| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Leanos (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Burge inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | John Lujan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Lujan, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Joey Feltner jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Leanos | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | UConn | James Burge works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Montana | Eric Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Eric Hanna clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Cochran - foul #1 on Robert Cochran, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Eric Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Eric Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Darwin Holmes takes the ball from James Burge | 31-33 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Darwin Holmes makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Leanos | 31-36 |
| 18:05 | UConn | James Burge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Charles Atkins pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | Montana | Joseph Leanos misses the floater from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Blackburn | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | UConn | David Blackburn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Robert Cochran snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:18 | UConn | David Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darwin Holmes - foul #1 on Darwin Holmes, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Leroy Doyle (SF), Ryan Lucas (PF), Michael Berkman (C) James Burge, Jeffrey Reese, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | Montana | Mac Fisher (SF) Charles Atkins | |
| 17:18 | UConn | David Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:18 | UConn | David Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Michael Berkman swats the shot by Eric Hanna | 33-36 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Ryan Lucas grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Ryan Lucas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | Montana | Mac Fisher clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 36-36 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Ryan Lucas grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Ryan Lucas travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Mark Hoyt (SG), James Burge (SF) David Blackburn, John Lujan, Leroy Doyle | |
| Subs | Montana | Palmer Fish (SF), Aaron Spigner (PF), Donald Blake (C) Darwin Holmes, Joey Feltner, Eric Hanna | |
| 16:02 | Montana | Joseph Leanos comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 16:00 | Montana | Joseph Leanos grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Stark (fresh) SG - Mark Hoyt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mac Fisher (fresh) SG - Joseph Leanos (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Palmer Fish (fresh) PF - Aaron Spigner (fresh) C - Donald Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana | Donald Blake loses the dribble to James Burge | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | UConn | Aaron Spigner swats the shot by James Burge | 36-36 |
| 15:20 | Montana | Palmer Fish snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:16 | Montana | Palmer Fish's pass is intercepted by Michael Berkman | 36-36 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Ryan Lucas's pass is intercepted by Mac Fisher | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Aaron Spigner banks in the layup set up by Mac Fisher | 36-38 |
| 14:34 | UConn | James Burge misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:32 | UConn | James Burge gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Mark Hoyt is hacked by Palmer Fish - foul #1 on Palmer Fish, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG), John Lujan (SG), Leroy Doyle (SF), Jeffrey Reese (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Joseph Stark, Mark Hoyt, James Burge, Ryan Lucas, Michael Berkman | |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Charles Atkins (SF), Joey Feltner (PF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Joseph Leanos, Palmer Fish, Aaron Spigner, Donald Blake | |
| 14:00 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Lujan | 38-38 |
| 13:50 | Montana | Darwin Holmes is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana | Sam Thompson (SG) Mac Fisher | |
| 13:37 | UConn | Leroy Doyle knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Reese | 41-38 |
| 13:26 | Montana | Joey Feltner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Robert Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Leroy Doyle misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 13:05 | Montana | Charles Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Joey Feltner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Cochran - foul #2 on Robert Cochran, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG) Sam Thompson | |
| 12:50 | Montana | Joey Feltner makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Joey Feltner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Robert Cochran grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Leroy Doyle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | UConn | David Blackburn connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 12:01 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Atkins | 43-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Leroy Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Leanos (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rodrigues (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | David Blackburn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Doyle | 46-41 |
| 11:27 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues misses the dunk | 46-41 |
| 11:25 | UConn | John Lujan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:20 | UConn | David Blackburn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 49-41 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Joseph Leanos buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Leroy Doyle misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Robert Cochran tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Darwin Holmes is hacked by Robert Cochran - foul #3 on Robert Cochran, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Mark Hoyt (SG), James Burge (SF), Ryan Lucas (PF), Michael Berkman (C) David Blackburn, John Lujan, Leroy Doyle, Jeffrey Reese, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | Montana | Mac Fisher (SG), Palmer Fish (SF), Eric Hanna (PF), Donald Blake (C) Joseph Leanos, Charles Atkins, Joey Feltner, Robert Rodrigues | |
| 10:30 | Montana | Palmer Fish is hacked by James Burge - foul #2 on James Burge, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana | Sam Thompson (SG) Darwin Holmes | |
| 10:14 | Montana | Eric Hanna clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 10:13 | UConn | James Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:56 | UConn | James Burge misses the lay-in but the foul's on Palmer Fish - foul #2 on Palmer Fish, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 09:56 | UConn | James Burge makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:56 | UConn | James Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:38 | Montana | Eric Hanna can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 53-44 |
