| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fresh) C - James Elliston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Bergstresser (fresh) SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) SF - Richard Pierce (fresh) PF - Teddy Bester (fresh) C - Frances Stayton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Elliston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bergstresser | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on Frances Stayton - foul #1 on Frances Stayton, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Frances Stayton | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | UConn | James Whobrey misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bergstresser - foul #1 on David Bergstresser, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the lay-in | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:45 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:44 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | UConn | The jump hook by Thomas Gines is blocked by Frances Stayton | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester blows the layup but he's hacked by James Whobrey - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Dewey Riley takes the ball from Gene Mackey | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester misses the lay-in | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley can't tip it in | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF) David Bergstresser, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester | |
| 16:04 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Winfred Story is denied by James Elliston | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern | Winfred Story grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley is hacked by Robert Charles - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF) Robert Charles, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Tellis (C) Frances Stayton | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Rohn (fresh) SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) SF - Michael Sowa (fresh) PF - Winfred Story (fresh) C - John Tellis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Whobrey | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Northeastern | Winfred Story misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Winfred Story swats the layup by James Elliston | 5-7 |
| 14:41 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Tellis | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Spellman | 5-10 |
| 14:28 | UConn | James Elliston makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Gines and the foul's on Winfred Story - foul #1 on Winfred Story, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Kyle Rohn, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Richard Pierce (SF), Teddy Bester (PF), Frances Stayton (C) Dewey Riley, Michael Sowa, Winfred Story, John Tellis | |
| 14:28 | UConn | James Elliston makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce is hacked by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 14:03 | Northeastern | James Elliston swats the short shot by Frances Stayton | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | UConn | James Elliston gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Kyle Rohn drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gene Mackey | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Loren Stinson travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dewey Riley (SG) Eric Spellman | |
| 13:01 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley is fouled on the floor by Kyle Rohn - foul #2 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Thomas Gines (SF) Gene Mackey, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 12:48 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Pierce | 10-15 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the easy layup | 10-15 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Thomas Gines can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 12:23 | Northeastern | Paul Davis steps in front of the Teddy Bester pass | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Pierce - foul #1 on Richard Pierce, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Loren Stinson (PF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF) David Bergstresser, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester | |
| 12:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:35 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa lays it up and in | 14-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Thomas Gines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Sowa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Winfred Story (fresh) C - Frances Stayton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey lays it in and he's fouled by Frances Stayton - foul #2 on Frances Stayton, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Tellis (C) Frances Stayton | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa is called for 3 seconds | 17-17 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Pierce (SF) John Tellis | |
| 10:50 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-17 |
| 10:49 | Northeastern | Winfred Story snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:29 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-17 |
| 10:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Whobrey | 17-17 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the shot from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley misses short on a runner from the right block | 17-17 |
| 09:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Elliston | 17-17 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Loren Stinson | 19-17 |
| 09:04 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Winfred Story | 19-19 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Loren Stinson is hacked by Winfred Story - foul #2 on Winfred Story, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Robert Charles, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Norman Graves (SG), Gerald Forsythe (SF), Teddy Bester (PF), John Tellis (C) Eric Spellman, Dewey Riley, Richard Pierce, Winfred Story, Michael Sowa | |
| 08:33 | UConn | Thomas Gines loses the dribble to Norman Graves | 19-19 |
| 08:29 | Northeastern | Norman Graves banks in the layup | 19-21 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Thomas Gines is hacked by David Bergstresser - foul #2 on David Bergstresser, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dewey Riley (SG) David Bergstresser | |
| 08:06 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:06 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Thomas Gines connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Mackey | 23-21 |
| 07:36 | Northeastern | Gerald Forsythe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gines - foul #1 on Thomas Gines, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG) Norman Graves | |
| 07:28 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric Spellman and the foul's on Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UConn | James Elliston (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 07:28 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Forsythe (fresh) PF - Teddy Bester (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Tellis (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Paul Davis is fouled on the floor by Dewey Riley - foul #1 on Dewey Riley, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Pierce (SF) Gerald Forsythe | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:47 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Tellis and he's hacked by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Norman Graves (SG), Michael Sowa (C) Dewey Riley, John Tellis | |
| 06:47 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Loren Stinson and he's fouled by Richard Pierce - foul #2 on Richard Pierce, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SG) Joe Wheeler | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gerald Forsythe (SF) Richard Pierce | |
| 06:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:59 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Gines | 28-27 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 05:34 | UConn | James Elliston hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 05:20 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Eric Spellman steals it from Robert Charles in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 05:12 | Northeastern | Gerald Forsythe blows the dunk | 30-27 |
| 05:11 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:01 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman's pass is intercepted by Robert Charles | 30-27 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Thomas Gines blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 04:57 | Northeastern | Gerald Forsythe grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa's pass is intercepted by James Elliston | 30-27 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Robert Charles is fouled on the floor by Eric Spellman - foul #1 on Eric Spellman, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dewey Riley (SG), John Tellis (C) Norman Graves, Gerald Forsythe | |
| 04:26 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Robert Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:26 | Northeastern | John Tellis gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:11 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 04:09 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester tips it home | 31-29 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 03:48 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 03:32 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Tellis | 31-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Charles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Sowa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Teddy Bester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tellis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Kyle Rohn buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 03:02 | Northeastern | Kyle Rohn is called for the reach on Michael Sowa - foul #3 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Richard Pierce (SF), Frances Stayton (C) Eric Spellman, Teddy Bester, John Tellis | |
| 03:02 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:02 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 02:43 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:33 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF), James Elliston (C) James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Winfred Story (PF) Michael Sowa | |
| 02:04 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:39 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 01:37 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Frances Stayton blocks the short jumper by Gene Mackey | 34-32 |
| 00:57 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:42 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Dewey Riley is denied by Loren Stinson | 34-32 |
| 00:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Loren Stinson | 34-32 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Frances Stayton is called for the reach on Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Frances Stayton, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Whobrey (PF) Paul Davis, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Norman Graves (SG), Gerald Forsythe (SF), John Tellis (C) David Bergstresser, Dewey Riley, Richard Pierce, Frances Stayton | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Gene Mackey knocks away the 3 by Winfred Story | 35-32 |