| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Colegrove (fresh) PF - Clarence Berg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Corey Colegrove inbounds the ball | 17-37 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Coover - foul #4 on William Coover, team foul #1 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG) William Coover | |
| 19:31 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 19:31 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-37 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Richard Burney tips it back up and in | 19-39 |
| 19:05 | Boise State | Clarence Berg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-39 |
| 19:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Thomas | 19-39 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lawrence Sims - foul #2 on Lawrence Sims, team foul #1 | 19-39 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 18:40 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Luis Brown | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:21 | Boise State | Clarence Berg loses the dribble to Richard Burney | 19-40 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Paul Bowne buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lorenzo Nichols and he's fouled by Luis Brown - foul #2 on Luis Brown, team foul #2 | 19-42 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the free throw | 19-42 |
| 17:59 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Clarence Berg | 19-42 |
| 17:45 | Boise State | Danny Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-42 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Burney | 22-45 |
| 17:19 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Danny Robinson | 24-45 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Richard Burney knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Bowne | 24-47 |
| 16:30 | Boise State | Luis Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Lorenzo Nichols - foul #2 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | Brian McDonald (PG), Ron Renteria (SG), Clement Jewell (SF), Adam Bentley (PF) Danny Robinson, Lawrence Sims, Corey Colegrove, Clarence Berg | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Steve Thomas, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 16:30 | Boise State | Luis Brown misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian grabs the board | 26-47 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Adam Bentley steals it from Paul Lewis | 26-47 |
| 16:11 | Boise State | Luis Brown misses the easy layup | 26-47 |
| 16:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Samuel Sebastian | 26-47 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Delay | 26-49 |
| 16:00 | Boise State | Paul Bowne is called for the reach on Brian McDonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #3 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Daigneault (PG), Gary Macdonald (PF), Donald Chandler (C) Ron Renteria, Adam Bentley, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG) Paul Bowne | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Daigneault (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clement Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Delay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Boise State | Paul Lewis steals it from Brian McDonald | 26-49 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Tom Delay clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Brian McDonald - foul #2 on Brian McDonald, team foul #3 | 26-49 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Tom Delay misses the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Tom Delay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 15:21 | Boise State | David Daigneault is hacked by Lorenzo Nichols - foul #3 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #4 | 26-50 |
| 15:16 | Boise State | Richard Burney takes the ball from Brian McDonald | 26-50 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Richard Burney hits the finger roll | 26-52 |
| 14:59 | Boise State | Brian McDonald makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Clement Jewell | 28-52 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Clement Jewell is called for the reach on Richard Burney - foul #3 on Clement Jewell, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG), Clarence Berg (PF) David Daigneault, Brian McDonald, Donald Chandler | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Steve Thomas (SF) Richard Burney, Tom Delay | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Lawrence Sims picks off the pass by Lorenzo Nichols | 28-52 |
| 14:01 | Boise State | Clarence Berg misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian grabs the board | 28-52 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Paul Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 13:40 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Sims | 28-52 |
| 13:29 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 13:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Nichols | 28-52 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Paul Bowne | 28-54 |
| 12:50 | Boise State | Paul Lewis steals it from Clement Jewell | 28-54 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Paul Lewis blows the layup | 28-54 |
| 12:46 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald snags the defensive board | 28-54 |
| 12:41 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-54 |
| 12:39 | Boise State | Clement Jewell tips it but misses | 28-54 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Paul Bowne pulls down the rebound | 28-54 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Daigneault (PG), Brian McDonald (SG), Corey Colegrove (SF), Adam Bentley (PF), Luis Brown (C) Danny Robinson, Lawrence Sims, Clement Jewell, Clarence Berg, Gary Macdonald | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Bowne, Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 11:53 | Boise State | Corey Colegrove is hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Daigneault (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Colegrove (fresh) PF - Adam Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Boise State | Luis Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-54 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Richard Burney drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Coover | 28-56 |
| 10:58 | Boise State | Luis Brown misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 28-56 |
| 10:56 | UConn | William Coover gets the rebound | 28-56 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Richard Burney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wilbur Sherman | 28-58 |
| 10:22 | Boise State | Adam Bentley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-58 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman pulls down the rebound | 28-58 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Richard Burney can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on David Daigneault - foul #4 on David Daigneault, team foul #5 | 28-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ron Renteria (SG), Gary Macdonald (SF), Clement Jewell (PF), Donald Chandler (C) David Daigneault, Corey Colegrove, Adam Bentley, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Steve Thomas, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 1st free throw | 28-59 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Paul Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 28-59 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian blows the layup | 28-59 |
| 09:39 | Boise State | Ron Renteria pulls down the rebound | 28-59 |
