| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) SG - Eric Britton (fresh) SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) C - Alexander Yokota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ernest Durham (fresh) SG - John Hudson (fresh) SF - Kevin Robinette (fresh) PF - Jonathan Majors (fresh) C - Darren Blackman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Joseph Pine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Alexander Yokota misses the wide open floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Kevin Robinette | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Eric Britton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Joseph Pine misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Eric Britton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Robinette - foul #1 on Kevin Robinette, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette slams it home on a great pass from Ernest Durham and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit is fouled on the floor by Kevin Robinette - foul #2 on Kevin Robinette, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), John Headrick (C) Eric Britton, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Carmelo Cruz (SF), Jeremy Snead (PF) Kevin Robinette, Jonathan Majors | |
| 17:12 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 17:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeremy Snead grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:05 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson is hacked by John Headrick - foul #1 on John Headrick, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ivan Kubiszewski (C) Darren Blackman | |
| 16:52 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 1-3 |
| 16:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Nesbit | 1-3 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Joseph Pine makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Hans Zieser | 3-3 |
| 16:28 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Joseph Pine snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Chuioke Orji is fouled in the backcourt by John Hudson - foul #1 on John Hudson, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (SG), David Bobbitt (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Chuioke Orji, Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors (PF) Jeremy Snead | |
| 16:01 | UConn | Hans Zieser misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:59 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Britton (fresh) SF - David Bobbitt (fresh) PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) C - Alexander Yokota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ernest Durham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hudson (fairly fresh) SF - Carmelo Cruz (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Majors (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Kubiszewski (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Durham | 3-5 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Alexander Yokota's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Majors | 3-5 |
| 15:09 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), Joseph Pine (PF), John Headrick (C) Hans Zieser, Eric Britton, David Bobbitt, Lupe Lopez, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jeremy Snead (SF), Darren Blackman (C) Carmelo Cruz, Ivan Kubiszewski | |
| 14:42 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit jams the wide open dunk | 5-5 |
| 14:37 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeremy Snead tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| 14:03 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Darren Blackman gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jonathan Majors | 5-10 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Chuioke Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (SG), Lupe Lopez (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Chuioke Orji, Joseph Pine, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Bobby Lefebre (PG) Ernest Durham | |
| 13:37 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-12 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Nesbit | 5-12 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 5-12 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Alexander Yokota grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit clanks a shot from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 12:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Darren Blackman grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 12:05 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Alexander Yokota - foul #1 on Alexander Yokota, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), David Bobbitt (SF), Joseph Pine (PF), John Headrick (C) Jeffrey Jones, Eric Britton, Maurice Nesbit, Lupe Lopez, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham (PG), Carmelo Cruz (SF), Ivan Kubiszewski (C) Bobby Lefebre, Jeremy Snead, Darren Blackman | |
| 12:05 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:05 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:46 | UConn | David Bobbitt drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Chuioke Orji | 7-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Headrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ernest Durham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hudson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Carmelo Cruz (fresh) PF - Jonathan Majors (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ivan Kubiszewski (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Chuioke Orji - foul #1 on Chuioke Orji, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| 11:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Ernest Durham picks off the pass by Joseph Pine | 7-16 |
| 10:52 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 10:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Carmelo Cruz gets the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 7-18 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Chuioke Orji lays it in on a nice dish by Hans Zieser | 9-18 |
| 10:03 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hans Zieser - foul #1 on Hans Zieser, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Eric Britton (SG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF) Hans Zieser, Chuioke Orji, David Bobbitt, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jeremy Snead (PF), Darren Blackman (C) Jonathan Majors, Ivan Kubiszewski | |
| 10:03 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:03 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones is hacked by John Hudson - foul #2 on John Hudson, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Yokota (C) Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Bobby Lefebre (SG) John Hudson | |
| 09:29 | UConn | Eric Britton drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 09:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeremy Snead double dribbles | 11-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Lupe Lopez (PF) Joseph Pine | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ramiro Martinez (SG) Ernest Durham | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Alexander Yokota misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 11-20 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Alexander Yokota grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Eric Britton lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jones | 13-20 |
