| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) SG - William Coover (fresh) SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Delaney (fresh) SG - John Dunn (fresh) SF - James Tow (fresh) PF - Joe Speight (fresh) C - Clint Crouch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Steve Thomas hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Coover - foul #1 on William Coover, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:28 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Richard Burney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Tow - foul #1 on James Tow, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Sacred Heart | James Tow is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman hits a jump hook in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Sacred Heart | James Tow is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Tow, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Roberts (SF) James Tow | |
| 17:43 | UConn | William Coover makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Burney | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (C) Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 17:25 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian lays it in | 9-3 |
| 16:46 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight makes the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Lorenzo Nichols - foul #1 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Tom Delay (C) William Coover, Steve Thomas, Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 16:46 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Paul Bowne scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Delay | 11-6 |
| 16:10 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Tom Delay grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:43 | UConn | Tom Delay is hacked by Clint Crouch - foul #1 on Clint Crouch, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF), Wilbur Sherman (C) Richard Burney, Samuel Sebastian, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Morris (PG), Eldridge Olson (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF), Rodney Conatser (C) Andrew Delaney, John Dunn, Joe Speight, Clint Crouch | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Lewis (fresh) SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) SG - Eldridge Olson (fresh) SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) C - Rodney Conatser (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Steve Thomas scores on a floater from the left side set up by Wilbur Sherman | 13-6 |
| 15:10 | Sacred Heart | Eldridge Olson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Paul Lewis buries a jumper from the left block set up by Steve Thomas | 15-6 |
| 14:26 | Sacred Heart | Rodney Conatser connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman comes up short on the floater from close range | 15-9 |
| 14:02 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:48 | Sacred Heart | Michael Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Paul Bowne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols snags the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Steve Thomas is hacked by Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), William Coover (SG), Samuel Sebastian (PF), Tom Delay (C) Paul Bowne, Steve Thomas, Lorenzo Nichols, Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney (PG), John Dunn (SG), Christopher Gimenez (SF), Joe Speight (PF), Clint Crouch (C) Jeffrey Morris, Eldridge Olson, Michael Roberts, Stephen Johnson, Rodney Conatser | |
| 12:46 | UConn | Paul Lewis's layup is rejected by Joe Speight | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:33 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight is denied on a layup by Samuel Sebastian | 15-9 |
| 12:32 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez snags the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Dunn | 15-12 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the jumper from the right block | 15-12 |
| 12:07 | Sacred Heart | John Dunn snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:42 | Sacred Heart | The pull-up jumper by Clint Crouch is blocked by Tom Delay | 15-12 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Delay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Gimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Speight (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clint Crouch (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | UConn | John Dunn steals it from Paul Lewis | 15-12 |
| 10:53 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Coover - foul #2 on William Coover, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF), Wilbur Sherman (C) William Coover, Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 10:53 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:53 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Richard Burney misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 10:24 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Joe Speight | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Sacred Heart | The pull-up jumper by John Dunn is blocked by Lorenzo Nichols | 15-14 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Steve Thomas pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Paul Bowne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Speight - foul #1 on Joe Speight, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eldridge Olson (SG), Michael Roberts (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Rodney Conatser (C) John Dunn, Christopher Gimenez, Joe Speight, Clint Crouch | |
| 09:36 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Eldridge Olson | 16-14 |
| 09:13 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 09:11 | Sacred Heart | Michael Roberts tips it in | 16-16 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Paul Bowne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (SG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Morris (PG) Andrew Delaney | |
| 08:29 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:27 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 16-16 |
| 08:13 | Sacred Heart | Eldridge Olson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian throws it down on a great pass from Steve Thomas and the foul's on Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Tom Delay (C) Steve Thomas, Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Dunn (SG), Robert Jensen (SF), Joe Speight (PF), Clint Crouch (C) Eldridge Olson, Michael Roberts, Stephen Johnson, Rodney Conatser | |
| 07:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:18 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Morris misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 07:16 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tom Delay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) SG - John Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jensen (fresh) PF - Joe Speight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clint Crouch (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Sacred Heart | John Dunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 07:06 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 06:54 | Sacred Heart | Joe Speight misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Tom Delay gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Tom Delay is whistled for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Bowne, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney (PG), Christopher Gimenez (SF) Jeffrey Morris, Robert Jensen | |
| 06:12 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Delaney | 19-18 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 19-18 |
| 05:54 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Joe Speight | 19-18 |
| 05:43 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 05:41 | Sacred Heart | Clint Crouch hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Richard Burney banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Coover | 21-20 |
| 04:59 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Gimenez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-20 |
| 04:58 | UConn | William Coover snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Gimenez - foul #1 on Christopher Gimenez, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF) Richard Burney, Samuel Sebastian, Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eldridge Olson (SG), Robert Jensen (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Rodney Conatser (C) John Dunn, Christopher Gimenez, Joe Speight, Clint Crouch | |
| 04:29 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:10 | Sacred Heart | Robert Jensen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Paul Bowne connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-20 |
| 03:25 | Sacred Heart | Eldridge Olson loses the dribble to Lorenzo Nichols | 25-20 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Paul Lewis knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Coover | 27-20 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Coover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) C - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldridge Olson (fresh) SF - Robert Jensen (fresh) PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Conatser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:41 | Sacred Heart | Robert Jensen hits a fadeaway from the left side | 27-22 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Jensen - foul #1 on Robert Jensen, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Wilbur Sherman (C) William Coover, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Morris (PG), John Dunn (SG), James Tow (SF), Joe Speight (PF), Clint Crouch (C) Andrew Delaney, Eldridge Olson, Robert Jensen, Stephen Johnson, Rodney Conatser | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:04 | Sacred Heart | Clint Crouch double dribbles | 30-22 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Richard Burney hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Nichols | 32-22 |
| 01:28 | Sacred Heart | Clint Crouch can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Lorenzo Nichols - foul #2 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #6 | 32-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (SF) Steve Thomas | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 01:28 | Sacred Heart | Clint Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:28 | Sacred Heart | Clint Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Paul Bowne knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-22 |
| 00:39 | Sacred Heart | Samuel Sebastian is called for the reach on James Tow - foul #1 on Samuel Sebastian, team foul #7 | 34-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SG), Paul Lewis (SF) Paul Bowne, Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Delaney (PG) Jeffrey Morris | |
| 00:39 | Sacred Heart | James Tow makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:39 | Sacred Heart | James Tow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the shot from the right block | 34-24 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Richard Burney can't tip it in | 34-24 |
| 00:13 | Sacred Heart | John Dunn pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 00:01 | Sacred Heart | James Tow drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Lewis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-26 |