| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Webber (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) PF - Chester Majors (fresh) C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) SG - James Alpert (fresh) SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fresh) C - Brian Henricks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Brian Henricks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Thomas Hintz scores on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Chester Majors scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Brian Henricks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Samford | James Alpert misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Otto Jones hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Brian Webber connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 6-4 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Woodrow King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Brian Webber misses short on a shot in the paint | 6-7 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Chester Majors can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 18:07 | Samford | James Alpert snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Woodrow King's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Majors | 6-7 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Ray Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Chester Majors misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Alexander Smith tips it home | 8-7 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Woodrow King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Brian Webber steps in front of the James Alpert pass | 8-7 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Brian Webber banks in the layup | 10-7 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Thomas Hintz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Chester Majors snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Brian Webber is fouled on the floor by James Alpert - foul #1 on James Alpert, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Albert Dawson (SF) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Otto Jones steps in front of the Alexander Smith pass | 10-7 |
| 16:28 | Samford | James Grant misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Timothy Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Chester Majors is whistled for a carry | 10-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), David Lamb (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Timothy Walker, Brian Webber, Alexander Smith, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 15:40 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Silas | 10-9 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) SG - Robert Jones (fresh) SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Grant (fresh) PF - Albert Dawson (fresh) C - Patrick Potter (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronnie Friedman | 12-9 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Patrick Potter comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Louis Hiatt - foul #1 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Alpert (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF) Mathew Silas, Thomas Ostrom, James Grant | |
| 15:05 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Patrick Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:41 | UConn | David Lamb drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 14-10 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Woodrow King drills a shot from the right side | 14-12 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Louis Hiatt connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 16-12 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Woodrow King double dribbles | 16-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Alexander Smith (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Albert Dawson, Patrick Potter | |
| 13:25 | UConn | Chester Majors can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 16-12 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Woodrow King snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Woodrow King travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG) Brian Webber | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG) James Alpert | |
| 12:53 | UConn | Robert Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Walker | 19-12 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Otto Jones can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Chester Majors - foul #1 on Chester Majors, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Alexander Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chester Majors | 22-14 |
| 11:57 | Samford | James Grant is fouled on the floor by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #3 | 22-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), James Alpert (SG) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz | |
| 11:41 | Samford | James Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Chester Majors pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) SF - James Grant (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mathew Silas - foul #1 on Mathew Silas, team foul #2 | 22-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF) Mathew Silas | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Brian Henricks lays it in | 24-16 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 24-16 |
| 10:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 24-16 |
| 10:31 | Samford | James Alpert can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Timothy Walker is hacked by Otto Jones - foul #1 on Otto Jones, team foul #3 | 24-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Chester Majors (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Manuel Ferguson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) James Grant, Albert Dawson, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 09:50 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the floater from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Paul Jahnke tips it in | 26-16 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses badly on a runner in the paint | 26-16 |
| 09:28 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Woodrow King | 26-16 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Woodrow King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-16 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Patrick Potter blocks the jumper by Ronnie Friedman | 26-16 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Patrick Potter snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 08:49 | Samford | James Alpert misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #4 | 26-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (SF) Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Manuel Ferguson, Patrick Potter | |
| 08:49 | Samford | James Alpert makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:49 | Samford | James Alpert misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Thomas Hintz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG) James Alpert | |
| 08:13 | Samford | Woodrow King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-17 |
| 08:11 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 26-17 |
| 07:52 | Samford | The 3pt attempt by Woodrow King is denied by Paul Jahnke | 26-17 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 07:26 | UConn | David Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Alexander Smith (SF), Louis Hiatt (PF), Ray Brown (C) Ronnie Friedman, David Lamb, Chester Majors, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (SF) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Louis Hiatt buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Smith | 28-17 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Albert Dawson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Brown - foul #2 on Ray Brown, team foul #5 | 28-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF) Thomas Ostrom, Brian Henricks | |
| 06:28 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 28-18 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-18 |
| 06:16 | Samford | James Grant grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 06:12 | Samford | James Grant blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Potter (C) Otto Jones | |
| 06:12 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:12 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Ray Brown lays it up and in set up by Brian Webber | 30-20 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Patrick Potter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick Potter, team foul #4 | 30-20 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG) James Grant | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Brian Webber throws it down set up by David Lamb and the foul's on Patrick Potter - foul #2 on Patrick Potter, team foul #5 | 32-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Albert Dawson, Patrick Potter | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Ray Brown steals it from Thomas Hintz | 33-20 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Chester Majors can't finish the layup but the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #6 | 33-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Paul Jahnke (C) Timothy Walker, Brian Webber, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SF), Manuel Ferguson (PF) Thomas Hintz, Otto Jones | |
| 04:25 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Chester Majors steals it from Woodrow King | 34-20 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 36-20 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Woodrow King travels in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (SF) David Lamb | |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Manuel Ferguson | |
| 03:40 | UConn | James Grant is called for the reach on Louis Hiatt - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Brian Henricks blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Jahnke - foul #1 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #7 | 38-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Hintz (SF) James Grant | |
| 03:19 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Robert Jones is whistled for a carry | 38-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Ray Brown (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG) James Alpert | |
| 02:37 | Samford | Otto Jones's floater is tipped away by Louis Hiatt | 38-22 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Woodrow King tips it home | 38-24 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alexander Smith and he's fouled by Thomas Ostrom - foul #1 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #8 | 40-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Albert Dawson (C) Woodrow King, Brian Henricks | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 02:06 | Samford | James Grant makes the floater from the free throw line | 41-26 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-26 |
| 01:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Ostrom | 41-26 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Louis Hiatt - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #8 | 41-28 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF), Chester Majors (PF) Alexander Smith, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Brian Henricks (C) Thomas Hintz, Albert Dawson | |
| 01:22 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom misses the free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the follow up shot | 43-28 |
| 00:44 | Samford | James Grant clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Brian Webber gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Thomas Ostrom is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #2 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #9 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Paul Jahnke (C) Timothy Walker, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (PF) Thomas Ostrom, Otto Jones | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 00:02 | Samford | The jump hook by James Grant is blocked by Paul Jahnke | 45-28 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Chester Majors pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the fullcourt shot | 45-28 |