| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Micheal Kim inbounds the ball | 15-26 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Ernest Lococo drills a turnaround near the basket | 15-28 |
| 19:13 | Sacramento State | Micheal Kim is called for the reach on Dean Nelson - foul #2 on Micheal Kim, team foul #1 | 15-28 |
| 18:54 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 15-28 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Paul White snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 15-28 |
| 18:33 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 18:12 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Christopher Kraft hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Kim | 15-30 |
| 17:40 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Guest and the foul's on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 17-30 |
| 17:40 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul White | 18-32 |
| 16:58 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-32 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Paul White misses the tip | 18-32 |
| 16:30 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Nelson | 20-32 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Micheal Kim tips it in | 20-34 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Ernest Lococo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Kraft | 22-37 |
| 14:41 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-37 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Micheal Kim gets the rebound | 22-37 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Christopher Kraft buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Kim and the foul's on Austin Mack - foul #2 on Austin Mack, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Stanley Parker (SF), Andrew Jimison (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Dean Nelson, Jim Drummond, Richard Guest, Austin Mack, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (SG), Thomas Borrego (C) Ernest Lococo, Paul White | |
| 14:35 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses the free throw | 22-39 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Daniel Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Christopher Kraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG) Christopher Kraft | |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 22-39 |
| 13:59 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Thomas Borrego pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Maurice Douglass - foul #2 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG) Daniel Rose | |
| 13:13 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 12:50 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice Douglass | 26-41 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Ernest Lococo double dribbles | 26-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Richard Guest (SF), Austin Mack (PF) Kenneth Rathbone, Stanley Parker, Andrew Jimison | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul White (C) Thomas Borrego | |
| 12:05 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jim Drummond | 28-41 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Paul White blows the layup but he's hacked by Maurice Douglass - foul #3 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG) Matthew Joyce | |
| 11:59 | UConn | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 11:42 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack is hacked by Micheal Kim - foul #3 on Micheal Kim, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun (C) Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | UConn | Gary Meany (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Meany (fresh) C - Paul White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond's pass is intercepted by Ernest Lococo | 28-43 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 10:52 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 10:45 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Gary Meany snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Micheal Kim hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest is hacked by Micheal Kim - foul #4 on Micheal Kim, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PF) Austin Mack | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim | |
| 09:30 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Paul White - foul #1 on Paul White, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| 09:30 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Matthew Joyce clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Meany - foul #1 on Gary Meany, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Stanley Parker (SF) Dean Nelson, Jim Drummond, Richard Guest | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Thomas Borrego (C) Christopher Kraft, Paul White | |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Gary Meany can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rathbone | 32-43 |
| 07:52 | Sacramento State | Daniel Rose is called for the reach on Kenneth Rathbone - foul #1 on Daniel Rose, team foul #7 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG), Richard Guest (SF), Austin Mack (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Kenneth Digby, Stanley Parker, Andrew Jimison, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Micheal Kim (SF) Daniel Rose, Gary Meany | |
| 07:52 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Jim Drummond steals the ball from Ernest Lococo | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Ernest Lococo can't finish the layup | 34-43 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it home | 34-45 |
| 06:29 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond comes up short on the runner from the left block | 34-45 |
| 06:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ernest Lococo | 34-45 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 05:49 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass loses the dribble to Micheal Kim | 34-47 |
| 05:49 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Merle Calhoun (C) Kenneth Rathbone, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Paul White (C) Matthew Joyce, Thomas Borrego | |
| 05:30 | UConn | Daniel Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-47 |
| 05:06 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 05:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul White | 34-47 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Christopher Kraft jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 34-49 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson is called for traveling | 34-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Thomas Borrego (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Kraft, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Paul White | |
| 03:51 | UConn | Thomas Borrego comes up short on the shot in the paint | 34-49 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Gary Meany misses the tip | 34-49 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses the tip | 34-49 |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Joyce - foul #2 on Matthew Joyce, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Richard Guest is called for the reach on Gary Meany - foul #1 on Richard Guest, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is fouled on the floor by Merle Calhoun - foul #2 on Merle Calhoun, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (SF), Maurice Douglass (C) Richard Guest, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:27 | UConn | Dean Nelson is called for the reach on Matthew Joyce - foul #4 on Dean Nelson, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Stanley Parker is called for the reach on Gary Meany - foul #1 on Stanley Parker, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SF), Merle Calhoun (C) Stanley Parker, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:59 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest is whistled for traveling | 35-51 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Matthew Joyce lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Rose | 35-53 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Rose - foul #2 on Daniel Rose, team foul #9 | 35-53 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Gary Meany clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 00:23 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson grabs the board | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Joyce runs out the clock | 39-53 |