| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Franqui (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cameron Felan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Cameron Felan inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Matthew Franqui tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 19:13 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:11 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:48 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Franqui - foul #2 on Matthew Franqui, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (PG), Lee Williamson (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Joseph Barnhart, Matthew Franqui, Cameron Felan, Russell Hughes, Lewis Schell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:48 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:48 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | UConn | John Maury steals it from Clifford Thibodeau | 36-36 |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Williamson - foul #1 on Lee Williamson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG), Cameron Felan (SF), Lewis Schell (C) Lee Williamson, Jacob Fleeman, Charles Funderburk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), Jason Puffer (C) Derek Marks, John Maury | |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Matthew Franqui makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Collins | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Arthur Collins clanks a runner in the paint | 38-41 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:07 | SE Missouri State | Cameron Felan takes the ball from Ricky Yates in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Arthur Collins hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:46 | SE Missouri State | Clifford Thibodeau denies the turnaround by Albert Benham | 40-41 |
| 16:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Thibodeau | 40-41 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Arthur Collins knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Cameron Felan and the foul's on Albert Benham - foul #2 on Albert Benham, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Williamson (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), George Bailey (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Matthew Franqui, Cameron Felan, Clifford Thibodeau, Lewis Schell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), David Sanders (SG), Stacy Chandler (SF), Paul Chapman (PF), John Maury (C) Albert Benham, Ricky Yates, Gregg Brewer, Virgil Mai, Jason Puffer | |
| 16:22 | UConn | Arthur Collins misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:22 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Maury | 42-41 |
| 16:20 | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Williamson - foul #2 on Lee Williamson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG) Arthur Collins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:07 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Daniel Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Williamson (fresh) SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) PF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Funderburk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stacy Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Chapman (fresh) C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Lee Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 15:41 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Funderburk | 42-41 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Lee Williamson is fouled on the floor by Paul Chapman - foul #3 on Paul Chapman, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG), Cameron Felan (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Lee Williamson, Jacob Fleeman, George Bailey, Charles Funderburk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 15:13 | UConn | Russell Hughes misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Chapman - foul #4 on Paul Chapman, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (SG) Paul Chapman | |
| 15:13 | UConn | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cameron Felan - foul #2 on Cameron Felan, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), George Bailey (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Daniel Milan, Cameron Felan, Russell Hughes, Lewis Schell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai (PF) Derek Marks | |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Jacob Fleeman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | UConn | George Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Matthew Franqui lays it in on a nice dish by Jacob Fleeman | 46-42 |
| 13:58 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Barnhart takes the ball from Virgil Mai | 46-42 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart lays it up and in | 48-42 |
| 13:37 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Sanders | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Matthew Franqui is hacked by David Sanders - foul #1 on David Sanders, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (PG), Lee Williamson (SG), Cameron Felan (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Joseph Barnhart, Matthew Franqui, Jacob Fleeman, George Bailey, Charles Funderburk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), Ricky Yates (SG), Gregg Brewer (SF), Jason Puffer (C) Albert Benham, David Sanders, Stacy Chandler, John Maury | |
| 13:13 | UConn | Lee Williamson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Collins | 51-44 |
| 12:56 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Arthur Collins pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 12:23 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 12:02 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai makes the floater from the baseline | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arthur Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cameron Felan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Puffer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Derek Marks is called for the reach on Arthur Collins - foul #2 on Derek Marks, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Matthew Franqui (SG), Clifford Thibodeau (PF) Arthur Collins, Lee Williamson, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), David Sanders (PF), John Maury (C) Derek Marks, Virgil Mai, Jason Puffer | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Matthew Franqui hits a shot from the right wing set up by Lewis Schell | 53-46 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Schell - foul #3 on Lewis Schell, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG) Joseph Barnhart | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler (SF), Virgil Mai (PF) Ricky Yates, Gregg Brewer | |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | John Maury makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:34 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler misses the wide open jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Milan - foul #2 on Daniel Milan, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Charles Funderburk (C) Daniel Milan, Cameron Felan, Lewis Schell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Matthew Franqui comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Maury - foul #2 on John Maury, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG), Cameron Felan (SF), Lewis Schell (C) Joseph Barnhart, Jacob Fleeman, Charles Funderburk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates (SG), Gregg Brewer (SF) David Sanders, Stacy Chandler | |
| 10:00 | UConn | Matthew Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Matthew Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:53 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Ricky Yates | 55-50 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Daniel Milan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses long on a shot in the lane | 58-50 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Lewis Schell grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Lewis Schell is fouled on the floor by Albert Benham - foul #3 on Albert Benham, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Arthur Collins (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Daniel Milan, Matthew Franqui, Cameron Felan, Clifford Thibodeau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), David Sanders (PF), Jason Puffer (C) Albert Benham, Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| 08:51 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:51 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Arthur Collins gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Arthur Collins scores on a 3 from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 07:51 | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Yates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Puffer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 07:30 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Barnhart steals the ball from David Sanders | 61-50 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Russell Hughes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Barnhart | 63-50 |
| 06:51 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG), Matthew Franqui (SG), Cameron Felan (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Joseph Barnhart, Arthur Collins, Jacob Fleeman, Russell Hughes, Lewis Schell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), Stacy Chandler (SF), Virgil Mai (PF), Paul Chapman (C) Derek Marks, Gregg Brewer, David Sanders, Jason Puffer | |
| 06:36 | UConn | Daniel Milan clanks a shot from the right side | 63-50 |
| 06:34 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Virgil Mai | 63-50 |
| 06:29 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Daniel Milan can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Albert Benham - foul #4 on Albert Benham, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UConn | George Bailey (PF) Clifford Thibodeau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Maury (C) Virgil Mai | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Daniel Milan makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Daniel Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:08 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | John Maury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 05:40 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Cameron Felan is blocked by Ricky Yates | 64-53 |
| 05:39 | UConn | George Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Matthew Franqui hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 05:23 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 05:03 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 05:01 | UConn | George Bailey snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Daniel Milan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Funderburk | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:26 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 04:24 | SE Missouri State | John Maury tips it home | 67-55 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Paul Chapman denies the turnaround by Matthew Franqui | 67-55 |
| 03:59 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Funderburk | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Matthew Franqui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Arthur Collins (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Daniel Milan, Matthew Franqui, Cameron Felan, George Bailey, Charles Funderburk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), David Sanders (SG), Gregg Brewer (SF), Virgil Mai (PF), Jason Puffer (C) Albert Benham, Ricky Yates, Stacy Chandler, Paul Chapman, John Maury | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Puffer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Schell - foul #4 on Lewis Schell, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Cameron Felan (SF) Jacob Fleeman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Arthur Collins connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Barnhart | 69-57 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai can't connect on a shot near the basket | 69-57 |
| 03:02 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 02:47 | SE Missouri State | Cameron Felan steals the ball from Virgil Mai | 69-57 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Russell Hughes misses the dunk attempt | 69-57 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Lewis Schell hits the follow up shot | 71-57 |
| 02:00 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer clanks a shot from the baseline | 71-57 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Russell Hughes snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart blows the layup but the foul's on David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG) Arthur Collins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), Stacy Chandler (SF), Paul Chapman (C) Derek Marks, Gregg Brewer, Virgil Mai | |
| 01:41 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 72-57 |
| 01:21 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 01:12 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer's pass is intercepted by Matthew Franqui | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart misses the dunk attempt | 72-57 |
| 01:06 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:54 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Cameron Felan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:28 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Russell Hughes grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart runs out the clock | 72-59 |