| 08:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Bobby Lefebre misses the jump hook from the left block | 13-20 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Alexander Yokota pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit is hacked by Darren Blackman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darren Blackman, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), Joseph Pine (PF), John Headrick (C) Eric Britton, Lupe Lopez, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham (PG), Jonathan Majors (PF), Ivan Kubiszewski (C) Ramiro Martinez, Jeremy Snead, Darren Blackman | |
| 08:04 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 08:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Ivan Kubiszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors's floater is tipped away by Joseph Pine | 13-20 |
| 07:48 | UConn | John Headrick grabs the board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Headrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ernest Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Lefebre (fairly fresh) SF - Carmelo Cruz (tiring) PF - Jonathan Majors (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Kubiszewski (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 07:28 | UConn | John Headrick grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Joseph Pine misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 13-20 |
| 07:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 07:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 07:07 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Kubiszewski | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jones - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (PG), David Bobbitt (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Jeffrey Jones, Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ramiro Martinez (SG), Jeremy Snead (SF) Bobby Lefebre, Carmelo Cruz | |
| 06:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Lupe Lopez's pass is intercepted by Ramiro Martinez in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 06:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (SG) Chuioke Orji | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Daniel Pugh (PG) Ernest Durham | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Alexander Yokota is hacked by Ivan Kubiszewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Kubiszewski, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Hans Zieser loses the dribble to Jeremy Snead | 13-22 |
| 06:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Snead | 13-24 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Hans Zieser drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Bobbitt | 15-24 |
| 05:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Hans Zieser takes the ball from Ivan Kubiszewski | 15-24 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Daniel Pugh is called for the reach on Eric Britton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Pugh, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Pine (PF), John Headrick (C) Lupe Lopez, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham (PG), Carmelo Cruz (PF), Darren Blackman (C) Daniel Pugh, Jonathan Majors, Ivan Kubiszewski | |
| 05:27 | UConn | Eric Britton makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Eric Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:06 | St. Francis (NY) | John Headrick is called for the reach on Carmelo Cruz - foul #2 on John Headrick, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), Alexander Yokota (C) Eric Britton, David Bobbitt, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Bobby Lefebre (SG) Ramiro Martinez | |
| 05:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Carmelo Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Carmelo Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Chuioke Orji is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 04:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-29 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Hans Zieser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darren Blackman - foul #2 on Darren Blackman, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Lupe Lopez (PF) Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors (PF), Ivan Kubiszewski (C) Jeremy Snead, Darren Blackman | |
| 04:28 | UConn | Hans Zieser makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Hans Zieser makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham's floater is tipped away by Maurice Nesbit | 19-29 |
| 04:12 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Kubiszewski | 19-29 |
| 04:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Hans Zieser can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 03:43 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Ernest Durham | 19-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zieser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) C - Joseph Pine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ernest Durham (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Lefebre (fairly fresh) SF - Carmelo Cruz (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Majors (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Kubiszewski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Maurice Nesbit picks off the pass by Carmelo Cruz | 19-29 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit hits the finger roll | 21-29 |
| 03:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Maurice Nesbit picks off the pass by Ivan Kubiszewski | 21-29 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit lays it in | 23-29 |
| 03:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Hans Zieser | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Joseph Pine is called for the reach on Ivan Kubiszewski - foul #1 on Joseph Pine, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Eric Britton (SG), David Bobbitt (SF), John Headrick (C) Hans Zieser, Chuioke Orji, Maurice Nesbit, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Daniel Pugh (PG), John Hudson (SG), Kevin Robinette (SF), Jeremy Snead (PF) Ernest Durham, Bobby Lefebre, Carmelo Cruz, Jonathan Majors | |
| 02:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Ivan Kubiszewski misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Headrick | 25-29 |
| 02:36 | UConn | David Bobbitt is hacked by Daniel Pugh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Pugh, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darren Blackman (C) Ivan Kubiszewski | |
| 02:36 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Darren Blackman gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-32 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Pine | 28-32 |
| 01:42 | St. Francis (NY) | John Headrick takes the ball from Jeremy Snead | 28-32 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Kevin Robinette steps in front of the Jeffrey Jones pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 01:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette scores on a 3 from straight away set up by John Hudson | 28-35 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones is hacked by Darren Blackman - foul #3 on Darren Blackman, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), Alexander Yokota (C) Eric Britton, David Bobbitt, Joseph Pine, John Headrick | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jonathan Majors (PF), Ivan Kubiszewski (C) Jeremy Snead, Darren Blackman | |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Kevin Robinette loses the dribble to Maurice Nesbit | 30-35 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Chuioke Orji can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Majors - foul #1 on Jonathan Majors, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Kurt Hedge (PG) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ernest Durham (PG) Daniel Pugh | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | John Hudson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Majors | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Kurt Hedge comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-38 |