| 09:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mark Hoyt | 53-44 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Michael Berkman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mac Fisher - foul #3 on Mac Fisher, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG) Joseph Stark | |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Joey Feltner (PF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Sam Thompson, Eric Hanna, Donald Blake | |
| 09:19 | UConn | Michael Berkman misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Michael Berkman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Ryan Lucas grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Michael Berkman clanks a floater from the left block | 53-44 |
| 09:10 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Darwin Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 08:45 | UConn | James Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Ryan Lucas blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Palmer Fish snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 08:07 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues lays it in | 53-46 |
| 08:05 | UConn | David Blackburn is fouled in the backcourt by Darwin Holmes - foul #2 on Darwin Holmes, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | John Lujan (SG), Leroy Doyle (SF), Robert Cochran (C) Mark Hoyt, James Burge, Michael Berkman | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG), Charles Atkins (SF) Mac Fisher, Palmer Fish | |
| 07:45 | UConn | John Lujan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG) David Blackburn | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Stark (fresh) SG - John Lujan (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Leroy Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Leanos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rodrigues (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Montana | Joey Feltner connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Darwin Holmes | 53-48 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Leroy Doyle comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Leroy Doyle tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 07:08 | Montana | Joseph Leanos grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Cochran - foul #4 on Robert Cochran, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG), James Burge (SF), Jeffrey Reese (PF) Joseph Stark, Leroy Doyle, Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana | Mac Fisher (SF), Eric Hanna (PF) Charles Atkins, Joey Feltner | |
| 06:45 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:45 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Robert Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:32 | UConn | James Burge works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket | 55-49 |
| 06:21 | Montana | Mac Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 06:19 | UConn | James Burge gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Robert Cochran misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Joseph Leanos pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Darwin Holmes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rodrigues | 55-52 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Eric Hanna is called for the reach on David Blackburn - foul #1 on Eric Hanna, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Berkman (C) Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | Montana | Sam Thompson (SG), Charles Atkins (SF), Donald Blake (C) Darwin Holmes, Joseph Leanos, Robert Rodrigues | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Michael Berkman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot near the basket | 55-52 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Michael Berkman gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Sam Thompson steals it from Michael Berkman | 55-52 |
| 04:52 | Montana | Eric Hanna scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Sam Thompson | 55-54 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Michael Berkman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Mac Fisher gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Mac Fisher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Mark Hoyt (SG), Leroy Doyle (SF), Ryan Lucas (PF) David Blackburn, John Lujan, James Burge, Jeffrey Reese | |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Joey Feltner (PF) Sam Thompson, Donald Blake | |
| 04:17 | UConn | Michael Berkman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Joey Feltner pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Joseph Stark picks off the pass by Eric Hanna | 55-54 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Leroy Doyle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Hoyt | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Stark (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Mark Hoyt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leroy Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Berkman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mac Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Atkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Montana | Eric Hanna misses short on a jumper in the lane | 57-54 |
| 03:29 | Montana | Darwin Holmes can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Michael Berkman pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Joey Feltner takes the ball from Ryan Lucas | 57-54 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Mac Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG), John Lujan (SG), James Burge (SF), Robert Cochran (C) Joseph Stark, Mark Hoyt, Leroy Doyle, Michael Berkman | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG), Palmer Fish (SF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Mac Fisher, Charles Atkins, Eric Hanna | |
| 02:39 | UConn | David Blackburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 02:38 | Montana | Joey Feltner pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:25 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Reese (PF) Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:11 | UConn | David Blackburn clanks a floater near the basket | 57-54 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Palmer Fish snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Darwin Holmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:39 | UConn | Robert Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 01:38 | UConn | John Lujan tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 01:16 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Joseph Leanos tips it in | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joey Feltner - foul #2 on Joey Feltner, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (SF) Palmer Fish | |
| 00:58 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Joey Feltner grabs the board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 00:48 | Montana | Joey Feltner tips it home | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Montana | Joey Feltner loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | John Lujan is hacked by Joseph Leanos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Leanos, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:11 | UConn | John Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:11 | UConn | John Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Montana | Joseph Leanos misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese runs out the clock | 62-58 |