| 09:22 | Boise State | Donald Chandler misses badly on a runner from the left block | 28-59 |
| 09:20 | UConn | William Coover gets the rebound | 28-59 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian lays it up and in | 28-61 |
| 08:37 | Boise State | Clement Jewell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-61 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 31-61 |
| 08:22 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Donald Chandler | 31-61 |
| 08:20 | Boise State | Brian McDonald is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Adam Bentley (PF) Clement Jewell | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Tom Delay (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Richard Burney, William Coover, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Tom Delay knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Wilbur Sherman | 31-63 |
| 07:54 | Boise State | Adam Bentley's floater is tipped away by Wilbur Sherman | 31-63 |
| 07:52 | Boise State | Donald Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 31-63 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian McDonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Renteria (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Chandler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Delay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Boise State | Ron Renteria is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Nichols - foul #4 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #6 | 31-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Daigneault (PG), Clement Jewell (C) Ron Renteria, Donald Chandler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:31 | Boise State | Adam Bentley makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian McDonald | 34-63 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Clement Jewell denies the turnaround by Paul Bowne | 34-63 |
| 07:01 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| 06:56 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by David Daigneault | 36-63 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Paul Lewis can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by David Daigneault - foul #5 on David Daigneault, team foul #6 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ron Renteria (SG), Donald Chandler (C) David Daigneault, Adam Bentley | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Steve Thomas (SF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Tom Delay, Lorenzo Nichols, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 06:32 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald snags the defensive board | 36-64 |
| 06:21 | Boise State | Paul Lewis steals it from Brian McDonald | 36-64 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Richard Burney is fouled on the floor by Gary Macdonald - foul #4 on Gary Macdonald, team foul #7 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Tom Delay (C) Paul Bowne, Paul Lewis | |
| 05:56 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Brian McDonald misses the floater from the right side | 36-66 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 36-66 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Steve Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Burney | 36-68 |
| 05:15 | Boise State | Steve Thomas steals the ball from Ron Renteria | 36-68 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Steve Thomas lays it in | 36-70 |
| 05:05 | Boise State | Richard Burney steps in front of the Clement Jewell pass | 36-70 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the easy layup | 36-70 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Steve Thomas grabs the offensive board | 36-70 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Tom Delay is whistled for a carry | 36-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Adam Bentley (PF) Donald Chandler | |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Sherman (C) Tom Delay | |
| 04:26 | Boise State | Ron Renteria can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #7 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Lorenzo Nichols (PF) William Coover, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 04:26 | Boise State | Ron Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 04:26 | Boise State | Ron Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 38-70 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Gary Macdonald swats the short shot by Wilbur Sherman | 38-70 |
| 03:56 | Boise State | Ron Renteria snags the defensive board | 38-70 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian McDonald (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Renteria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clement Jewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Boise State | Clement Jewell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-70 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman gets the rebound | 38-70 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Gary Macdonald - foul #5 on Gary Macdonald, team foul #8 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Donald Chandler (C) Gary Macdonald | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Steve Thomas, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 38-71 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-72 |
| 03:16 | Boise State | Donald Chandler misses the easy layup | 38-72 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-72 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the shot from the right wing | 38-72 |
| 03:09 | Boise State | Adam Bentley grabs the board | 38-72 |
| 03:05 | Boise State | Brian McDonald misses the floater from the left wing | 38-72 |
| 03:03 | Boise State | Clement Jewell snags the offensive board | 38-72 |
| 02:46 | Boise State | Clement Jewell buries a jumpshot from the right side | 40-72 |
| 02:18 | UConn | The jumper by Paul Bowne is denied by Clement Jewell | 40-72 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 40-72 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Brian McDonald - foul #3 on Brian McDonald, team foul #9 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Wilbur Sherman (C) Tom Delay, Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 01:50 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 01:50 | Boise State | Donald Chandler pulls down the rebound | 40-72 |
| 01:47 | Boise State | Brian McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-72 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG) Paul Bowne | |
| 01:23 | UConn | William Coover makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Wilbur Sherman | 40-74 |
| 01:08 | Boise State | Clement Jewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-74 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Richard Burney is denied on a dunk by Donald Chandler | 40-74 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Richard Burney pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-74 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Richard Burney hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Coover and he's fouled by Clement Jewell - foul #4 on Clement Jewell, team foul #10 | 40-76 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the free throw | 40-77 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Boise State | Steve Thomas steals it from Brian McDonald | 40-77 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Richard Burney hits the finger roll set up by Steve Thomas | 40-79 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | Brian McDonald is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-79 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Burney runs out the clock | 40-79 |