| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Randy Oliphant (fresh) SG - Timothy Holmes (fresh) SF - Ruben Fritz (fresh) PF - Marvin Helfer (fresh) C - James Troutman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Macdonald (fresh) SG - Melvin Smith (fresh) SF - Jay Linsky (fresh) PF - William Darbonne (fresh) C - Brian Staley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant misses the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | UConn | William Darbonne grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UConn | William Darbonne is hacked by Marvin Helfer - foul #1 on Marvin Helfer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UConn | The 3pt attempt by Richard Macdonald is denied by Timothy Holmes | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Arizona | James Troutman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer drills a jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Melvin Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant knocks in the shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Melvin Smith can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | UConn | William Darbonne gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | UConn | James Troutman takes the ball from Melvin Smith | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by William Darbonne - foul #1 on William Darbonne, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer makes the free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:52 | UConn | William Darbonne connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Linsky | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer tips it back up and in | 9-3 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Richard Macdonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stanley Delao (PG), Cory Klink (SG), Samuel Sutherland (SF) Randy Oliphant, Timothy Holmes, Ruben Fritz | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:08 | Arizona | Stanley Delao connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Marvin Helfer | 11-3 |
| 16:56 | UConn | William Darbonne clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Cory Klink - foul #1 on Cory Klink, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Langham (C) Brian Staley | |
| 16:56 | UConn | William Darbonne misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:56 | UConn | William Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:34 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland banks in the layup set up by Stanley Delao and he's hacked by Richard Macdonald - foul #1 on Richard Macdonald, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Jacobson (SG), Thomas Lee (PF) Melvin Smith, William Darbonne | |
| 16:34 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland makes the free throw | 14-4 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Richard Macdonald drills a 3 from the left wing set up by David Jacobson | 14-7 |
| 15:56 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Lee | 14-7 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Cory Klink tips it in | 16-7 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Stanley Delao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Klink (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Sutherland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Helfer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Troutman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Jacobson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Linsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lee (fresh) C - Steven Langham (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Richard Macdonald hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Langham | 16-9 |
| 15:25 | Arizona | Stanley Delao hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Cory Klink and he's hacked by David Jacobson - foul #1 on David Jacobson, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Timothy Holmes (SF) Samuel Sutherland | |
| Subs | UConn | Melvin Smith (SG), Brian Staley (C) David Jacobson, Steven Langham | |
| 15:25 | Arizona | Stanley Delao makes the free throw | 19-9 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Brian Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Randy Oliphant (PG), Ruben Fritz (SF) Stanley Delao, Cory Klink | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:59 | Arizona | Ruben Fritz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 14:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Lee | 19-9 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Thomas Lee misses the lay-in | 19-9 |
| 14:37 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 14:15 | Arizona | Timothy Holmes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Smith - foul #1 on Melvin Smith, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland (SF) Ruben Fritz | |
| Subs | UConn | William Darbonne (PF) Thomas Lee | |
| 14:15 | Arizona | Timothy Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 14:15 | Arizona | Timothy Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 14:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Darbonne | 20-9 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Melvin Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Holmes - foul #1 on Timothy Holmes, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stanley Delao (PG), Cory Klink (SG) Randy Oliphant, Timothy Holmes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:56 | UConn | Melvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Melvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 13:44 | Arizona | Stanley Delao is fouled on the floor by Brian Staley - foul #1 on Brian Staley, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Langham (C) Brian Staley | |
| 13:33 | Arizona | Stanley Delao loses the ball out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Jacobson (SG) Melvin Smith | |
| 13:12 | UConn | Richard Macdonald misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 13:11 | UConn | William Darbonne tips it home | 20-13 |
| 12:51 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marvin Helfer, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ruben Fritz (SF), Stephen Brown (PF) Samuel Sutherland, Marvin Helfer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:37 | UConn | William Darbonne knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Jacobson | 20-16 |
| 12:19 | Arizona | James Troutman knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Fritz | 22-16 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Richard Macdonald drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Jacobson | 22-18 |
| 11:52 | Arizona | James Troutman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 22-18 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Jay Linsky gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Stanley Delao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Klink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Fritz (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) C - James Troutman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Macdonald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Jacobson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jay Linsky (tiring) 1 ast. PF - William Darbonne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Langham (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UConn | David Jacobson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ruben Fritz - foul #1 on Ruben Fritz, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Randy Oliphant (PG), Timothy Holmes (SG), Marvin Helfer (PF) Stanley Delao, Cory Klink, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Dingess (SF), Thomas Lee (PF), Brian Staley (C) Jay Linsky, William Darbonne, Steven Langham | |
| 11:30 | UConn | David Jacobson misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Ruben Fritz gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Brian Staley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Macdonald | 25-22 |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland (SF) Ruben Fritz | |
| Subs | UConn | Melvin Smith (SG), Jay Linsky (SF) David Jacobson, Gregory Dingess | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Richard Macdonald drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 09:49 | Arizona | Timothy Holmes is whistled for a carry | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Darbonne (PF) Thomas Lee | |
