| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Del Hughes inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Donald Phillips banks in the layup | 29-22 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves travels with the ball | 29-22 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Larry Olson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-22 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Rotstein - foul #2 on Ronald Rotstein, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Mark Welch lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Rotstein | 31-24 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher clanks a jumper from close range | 31-24 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Donald Phillips connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Rotstein | 33-26 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Donald Phillips snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Stephen Fletcher steals the ball from Larry Olson | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | William Raasch drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 33-31 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Raasch - foul #2 on William Raasch, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), Matthew Andrews (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (PF) Stephen Fletcher, Willie Johnson | |
| 16:23 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:23 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kissner | 34-31 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Jason Frazier drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Olson | 36-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Andrews (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Stephen Kissner denies the turnaround by Tim Lynch | 36-31 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Stephen Kissner snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Mark Welch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Frazier | 38-31 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Mark Welch grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Stephen Kissner makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Welch | 40-31 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves loses the dribble to Larry Olson | 40-31 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Frazier | 43-31 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by William Raasch | 43-34 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Larry Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Mark Welch comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Cox - foul #3 on Joshua Cox, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Del Hughes (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Matthew Andrews, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Willie Johnson (SF), Jack Harper (C) Joshua Cox, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 13:02 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Willie Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (SG), Joseph Gilreath (SF) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch | |
| 12:21 | UConn | David Johnston misses the dunk | 44-34 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Jack Harper grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Donald Johnson | 44-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - David Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gilreath (fresh) PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Harper (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jack Harper - foul #2 on Jack Harper, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG) Jason Frazier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (PF) Donald Johnson, Joseph Gilreath | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 44-36 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Franklin Fields - foul #1 on Franklin Fields, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Franklin Fields | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Jack Harper is hacked by David Johnston - foul #1 on David Johnston, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (C) Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Johnston - foul #2 on David Johnston, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | UConn | David Johnston tips it home | 46-37 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | William Raasch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Ronald Rotstein, David Johnston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (PF) Willie Johnson | |
| 09:26 | UConn | Del Hughes is hacked by Stephen Fletcher - foul #2 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Stephen Fletcher | |
| 09:03 | UConn | Larry Olson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Welch | 49-37 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Cox | 49-39 |
| 08:21 | UConn | The jump hook by Stephen Kissner is blocked by William Raasch | 49-39 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | William Raasch gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Del Hughes (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Matthew Andrews, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Willie Johnson (PF) Joshua Cox, Tim Lynch | |
| 07:39 | UConn | Donald Phillips clanks a floater from the right block | 49-39 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Rotstein - foul #3 on Ronald Rotstein, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (PF), Jack Harper (C) William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Del Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Frazier | 52-40 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Jason Frazier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the lay-in | 52-40 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Larry Olson snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Del Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Welch (PF) David Johnston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (C) Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Mark Welch blocks the short jumper by Richard Nieves | 52-40 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-42 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Del Hughes - foul #3 on Del Hughes, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), Matthew Andrews (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Stephen Fletcher | |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Stephen Kissner pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Kissner | 57-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | William Raasch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson tips it home | 57-44 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Stephen Kissner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG), David Johnston (PF) Larry Olson, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG), Tim Lynch (PF) Joshua Cox, Willie Johnson | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | William Raasch is hacked by Matthew Andrews - foul #1 on Matthew Andrews, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:23 | UConn | David Johnston is whistled for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 02:01 | UConn | The short jumper by Jason Frazier is denied by William Raasch | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Kissner - foul #2 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG), Willie Johnson (PF) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch | |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Larry Olson (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Jason Frazier, Franklin Fields, Matthew Andrews, David Johnston, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Del Hughes is fouled on the floor by Willie Johnson - foul #4 on Willie Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Joshua Cox is called for the reach on Del Hughes - foul #4 on Joshua Cox, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | William Raasch buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Nieves | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Del Hughes is hacked by Joshua Cox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Cox, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Joshua Cox | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson can't finish the layup | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | UConn | David Johnston snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is hacked by Stephen Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (SG), Matthew Andrews (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Larry Olson, Del Hughes, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Raasch | 61-53 |
| 00:26 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Jason Frazier, Matthew Andrews, David Johnston, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is hacked by Stephen Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein runs out the clock | 63-53 |