| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Gose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Otey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Mayeski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Juan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Steve Thomas inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Richard Burney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 35-30 |
| 19:36 | Niagara | Joseph Juan's pass is intercepted by William Coover | 35-30 |
| 19:31 | UConn | William Coover lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 19:12 | Niagara | The short jumper by Kevin Mayeski is denied by Lorenzo Nichols | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Steve Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Coover | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | Niagara | William Otey can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Thomas - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (PF) William Coover, Steve Thomas, Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Niagara | Don Harper (SG), George Flanagan (C) Ken Gose, Joseph Juan | |
| 18:19 | Niagara | William Otey makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | Niagara | William Otey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Paul Bowne blows the wide open layup | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | The rebound goes to William Otey | 39-31 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Kevin Mayeski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Richard Burney connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 41-31 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Richard Burney gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Paul Bowne drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur Sherman | 43-31 |
| 16:21 | Niagara | Kevin Mayeski is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sebastian - foul #1 on Samuel Sebastian, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF), Tom Delay (C) Richard Burney, Paul Bowne, Samuel Sebastian, Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jon Meyers (PG), Ken Gose (SG), Stephen Clemmer (PF), Joseph Juan (C) Jason Mitchell, Don Harper, Kevin Mayeski, George Flanagan | |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Tom Delay - foul #1 on Tom Delay, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:06 | UConn | William Coover grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:04 | UConn | William Coover's pass is intercepted by Ken Gose in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Stephen Clemmer misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lorenzo Nichols - foul #2 on Lorenzo Nichols, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski (SG) William Otey | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Stephen Clemmer makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Stephen Clemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tom Delay (fresh) 2 reb. SG - William Coover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur Sherman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jon Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Igor Jarnutowski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ken Gose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Clemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Juan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UConn | Joseph Juan is called for the reach on Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Joseph Juan, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG) Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert McWhirt (C) Joseph Juan | |
| 15:18 | UConn | William Coover buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 45-33 |
| 15:02 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Nichols | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Paul Bowne is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Gose - foul #1 on Ken Gose, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (C) Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Joseph Juan (C) Jon Meyers, Stephen Clemmer | |
| 14:42 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Jason Mitchell - foul #3 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (SF) Steve Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Flanagan (SF) Ken Gose | |
| 14:20 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-33 |
| 14:18 | Niagara | George Flanagan snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:14 | Niagara | The jumper by Igor Jarnutowski is denied by Lorenzo Nichols | 45-33 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Joseph Juan takes the ball from William Coover | 45-33 |
| 13:31 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 13:30 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 13:19 | Niagara | George Flanagan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Igor Jarnutowski | 45-35 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Paul Lewis connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Lorenzo Nichols | 47-35 |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Paul Lewis connects on the open runner from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 11:45 | Niagara | Paul Lewis is called for the reach on Jason Mitchell - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Tom Delay (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Bowne, William Coover, Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jon Meyers (PG), Ken Gose (SG), William Otey (SF), Kevin Mayeski (PF), Stephen Clemmer (C) Jason Mitchell, Igor Jarnutowski, George Flanagan, Albert McWhirt, Joseph Juan | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Delay (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jon Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Gose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Otey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Mayeski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Clemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Niagara | Jon Meyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the easy layup | 49-35 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Richard Burney misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | William Otey grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Ken Gose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:31 | UConn | Tom Delay is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Burney | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Niagara | William Otey is fouled on the floor by Steve Thomas - foul #3 on Steve Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (SG) William Coover | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Joseph Juan (C) Jon Meyers, Stephen Clemmer | |
| 10:05 | Niagara | Kevin Mayeski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-35 |
| 09:19 | Niagara | William Otey makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Kevin Mayeski denies the turnaround by Wilbur Sherman | 53-38 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Steve Thomas snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Mitchell - foul #4 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Samuel Sebastian (PF) Steve Thomas, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jon Meyers (PG), Don Harper (SG), Stephen Clemmer (C) Jason Mitchell, Ken Gose, Joseph Juan | |
| 08:43 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:27 | Niagara | William Otey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Flanagan (PF) Kevin Mayeski | |
| 08:27 | Niagara | William Otey makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:27 | Niagara | William Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 55-40 |
| 07:57 | Niagara | Jon Meyers gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Jon Meyers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 07:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Lewis | 55-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jon Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Otey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Flanagan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Clemmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Sebastian | 57-40 |
| 06:57 | Niagara | William Otey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 06:56 | Niagara | Jon Meyers tips it in | 57-42 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Richard Burney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF) Paul Bowne, Paul Lewis, Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Igor Jarnutowski (SG), Kevin Mayeski (PF), Albert McWhirt (C) Jon Meyers, Don Harper, George Flanagan, Stephen Clemmer | |
| 06:41 | Niagara | William Otey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-42 |
| 06:39 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski misses the tip | 57-42 |
| 06:37 | Niagara | Kevin Mayeski misses the tip | 57-42 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski tips it back up and in | 57-44 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is open and lays it up and in set up by Richard Burney | 59-44 |
| 06:11 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski hits a 3 from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert McWhirt - foul #2 on Albert McWhirt, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (PG), Paul Lewis (SF) Richard Burney, Steve Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ken Gose (SF) William Otey | |
| 05:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski is hacked by William Coover - foul #2 on William Coover, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG) Samuel Sebastian | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Igor Jarnutowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Paul Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Tom Delay gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Paul Lewis knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Nichols | 63-48 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Tom Delay steals it from Igor Jarnutowski | 63-48 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Kevin Mayeski blocks the jumper by Paul Bowne | 63-48 |
| 04:10 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Jason Mitchell | 63-48 |
| 03:52 | Niagara | Ken Gose is fouled on the floor by Paul Lewis - foul #2 on Paul Lewis, team foul #9 | 63-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Steve Thomas (SF), Wilbur Sherman (C) William Coover, Paul Lewis, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jon Meyers (PG), Don Harper (SF), George Flanagan (PF), Stephen Clemmer (C) Jason Mitchell, Igor Jarnutowski, Kevin Mayeski, Albert McWhirt | |
| 03:52 | Niagara | Ken Gose makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:52 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Burney | 66-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lorenzo Nichols (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jon Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Gose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Harper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Flanagan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Clemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Niagara | Ken Gose can't connect on a runner from close range | 66-49 |
| 03:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Richard Burney | 66-49 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Jon Meyers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Meyers, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (PF) Lorenzo Nichols | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:49 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Ken Gose snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Jon Meyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Delay (SG), Paul Lewis (SF) Paul Bowne, Steve Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:05 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Burney and he's hacked by Ken Gose - foul #2 on Ken Gose, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Wilbur Sherman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:05 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:48 | Niagara | Jon Meyers double dribbles | 69-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SF), Lorenzo Nichols (PF), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian, Tom Delay | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert McWhirt (C) Don Harper | |
| 01:45 | UConn | Richard Burney is hacked by Ken Gose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Gose, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Richard Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Ken Gose can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Steve Thomas - foul #4 on Steve Thomas, team foul #10 | 71-49 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Ken Gose makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Ken Gose makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Richard Burney hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Richard Burney gets the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Albert McWhirt - foul #3 on Albert McWhirt, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | Ken Gose gets the rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jon Meyers | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Lorenzo Nichols is whistled for traveling | 71-54 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Wilbur Sherman swats the layup by Stephen Clemmer | 71-54 |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Stephen Clemmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Burney runs out the clock | 71-54 |