| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) SG - Henry Millett (fresh) SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) C - Luke Herron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Easterwood (fresh) SG - Douglas Peltier (fresh) SF - Liko Wang (fresh) PF - Joseph Winsky (fresh) C - Michael Ackley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Luke Herron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Dennis | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood makes the 3 from straight away set up by Liko Wang | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Williams | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Michael Ackley is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ernest Easterwood | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry misses the jump hook from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Luke Herron misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Liko Wang | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Michael Ackley misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Luke Herron pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis is denied on a layup by Michael Ackley | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Aaron Williams tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Luke Herron | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Luke Herron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Liko Wang grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Douglas Peltier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Liko Wang tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Douglas Peltier picks off the pass by Kevin Dennis | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Douglas Peltier blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Michael Ackley hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Luke Herron misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Liko Wang - foul #1 on Liko Wang, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Michael Ackley loses the dribble to Christopher Nance | 6-9 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Christopher Nance lays it in | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Morris (fresh) PF - Luke Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Easterwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Peltier (fresh) SF - Liko Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Winsky (fresh) C - Michael Ackley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Michael Ackley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Kevin Dennis (PF) Aaron Williams, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (SG), Robert Jessen (SF), Michael Chacon (C) Ernest Easterwood, Douglas Peltier, Michael Ackley | |
| 15:03 | Columbia | The short jumper by Robert Shaw is denied by Joseph Winsky | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Ronald Huff gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Ronald Huff drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Winsky | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Robert Morris is hacked by Ronald Huff - foul #1 on Ronald Huff, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG), Bernard Cherry (SF) Robert Shaw, Robert Morris | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Easterwood (PG), Joshua Boyd (PF) Liko Wang, Joseph Winsky | |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Billy Buckner misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Robert Jessen gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Boyd - foul #1 on Joshua Boyd, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Luke Herron (C) Christopher Nance, Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Peltier (SG), Joseph Winsky (PF), Michael Ackley (C) Ronald Huff, Joshua Boyd, Michael Chacon | |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Robert Jessen snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Dennis - foul #1 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Morris (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UConn | Liko Wang (SF) Robert Jessen | |
| 12:56 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Robert Morris is whistled for a carry | 8-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billy Buckner (C) Bernard Cherry | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (PG) Ernest Easterwood | |
| 12:13 | UConn | Joseph Winsky clanks a floater from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Luke Herron snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Billy Buckner's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Winsky | 8-16 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Douglas Peltier pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Douglas Peltier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Robert Morris grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Billy Buckner misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Ackley - foul #1 on Michael Ackley, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) Henry Millett | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Easterwood (PG), Robert Jessen (PF) Ronald Huff, Joseph Winsky | |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Billy Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Billy Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Morris (fresh) PF - Luke Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Easterwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Peltier (fresh) SF - Liko Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jessen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Ackley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Douglas Peltier drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Liko Wang | 10-18 |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Robert Morris snags the offensive board | 10-18 |
| 10:42 | Columbia | Luke Herron loses the dribble to Douglas Peltier | 10-18 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Douglas Peltier misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 10-18 |
| 10:20 | Columbia | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Robert Morris hits a shot from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Michael Ackley is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Douglas Peltier out of the doubleteam | 12-20 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Michael Ackley is called for the reach on Billy Buckner - foul #2 on Michael Ackley, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Henry Millett (SG), Bernard Cherry (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) Aaron Williams, Christopher Nance, Robert Morris, Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (SG), Joseph Winsky (PF), Michael Chacon (C) Douglas Peltier, Robert Jessen, Michael Ackley | |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Henry Millett misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Michael Chacon pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Michael Chacon misses the fadeaway in the paint | 12-20 |
| 08:43 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Bernard Cherry | 12-20 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Henry Millett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:20 | Columbia | Luke Herron grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Henry Millett's pass is intercepted by Liko Wang | 12-20 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kevin Dennis | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Henry Millett (fresh) SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) C - Luke Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Easterwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Liko Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Winsky (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Chacon (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Henry Millett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Joseph Winsky gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Ronald Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Liko Wang can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Robert Shaw misses the shot from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 06:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joseph Winsky | 12-20 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis is called for traveling | 12-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Christopher Nance (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Robert Shaw, Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Peltier (SG), Robert Jessen (SF), Joshua Boyd (C) Ronald Huff, Liko Wang, Michael Chacon | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Joshua Boyd misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Buckner - foul #1 on Billy Buckner, team foul #2 | 12-20 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Joshua Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Joshua Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Billy Buckner | 12-20 |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Morris | 14-20 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Douglas Peltier is called for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (PG) Ernest Easterwood | |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Aaron Williams scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Nance | 16-20 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Ronald Huff is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Peltier | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Huff (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Peltier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jessen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Winsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Ronald Huff steals it from Christopher Nance | 16-22 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Douglas Peltier travels with the ball | 16-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG), Bernard Cherry (SF) Christopher Nance, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Easterwood (PG), Michael Ackley (C) Ronald Huff, Joseph Winsky | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Aaron Williams can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Easterwood - foul #1 on Ernest Easterwood, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Liko Wang (SF) Robert Jessen | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Robert Morris is called for the reach on Michael Ackley - foul #1 on Robert Morris, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Henry Millett gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Joshua Boyd picks off the pass by Bernard Cherry | 18-22 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Ernest Easterwood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Robert Morris scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Aaron Williams | 20-22 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Douglas Peltier knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Ernest Easterwood | 20-24 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Aaron Williams misses the dunk attempt | 20-24 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Buckner | 20-24 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 20-24 |