| 09:30 | UConn | Jay Linsky is fouled on the floor by Randy Oliphant - foul #1 on Randy Oliphant, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stanley Delao (PG), Cory Klink (SG) Randy Oliphant, Timothy Holmes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:20 | UConn | Samuel Sutherland steals the ball from William Darbonne | 25-25 |
| 08:58 | Arizona | Jay Linsky is called for the reach on Cory Klink - foul #1 on Jay Linsky, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Jacobson (SG), Steven Langham (C) Richard Macdonald, Brian Staley | |
| 08:41 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Cory Klink | 27-25 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Melvin Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 08:23 | UConn | William Darbonne snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Jay Linsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 08:05 | Arizona | Marvin Helfer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:50 | Arizona | Stanley Delao misses long on a shot from the right side | 27-25 |
| 07:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steven Langham | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Stanley Delao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Klink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Sutherland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Helfer (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Troutman (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Melvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Linsky (tiring) 1 ast. PF - William Darbonne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Langham (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | UConn | Melvin Smith clanks a jumper in the paint | 27-25 |
| 07:42 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | James Troutman hits the finger roll | 29-25 |
| 07:20 | UConn | David Jacobson makes the jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 06:53 | Arizona | Stanley Delao clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Steven Langham grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 06:48 | UConn | David Jacobson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jay Linsky | 29-29 |
| 06:33 | Arizona | James Troutman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Randy Oliphant (PG), Timothy Holmes (SG), Ruben Fritz (SF) Stanley Delao, Cory Klink, Samuel Sutherland | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Macdonald (PG), Gregory Dingess (SF), Thomas Lee (PF), Brian Staley (C) David Jacobson, Jay Linsky, William Darbonne, Steven Langham | |
| 06:19 | UConn | Richard Macdonald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Thomas Lee tips it home | 29-31 |
| 06:02 | Arizona | Timothy Holmes hits a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Richard Macdonald hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Melvin Smith | 32-34 |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Richard Macdonald - foul #2 on Richard Macdonald, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stanley Delao (PG) Marvin Helfer | |
| Subs | UConn | David Jacobson (SG) Richard Macdonald | |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Thomas Lee pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Gregory Dingess hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Smith | 32-36 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant is hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Brian Staley snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Thomas Lee blows the dunk | 33-36 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Gregory Dingess hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 04:23 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Cory Klink (SG), Marvin Helfer (PF) Stanley Delao, Timothy Holmes | |
| Subs | UConn | Jay Linsky (SF), William Darbonne (PF) Gregory Dingess, Thomas Lee | |
| 04:10 | UConn | David Jacobson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ruben Fritz - foul #2 on Ruben Fritz, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland (SF) Ruben Fritz | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Langham (C) Brian Staley | |
| 04:10 | UConn | David Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 04:10 | UConn | David Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:59 | Arizona | Melvin Smith is called for the reach on Samuel Sutherland - foul #2 on Melvin Smith, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Macdonald (PG) David Jacobson | |
| 03:59 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:59 | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Steven Langham gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 03:35 | UConn | William Darbonne scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Melvin Smith | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Randy Oliphant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cory Klink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Sutherland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marvin Helfer (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Troutman (very tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Macdonald (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Linsky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Darbonne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Langham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Smith - foul #3 on Melvin Smith, team foul #10 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | Timothy Holmes (SF) Samuel Sutherland | |
| Subs | UConn | David Jacobson (SG), Thomas Lee (PF) Melvin Smith, William Darbonne | |
| 03:13 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 03:13 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Steven Langham is fouled on the floor by James Troutman - foul #1 on James Troutman, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Steven Langham makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Steven Langham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 02:49 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Staley (C) Steven Langham | |
| 02:30 | UConn | David Jacobson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 36-44 |
| 02:28 | Arizona | Cory Klink gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Randy Oliphant connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Holmes | 39-44 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Jay Linsky misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Timothy Holmes | 39-44 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Thomas Lee picks off the pass by Randy Oliphant | 39-44 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Thomas Lee throws it down set up by Richard Macdonald and he's fouled by Marvin Helfer - foul #3 on Marvin Helfer, team foul #9 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stanley Delao (PG), Samuel Sutherland (SF) Randy Oliphant, Cory Klink | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Dingess (SF) Jay Linsky | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Thomas Lee misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 01:34 | Arizona | James Troutman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 01:13 | Arizona | James Troutman misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Dingess - foul #1 on Gregory Dingess, team foul #11 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Darbonne (PF), Steven Langham (C) Thomas Lee, Brian Staley | |
| 01:13 | Arizona | James Troutman misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 01:13 | Arizona | James Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Steven Langham gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 00:59 | UConn | William Darbonne loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ruben Fritz (SF) Samuel Sutherland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Steven Langham steals the ball from Marvin Helfer | 39-46 |
| 00:30 | UConn | David Jacobson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Dingess | 39-48 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Ruben Fritz is fouled on the floor by Gregory Dingess - foul #2 on Gregory Dingess, team foul #12 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Samuel Sutherland (SF) Marvin Helfer | |
| Subs | UConn | Jay Linsky (SF), Brian Staley (C) Gregory Dingess, Steven Langham | |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Ruben Fritz misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Ruben Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Jacobson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-48 |