| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sadiki Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vance Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Musick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Carter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron throws it down set up by Sadiki Banda | 46-28 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dennis Murray | 46-31 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Vance Washington | 48-31 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Dennis Murray blows the layup | 48-31 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter lays it in on a great pass from Tony Musick | 50-31 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Shaiming Chu (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Victor Dorsey (PF), Rolland Stickney (C) Sadiki Banda, Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Clifford Gendron, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Gordon Davis (PF), John McCoil (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Michael Wilson, Dennis Murray | |
| 17:39 | UConn | Donald Knight misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bobby Ward and the foul's on Rogelio Russo - foul #3 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG) Rogelio Russo | |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey makes the free throw | 53-34 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Donald Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron (PF) Victor Dorsey | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Wilson (PF) John McCoil | |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-34 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Gordon Davis misses the easy layup | 53-34 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Michael Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Donald Knight hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Etherton | 53-37 |
| 16:04 | Western Michigan | Gordon Davis takes the ball from Shaiming Chu | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaiming Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rolland Stickney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-37 |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andreas Esposito and he's fouled by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Vance Washington (SG), Tony Musick (SF), Harry Willis (C) Andreas Esposito, Shaiming Chu, Bobby Ward, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Herman Etherton, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:18 | UConn | Harry Willis steps in front of the James Higgins pass | 56-37 |
| 15:09 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Murray - foul #1 on Dennis Murray, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey (PF), Clarence Carter (C) Clifford Gendron, Harry Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Dennis Murray takes the ball from Clarence Carter | 56-37 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Richard Sanders connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Higgins and he's hacked by Sadiki Banda - foul #1 on Sadiki Banda, team foul #1 | 56-39 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vance Washington | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:21 | UConn | James Higgins loses the dribble to Clarence Carter in the backcourt | 58-40 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-40 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 13:56 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 13:34 | UConn | James Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:23 | UConn | Clarence Carter picks off the pass by Rogelio Russo | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda's pass is intercepted by Dennis Murray | 58-40 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Shaiming Chu (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Harry Willis (C) Sadiki Banda, Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Victor Dorsey, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Rogelio Russo, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron misses the lay-in | 58-40 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Matthew Land comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clifford Gendron | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UConn | Herman Etherton is fouled in the backcourt by Shaiming Chu - foul #1 on Shaiming Chu, team foul #2 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney (C) Harry Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Herman Etherton knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 62-42 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron connects on the floater from close range set up by Shaiming Chu | 64-42 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Matthew Land is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Vance Washington (SG), Tony Musick (SF) Andreas Esposito, Shaiming Chu, Bobby Ward | |
| Subs | UConn | John McCoil (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Herman Etherton, Gordon Davis | |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Rolland Stickney is denied by Richard Sanders | 64-42 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Donald Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits the finger roll | 64-44 |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-44 |
| 10:09 | UConn | John McCoil grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-44 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington is hacked by Donald Knight - foul #3 on Donald Knight, team foul #4 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Shaiming Chu (SF), Victor Dorsey (PF), Harry Willis (C) Sadiki Banda, Tony Musick, Clifford Gendron, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Gordon Davis (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, John McCoil, Richard Sanders, Michael Wilson | |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-44 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Gordon Davis makes the wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Higgins | 66-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Rogelio Russo grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-46 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Victor Dorsey | 66-46 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses the lay-in | 66-46 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Gordon Davis gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington snags the defensive board | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Victor Dorsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | Dennis Murray swats the shot by Harry Willis | 66-46 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis gets the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-46 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski loses the dribble to Vance Washington in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington throws it down | 68-46 |
| 06:57 | UConn | James Higgins is hacked by Andreas Esposito - foul #3 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #3 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Bobby Ward (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Clarence Carter (C) Andreas Esposito, Shaiming Chu, Victor Dorsey, Harry Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Michael Wilson (C) James Higgins, Rogelio Russo, Eljasz Ulanski, Gordon Davis, Dennis Murray | |
| 06:52 | UConn | Michael Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Matthew Land | 68-49 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 68-49 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Wilson hits a shot from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward snags the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Carter | 72-51 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Matthew Land misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Clifford Gendron - foul #2 on Clifford Gendron, team foul #4 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (SG), Tony Musick (SF), Rolland Stickney (C) Vance Washington, Bobby Ward, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | John McCoil (SF) Donald Knight | |
| 05:21 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito is hacked by Herman Etherton - foul #1 on Herman Etherton, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (PG) Sadiki Banda | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Dennis Murray (C) Herman Etherton, Michael Wilson | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu double dribbles | 72-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Matthew Land, Richard Sanders | |
| 04:24 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski hits the follow up shot | 72-55 |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron misses the lay-in | 72-55 |
| 04:00 | UConn | John McCoil pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | UConn | Rogelio Russo is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chu - foul #2 on Shaiming Chu, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey (SG), Bobby Ward (PF), Clarence Carter (C) Andreas Esposito, Clifford Gendron, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (PF) Herman Etherton, John McCoil | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Musick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:46 | UConn | Rogelio Russo travels with the ball | 72-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG) Tony Musick | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Richard Sanders (PF) Rogelio Russo, Dennis Murray | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-55 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Donald Knight pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Donald Knight comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Carter - foul #2 on Clarence Carter, team foul #6 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Rolland Stickney (C) Sadiki Banda, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Michael Wilson (PF) Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Donald Knight misses the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Donald Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito is hacked by Matthew Land - foul #1 on Matthew Land, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Rogelio Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Michael Wilson can't tip it in | 74-56 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Rogelio Russo tips it in | 74-58 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Gordon Davis steps in front of the Bobby Ward pass | 74-58 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Michael Wilson slams it home on a great pass from Rogelio Russo | 74-60 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward double dribbles | 74-60 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Davis | 74-62 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Victor Dorsey | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Matthew Land is fouled on the floor by Andreas Esposito - foul #4 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Land - foul #2 on Matthew Land, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Michael Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito runs out the clock | 78-64 |