| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) SG - Arnold Long (fresh) SF - Delbert Powell (fresh) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) C - Sean Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) SG - James Ferreri (fresh) SF - Herbert Mills (fresh) PF - Glen Humes (fresh) C - David Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | David Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | San Francisco | David Bryant grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr is hacked by Hector Martin - foul #1 on Hector Martin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Sean Smith tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills is hacked by Delbert Powell - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | San Francisco | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Mills is blocked by Sean Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Robert Scherr is called for the reach on Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Robert Scherr, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Rafael Santiago knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Arnold Long | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | San Francisco | James Ferreri loses the dribble to Rafael Santiago | 5-0 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Delbert Powell double dribbles | 5-0 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Arnold Long, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), Willie Frazier (SG), Carl Allshouse (SF), Marvin Hill (PF), Robert Willingham (C) Robert Scherr, James Ferreri, Herbert Mills, Glen Humes, David Bryant | |
| 16:35 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier scores on a jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Powell | 7-2 |
| 16:04 | San Francisco | John Loeffler is hacked by Rafael Santiago in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 15:46 | San Francisco | John Loeffler buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Hill | 7-5 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) C - Eric Bourne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Loeffler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Allshouse (fresh) PF - Marvin Hill (fresh) C - Robert Willingham (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UConn | Jason Cowan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | San Francisco | Robert Willingham grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:08 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:07 | UConn | Jason Cowan pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Frank Sheets is hacked by Willie Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Frazier, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Christopher Mauk, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), Carl Lafave (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Glen Humes (PF), David Bryant (C) John Loeffler, Willie Frazier, Carl Allshouse, Marvin Hill, Robert Willingham | |
| 14:42 | UConn | Sean Smith misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 7-5 |
| 14:41 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:16 | San Francisco | Glen Humes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:14 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Arnold Long | 9-7 |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Sheets - foul #1 on Frank Sheets, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), James Ferreri (SG), Marvin Hill (PF), Joseph Thalheimer (C) Robert Scherr, Herbert Mills, Glen Humes, David Bryant | |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Joseph Thalheimer is called for the reach on Delbert Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Thalheimer, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Herbert Mills (SF) Carl Lafave | |
| 13:15 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Joseph Thalheimer | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Arnold Long - foul #1 on Arnold Long, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Arnold Long | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 12:54 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Delbert Powell's pass is intercepted by John Loeffler in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 9-10 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks is denied on a layup by Marvin Hill | 9-10 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Christopher Mauk grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Delbert Powell is whistled for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Arnold Long (SG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Rafael Santiago, Christopher Mauk, Delbert Powell, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), Willie Frazier (SG), Carl Allshouse (SF), Robert Willingham (PF), David Bryant (C) John Loeffler, James Ferreri, Herbert Mills, Marvin Hill, Joseph Thalheimer | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) SG - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Dorman (fresh) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) SG - Willie Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Allshouse (fresh) PF - Robert Willingham (fresh) C - David Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Robert Willingham blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Dorman | 9-10 |
| 11:02 | San Francisco | Robert Willingham gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:00 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Jeremy Dorman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Lafave (PG), Glen Humes (PF) Robert Scherr, Robert Willingham | |
| 10:41 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse is hacked by Jason Cowan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Cowan, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| 10:24 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 10:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Cowan | 9-10 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Hector Martin tips it in | 11-10 |
| 09:54 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Lafave, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (C) Jason Cowan, Arnold Long, Jeremy Dorman, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), John Loeffler (SG) Willie Frazier, Carl Allshouse | |
| 09:51 | UConn | Rafael Santiago throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 09:36 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Rafael Santiago clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 09:19 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to David Bryant | 11-10 |
| 09:14 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Hector Martin snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Frank Sheets is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 13-10 |
| 08:27 | San Francisco | Carl Lafave misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Rafael Santiago snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Scherr - foul #2 on Robert Scherr, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Willie Frazier (PG), James Ferreri (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Marvin Hill (PF), Robert Willingham (C) Robert Scherr, John Loeffler, Carl Lafave, Glen Humes, David Bryant | |
| 08:02 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 08:02 | San Francisco | James Ferreri snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 07:43 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Hector Martin pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) SF - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hector Martin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Willie Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ferreri (fresh) SF - Herbert Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Hill (fresh) C - Robert Willingham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Rafael Santiago is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse (SF) Herbert Mills | |
| 07:20 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-10 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Hector Martin snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Jason Cowan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Willingham - foul #1 on Robert Willingham, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (PF), Sean Smith (C) Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG) Willie Frazier | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Christopher Mauk hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sean Smith | 16-10 |
| 06:50 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill double dribbles | 16-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Christopher Mauk, Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Herbert Mills (SF), Joseph Thalheimer (C) Carl Allshouse, Robert Willingham | |
| 06:48 | UConn | Jason Cowan is hacked by John Loeffler in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Loeffler, team foul #7 | 16-10 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 06:32 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Arnold Long - foul #2 on Arnold Long, team foul #8 | 18-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF) Arnold Long, Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 06:32 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 06:32 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Frank Sheets comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-12 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks tips it back up and in | 20-12 |
| 06:02 | San Francisco | Joseph Thalheimer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Willie Frazier (PG) John Loeffler | |
| 05:44 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 23-12 |
| 05:25 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 05:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Bourne | 23-12 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Eric Bourne is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Bourne, team foul #9 | 23-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), Carl Allshouse (SF), Glen Humes (PF), David Bryant (C) James Ferreri, Herbert Mills, Marvin Hill, Joseph Thalheimer | |
| 05:08 | San Francisco | Glen Humes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 05:07 | San Francisco | Glen Humes tips it in | 23-14 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Rafael Santiago is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Allshouse - foul #1 on Carl Allshouse, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 05:04 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:04 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 04:42 | San Francisco | David Bryant blows the dunk | 23-14 |
| 04:40 | San Francisco | Glen Humes tips it back up and in | 23-16 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Rafael Santiago knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Bourne | 25-16 |
| 04:25 | San Francisco | John Loeffler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Hector Martin grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 3 from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Hector Martin hits the follow up shot | 27-16 |
| 03:42 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 03:41 | San Francisco | David Bryant tips it back up and in | 27-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (tired) 2 pts. SF - Frank Sheets (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Hector Martin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Loeffler (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Willie Frazier (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Carl Allshouse (tiring) PF - Glen Humes (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Christopher Mauk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 03:18 | San Francisco | David Bryant pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 02:49 | San Francisco | David Bryant lays it up and in | 27-20 |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Arnold Long (SG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Rafael Santiago, Christopher Mauk, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), Carl Lafave (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Marvin Hill (PF), Robert Willingham (C) John Loeffler, Willie Frazier, Carl Allshouse, Glen Humes, David Bryant | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Jeremy Dorman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Sean Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Jason Cowan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sean Smith | 30-20 |
| 02:07 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr is hacked by Jason Cowan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ferreri (SG), Joseph Thalheimer (C) Herbert Mills, Marvin Hill | |
| 02:07 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:07 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Cowan and he's fouled by Joseph Thalheimer - foul #2 on Joseph Thalheimer, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SF) Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Herbert Mills (SF), Marvin Hill (PF) Carl Lafave, Robert Willingham | |
| 01:46 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:46 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 01:23 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-21 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Delbert Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Arnold Long is hacked by James Ferreri - foul #1 on James Ferreri, team foul #10 | 32-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (PF) Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Willingham (C) Joseph Thalheimer | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:02 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr misses the shot near the basket | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Cowan | 34-21 |