| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick connects on the jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Nwa Abdel double dribbles | 22-30 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders is called for traveling | 22-30 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses long on a runner in the paint | 22-30 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg makes the jump hook from close range set up by Stanley Patrick | 22-32 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Michael Vowels is hacked by Philip Brockberg - foul #2 on Philip Brockberg, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Edwards - foul #1 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), James Moore (PF) Monte Bennett, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Shawn Edwards is denied by Nwa Abdel | 26-34 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hohowski | 29-34 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Brockberg | 29-36 |
| 15:35 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 15:33 | UConn | James Moore tips it home | 31-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stanley Patrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Brockberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Douglas Deal, James Moore, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Anthony Bevan (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| 14:52 | UConn | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 34-36 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Vincent Stearns drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 36-36 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is hacked by Monte Bennett - foul #2 on Monte Bennett, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Anthony Bevan, Benny Garry, Alan Hanenberger | |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick double dribbles | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses long on a floater in the paint | 36-36 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Nwa Abdel gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:07 | UConn | James Hohowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 12:06 | UConn | James Moore tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Monte Bennett steps in front of the Stanley Patrick pass | 38-36 |
| 11:52 | UConn | James Hohowski can't throw it down | 38-36 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Shaul | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UConn | James Moore connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 40-38 |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick connects on the shot near the basket set up by Robert Shaul and the foul's on Monte Bennett - foul #3 on Monte Bennett, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SF), Benny Garry (C) Rodney Poirier, Jason Sanders | |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Vowels | 40-40 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky and the foul's on Stanley Patrick - foul #2 on Stanley Patrick, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG) Stanley Patrick | |
| 10:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul loses the dribble to Sidney Wise | 42-40 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Nwa Abdel banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 44-40 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry tips it in | 44-42 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Michael Vowels tips it home | 46-42 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Shawn Edwards is blocked by Michael Vowels | 46-42 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Robert Newton picks off the pass by Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry blows the layup but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Philip Brockberg | |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:31 | UConn | James Hohowski travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier (SF) Robert Newton | |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-44 |
| 08:15 | UConn | James Hohowski gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:00 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled on the floor by Jason Sanders - foul #1 on Jason Sanders, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger (PF) Benny Garry | |
| 07:41 | UConn | James Moore clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-44 |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Edwards is blocked by Douglas Deal | 46-44 |
| 07:34 | UConn | James Moore grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Shawn Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | UConn | James Hohowski hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Monte Bennett | 48-44 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier lays it in on a nice dish by Stanley Patrick | 48-46 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Hanenberger - foul #3 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Monte Bennett, James Moore, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Benny Garry (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF) Shawn Edwards, Rodney Poirier, Alan Hanenberger | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Douglas Deal makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 05:33 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry travels with the ball | 49-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SF) James Hohowski, Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG), Alan Hanenberger (C) Stanley Patrick, Jason Sanders | |
| 04:42 | UConn | Michael Vowels connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and the foul's on Philip Brockberg - foul #3 on Philip Brockberg, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:42 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Michael Vowels can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it in | 54-48 |
| 03:52 | Western Kentucky | Sidney Wise steals the ball from Robert Newton | 54-48 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Sidney Wise lays it in | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses the easy layup | 56-48 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), James Moore (PF) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Benny Garry, Alan Hanenberger | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | UConn | Nwa Abdel knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Monte Bennett | 58-48 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 58-48 |
| 02:13 | UConn | James Hohowski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Deal | 61-48 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:54 | UConn | James Moore grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Stanley Patrick steals the ball from James Moore | 61-48 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Monte Bennett - foul #4 on Monte Bennett, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | UConn | Sidney Wise is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Newton - foul #1 on Robert Newton, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SF) Rodney Poirier | |
| 00:58 | UConn | Sidney Wise misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 00:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Robert Newton is called for the reach on Hans Zvorsky - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Stearns is called for the reach on Alan Hanenberger - foul #2 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton drills a 3 from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 63-53 |