| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - James Holle (fresh) PF - Bobby Benton (fresh) C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Steve Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | UConn | Richard Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis lays it in set up by John Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Steve Johnson can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Richard Brown hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Oklahoma State | John Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Benton | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Richard Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Bradley | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Steve Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | Oklahoma State | John Smith makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Holle | 6-8 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Steve Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Jones and the foul's on Bobby Benton - foul #1 on Bobby Benton, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Steve Johnson makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:20 | Oklahoma State | James Holle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 16:18 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Douglas Lurie (C) Richard Jones, Richard Brown, Steve Johnson, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (SG) John Smith | |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan misses the 3rd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - Douglas Lurie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Church (fresh) SF - James Holle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Benton (fresh) C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:04 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dean Sturgis, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Bobby Benton, Dean Sturgis | |
| 14:48 | UConn | Carl Henriques steals it from Nathan Reid | 9-10 |
| 14:36 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Morgan | 9-13 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Robert Wooton is called for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Steve Johnson (PF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Smith (SG), Robert Tandy (SF) Clarence Morgan, James Holle | |
| 13:50 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Henriques | 9-16 |
| 13:26 | UConn | John Smith is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton (PF), Dean Sturgis (C) Carl Henriques, Robert Perkins | |
| 13:08 | UConn | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Bobby Benton | 9-16 |
| 12:51 | Oklahoma State | William Schuster steals the ball from Charles Church | 9-16 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Steve Johnson can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 12:35 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:22 | Oklahoma State | Steve Johnson is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Steve Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (PG), James Holle (SF) Charles Church, John Smith | |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:01 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:50 | Oklahoma State | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Clarence Morgan - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Richard Jones, Richard Brown, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Bobby Benton, Dean Sturgis | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tandy (fresh) SF - James Holle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Henriques (fresh) C - Robert Perkins (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 11:39 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:27 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Henriques | 9-19 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Douglas Lurie lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Holle - foul #1 on James Holle, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) James Bradley, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (SG) Robert Tandy | |
| 11:07 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:43 | Oklahoma State | James Holle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Robert Perkins is called for the reach on Michael Vaden - foul #1 on Robert Perkins, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), James Bradley (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Steve Johnson (PF) Robert Wooton, Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Smith (SG), Bobby Benton (PF), Dean Sturgis (C) Charles Church, Carl Henriques, Robert Perkins | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dean Sturgis - foul #2 on Dean Sturgis, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques (C) Dean Sturgis | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:08 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:39 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Richard Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 09:08 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | Oklahoma State | William Schuster picks off the pass by Clarence Morgan out of a doubleteam | 12-19 |
| 08:46 | UConn | William Schuster scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Bobby Benton - foul #2 on Bobby Benton, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (PG), Robert Tandy (SF), Robert Perkins (C) Clarence Morgan, James Holle, Bobby Benton | |
| 08:46 | UConn | William Schuster makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:22 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Richard Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:07 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:45 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bradley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Charles Church (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tandy (fresh) PF - Carl Henriques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | UConn | Steve Johnson connects on the jumper near the basket | 17-21 |
| 07:04 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (C) Richard Jones, James Bradley, Richard Brown, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (PG), James Holle (SF) John Smith, Robert Tandy | |
| 06:47 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-21 |
| 06:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Reid | 17-21 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Douglas Lurie connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wooton | 19-21 |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma State | James Holle's layup is rejected by Nathan Reid | 19-21 |
| 05:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 19-21 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Clarence Morgan is called for the reach on Robert Wooton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Morgan, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton (PF), Dean Sturgis (C) Carl Henriques, Robert Perkins | |
| 05:54 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:31 | Oklahoma State | James Holle makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Morgan | 19-24 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Nathan Reid tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| 04:37 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Sturgis | 21-26 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 04:17 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Bobby Benton | 21-26 |
| 03:50 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton misses the floater in the lane | 21-26 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Steve Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the dunk | 21-26 |
| 03:40 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Benton pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Holle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Benton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Church | 21-29 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Robert Wooton buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Oliver | 23-29 |
| 02:50 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church is fouled on the floor by Steve Johnson - foul #2 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), James Bradley (SG), Richard Brown (SF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Smith (SG), Robert Tandy (SF), Carl Henriques (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Charles Church, James Holle, Bobby Benton, Dean Sturgis | |
| 02:34 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 02:34 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:34 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:34 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma State | John Smith blows the layup | 23-30 |
| 02:04 | Oklahoma State | Robert Perkins hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 23-32 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma State | Robert Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 01:29 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tandy | 23-34 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Richard Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Morgan - foul #2 on Clarence Morgan, team foul #9 | 23-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Michael Vaden, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | James Holle (SF), Bobby Benton (PF), Dean Sturgis (C) Clarence Morgan, Carl Henriques, Robert Perkins | |
| 01:12 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:12 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 00:50 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy is fouled on the floor by Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| 00:50 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:50 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy grabs the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (PG) John Smith | |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Nathan Reid loses the dribble to Robert Tandy | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 24-35 |