| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Castle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Boyette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 19:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Hairston | 30-40 |
| 18:52 | UConn | David Ruppert steps in front of the Cory Boyette pass | 30-40 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Curtis Kornegay is called for the reach on Mark Allen - foul #2 on Curtis Kornegay, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Mark Allen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Eliason | 30-43 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Tommy Eliason pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses badly on a floater from the left block | 30-43 |
| 17:45 | UConn | James Castle gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Tommy Eliason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Edwards (C) Tommy Eliason | |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-43 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses the tip | 30-43 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts grabs the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Kornegay | 33-43 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Mark Allen is called for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), James Link (SG), Richard Langford (PF), David Brown (C) David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG), Kenneth Rowley (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette | |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-43 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Peter Edwards gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Link (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Castle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Mark Allen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Rowley swats the short shot by Curtis Kornegay | 35-48 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Peter Edwards pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | James Castle steps in front of the Curtis Kornegay pass | 35-51 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Mark Allen misses the easy layup | 35-51 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Rowley is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Rowley, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Theodore Morgan (C) Adam Moore, Curtis Kornegay, Richard Langford, David Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG), Cory Boyette (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) James Castle, Peter Edwards, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan drills a jumpshot from the left side | 37-51 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Darin Hairston can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Theodore Morgan | 37-51 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-51 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Tommy Eliason grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Allen | 37-54 |
| 12:01 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lyle Kennell | 40-54 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (SG), Curtis Kornegay (SF) Ryan Roberts, James Link | |
| Subs | UConn | James Castle (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Patrick Jelinski, Cory Boyette, Tommy Eliason | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Ruppert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Castle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn makes the jumpshot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Mark Allen knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Lyle Kennell steals it from James Castle | 42-56 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lyle Kennell | 44-56 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Mark Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 09:50 | UConn | James Castle tips it in | 44-58 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), Richard Langford (PF), David Brown (C) Lyle Kennell, Darrell Vaughn, Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Cory Boyette (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Mark Allen, Peter Edwards, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 09:16 | UConn | Darin Hairston misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Ruppert - foul #3 on David Ruppert, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Darin Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Darin Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | David Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 08:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Hairston | 44-60 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Darin Hairston drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Jelinski | 44-63 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford double dribbles | 44-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG) David Ruppert | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Allen (PG) Darin Hairston | |
| 08:02 | UConn | Cory Boyette hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Castle | 44-65 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-65 |
| 07:49 | UConn | Mark Allen gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Mark Allen loses the dribble to Lyle Kennell | 44-65 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell banks in the layup | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Castle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cory Boyette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (SG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Theodore Morgan (C) Ryan Roberts, Curtis Kornegay, Richard Langford, David Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Cory Boyette, Tommy Eliason | |
| 06:29 | UConn | Mark Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski tips it in | 46-67 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Rowley - foul #2 on Kenneth Rowley, team foul #2 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG) James Castle | |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Mark Allen misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-67 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | James Link gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Peter Edwards denies the turnaround by David Ruppert | 48-67 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan is denied on a layup by Kenneth Rowley | 48-67 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | James Link scores on a shot from the free throw line | 50-67 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 04:45 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rowley | 50-67 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Mark Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Darin Hairston misses the tip | 50-67 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), Curtis Kornegay (SF) David Ruppert, James Link | |
| Subs | UConn | James Castle (SF), Cory Boyette (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Mark Allen, Peter Edwards, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-67 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Darin Hairston snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 03:43 | UConn | James Castle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-67 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Tommy Eliason can't tip it in | 50-67 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Curtis Kornegay | 50-67 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Cory Boyette swats the layup by Curtis Kornegay | 50-67 |
| 03:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Cory Boyette | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:09 | UConn | Darin Hairston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Darin Hairston (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Castle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cory Boyette (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-67 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Cory Boyette gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Cory Boyette can't throw it down | 50-67 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay grabs the offensive board | 50-67 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Tommy Eliason - foul #3 on Tommy Eliason, team foul #3 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), David Ruppert (SG), James Link (SF), Richard Langford (PF), David Brown (C) Lyle Kennell, Ryan Roberts, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Allen (PG), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette, Tommy Eliason | |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| 01:16 | UConn | James Castle misses long on a jumper from the left block | 50-67 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | James Castle picks off the pass by Adam Moore | 50-67 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Mark Allen banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Castle | 50-69 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Edwards - foul #2 on Peter Edwards, team foul #4 | 50-69 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski can't finish the layup | 52-69 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley tips it home | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | David Brown loses the dribble to Patrick Jelinski | 52-71 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski hits the finger roll | 52-73 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | James Castle steals it from Richard Langford | 52-73 |
| 00:07 | UConn | James Castle lays it up and in | 52-75 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | James Link clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-75 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley runs out the clock | 52-75 |