| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Osborne (fresh) PF - Leon Eoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Mark Osborne inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | The jump hook by Jason Robinson is blocked by Michael Johnson | 23-27 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the floater from the left block | 25-27 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the dunk attempt | 25-27 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy tips it in | 25-29 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Michael Johnson is blocked by Marshall Bellamy | 25-29 |
| 18:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Anthony Givens | 25-29 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Givens | 25-31 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Biggs | 27-31 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jason Robinson | 27-33 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Osborne is called for the reach on Brian Biggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Osborne, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (PG), Samuel Jackson (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Robert Hodges (C) William Weaver, Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Leon Eoff, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | David Byrum hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jacobs | 29-33 |
| 17:09 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Neville Thome is blocked by Robert Hodges | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | David Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is fouled on the floor by Henry Husky - foul #1 on Henry Husky, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 31-33 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Denver Volz is hacked by Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (SG), Leon Eoff (PF) Robert Lowery, Henry Husky | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Denver Volz misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leon Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | UConn | Neville Thome misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Hodges - foul #2 on Robert Hodges, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), John Lopresti (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Jacobs, David Byrum, Samuel Jackson, Carl Williams, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF) Denver Volz, Alan Mack, David Bolin, Leon Eoff | |
| 15:18 | UConn | Neville Thome makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Dwayne Shaw steals it from Brian Biggs | 31-34 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Biggs - foul #1 on Brian Biggs, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (SF) Brian Biggs | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SG), Henry Husky (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Neville Thome | |
| 13:58 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 31-35 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), David Byrum (SG), Samuel Jackson (SF), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, John Lopresti, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), David Bolin (SF) Jason Robinson, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 13:12 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:50 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 12:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Bolin | 33-35 |
| 12:20 | UConn | David Bolin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Denver Volz | 33-38 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Robert Lowery snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Robert Lowery comes up short on the shot in the paint | 33-38 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Henry Husky grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Husky (fairly fresh) C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-38 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Henry Husky grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Denver Volz and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Brian Biggs (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) William Weaver, Samuel Jackson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Mark Osborne (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Neville Thome (C) Denver Volz, David Bolin, Henry Husky, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 10:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Lopresti, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG) John Lopresti | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Dwayne Shaw (PF) Robert Lowery, Neville Thome | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Jason Robinson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Mark Osborne | 33-43 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Anthony Givens steals it from William Weaver in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Anthony Givens lays it in | 33-45 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 09:47 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the tip | 33-45 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Ryan Bogar is called for the reach on Mark Osborne - foul #3 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #7 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Williams (C) Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Leon Eoff | |
| 09:24 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 08:56 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Neville Thome gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Neville Thome is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Neville Thome, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (PG), Samuel Jackson (SF) William Weaver, Brian Biggs | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), David Bolin (SF) Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne | |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Johnson | 36-47 |
| 07:58 | UConn | David Bolin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 36-47 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson misses the jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Williams | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Byrum (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Mack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Shaw (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 36-47 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Johnson is blocked by Denver Volz | 36-47 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Jacobs is blocked by Neville Thome | 36-47 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson clanks a floater from the right side | 36-47 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Neville Thome comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #8 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), John Lopresti (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Robert Hodges (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Jacobs, David Byrum, Samuel Jackson, Michael Johnson, Carl Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Alan Mack, David Bolin, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Neville Thome makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Eoff (PF) Neville Thome | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Jason Robinson is hacked by John Lopresti - foul #5 on John Lopresti, team foul #9 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG) John Lopresti | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the board | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Leon Eoff swats the layup by Brian Biggs | 36-49 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy banks in the layup | 36-51 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges buries a floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Jason Robinson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marshall Bellamy | 38-54 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 38-54 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | William Weaver's fadeaway is rejected by Marshall Bellamy | 38-54 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy grabs the board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Jason Robinson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Givens | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Biggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leon Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-57 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Anthony Givens grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 03:01 | UConn | Brian Biggs picks off the pass by Jason Robinson | 38-57 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | William Weaver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Biggs | 40-57 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Osborne and he's hacked by Ryan Bogar - foul #4 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #10 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (PG), Samuel Jackson (SF), Carl Williams (PF) Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Biggs, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Henry Husky (PF) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Leon Eoff | |
| 02:44 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the free throw | 40-59 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Robert Lowery snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Samuel Jackson steals the ball from Denver Volz | 40-59 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Denver Volz - foul #1 on Denver Volz, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) Marshall Bellamy | |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the tip | 40-59 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Weaver | 40-59 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 01:49 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 01:44 | UConn | David Bolin slams it home | 40-61 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | William Weaver clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Lowery - foul #2 on Robert Lowery, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Henry Husky, Neville Thome | |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 3rd free throw | 40-61 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Anthony Givens is fouled on the floor by Carl Williams - foul #3 on Carl Williams, team foul #11 | 40-61 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Anthony Givens makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Anthony Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs jams it and the foul's on Anthony Givens - foul #1 on Anthony Givens, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Jason Robinson buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Givens and the foul's on Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #4 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #12 | 43-65 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the free throw | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | William Weaver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 43-66 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Robinson runs out the clock | 43-66 |