| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Willis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul Lewis inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 17-26 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's floater is knocked away by Paul Lewis | 17-26 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 17-26 |
| 18:52 | Central Florida | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | The jumper by George Davis is denied by Samuel Sebastian | 17-26 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Stephens - foul #1 on James Stephens, team foul #1 | 17-26 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Charles Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Paul Lewis is hacked by James Stephens - foul #2 on James Stephens, team foul #2 | 17-28 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses badly on a floater in the lane | 17-28 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | James Stephens hits the follow up shot | 19-30 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Sebastian and the foul's on Nathaniel Sisk - foul #3 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #3 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Terry Willis, Charles Ryan | |
| 16:22 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 15:54 | Central Florida | Don Holford misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | David Clark hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Holford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Paul Lewis is whistled for a carry | 21-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), James Stephens (PF) Jason Bynum, Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (PG), Tom Delay (C) Paul Bowne, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | Wilbur Sherman is called for the reach on David Wadlington - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) David Wadlington, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Willis (SG), Charles Ryan (C) Steve Thomas, Paul Lewis | |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Terry Willis denies the turnaround by Joseph Gipe | 21-33 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 14:26 | UConn | William Coover connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom Delay | 21-35 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Gipe is blocked by Charles Ryan | 21-35 |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | George Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by William Coover - foul #3 on William Coover, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG) Don Holford | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (PF) William Coover, Tom Delay, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Paul Lewis gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Charles Ryan's floater is tipped away by Nathaniel Sisk | 21-35 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Paul Lewis hits the follow up shot | 21-37 |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Paul Lewis steps in front of the George Davis pass | 21-37 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Terry Willis banks in the layup set up by Paul Lewis | 21-39 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Terry Willis is called for the reach on Joseph Gipe - foul #3 on Terry Willis, team foul #3 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Terry Willis, Charles Ryan | |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Holford | 24-39 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Don Holford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Wadlington | 27-41 |
| 10:57 | UConn | David Clark is called for the reach on William Coover - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF), James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) David Wadlington, David Clark, Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Willis (SG), Charles Ryan (C) William Coover, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 10:36 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is hacked by Don Holford - foul #1 on Don Holford, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Don Holford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:25 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-41 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jason Bynum | 27-41 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is hacked by Charles Ryan - foul #1 on Charles Ryan, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) Jason Bynum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits a floater from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 09:11 | Central Florida | Don Holford snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | George Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Paul Bowne is fouled on the floor by George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #6 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (PG), William Coover (SG), Tom Delay (SF), Wilbur Sherman (PF) Paul Bowne, Terry Willis, Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 08:18 | UConn | David Wadlington picks off the pass by Tom Delay | 31-41 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | Don Holford lays it in on a great pass from David Wadlington | 33-41 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Tom Delay clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 07:21 | UConn | William Coover hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Don Holford - foul #2 on Don Holford, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), George Davis (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Don Holford, David Wadlington, James Stephens | |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Willis (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (PF) Steve Thomas, Tom Delay, Charles Ryan | |
| 07:21 | UConn | William Coover makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:21 | UConn | William Coover misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Davis | 35-42 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Paul Lewis travels with the ball | 35-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG) William Coover | |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), James Stephens (PF) Jason Bynum, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Ryan (C) Wilbur Sherman | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | George Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 05:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Terry Willis | 35-42 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Paul Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Don Holford - foul #3 on Don Holford, team foul #8 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Wadlington (SF) George Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Terry Willis | |
| 04:58 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | Don Holford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), David Clark (C) Joseph Gipe, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Sherman (PF) Samuel Sebastian | |
| 04:24 | UConn | Paul Lewis buries a runner from the left block | 35-46 |
| 04:06 | Central Florida | The jumper by David Clark is denied by Paul Lewis | 35-46 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | David Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | William Coover is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #4 on William Coover, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Adrian Nunn (C) James Stephens | |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Willis (SG), Samuel Sebastian (PF) William Coover, Charles Ryan | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Willis - foul #4 on Terry Willis, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is fouled on the floor by David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #9 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), George Davis (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Don Holford, David Wadlington, Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Paul Lewis snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Willis | 37-48 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-48 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Paul Lewis snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Paul Bowne knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 37-50 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Bynum | 39-50 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Terry Willis | 39-52 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | David Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), David Wadlington (SF), Adrian Nunn (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Ryan (C) Wilbur Sherman | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Don Holford steals the ball from Terry Willis | 39-52 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits the finger roll set up by Don Holford | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Ryan | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 43-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne runs out the clock | 43-54 |