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Taylor Schindler drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Darrin Hughes | 71-36 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Dennis Curry scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Hans Zieser | 73-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Lonnie Paris loses the ball out of bounds | 73-36 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (SF) Dennis Curry | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Chuioke Orji buries a turnaround from close range | 75-36 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Taylor Schindler is hacked by David Bobbitt - foul #2 on David Bobbitt, team foul #9 | 75-36 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Taylor Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 75-37 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Taylor Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 75-37 |
| 00:20 | UConn | John Headrick pulls down the rebound | 75-37 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Hans Zieser runs out the clock | 75-37 |