| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rory Frederick inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Michael Hobbs knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rory Frederick - foul #2 on Rory Frederick, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #1 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Dennis Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Rory Frederick | 32-34 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Richard Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Richard Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:26 | Samford | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Michael Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Herman Etherton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Murray | 35-34 |
| 17:31 | Samford | James Higgins steps in front of the James Lindsey pass | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 17:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 35-34 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Herman Etherton gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | UConn | James Higgins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herman Etherton | 37-34 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Robert Ennis tips it home | 37-36 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Michael Hobbs takes the ball from Herman Etherton | 37-36 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Robert Ennis lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rory Frederick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Ennis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Richard Sanders knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Higgins | 39-38 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Michael Hobbs knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Lindsey | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 15:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 39-40 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Dennis Murray is called for the reach on Rory Frederick - foul #1 on Dennis Murray, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, James Lindsey | |
| 14:47 | Samford | Timothy Leitner jams it on a great pass from Jess Mace | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Jess Mace is called for the reach on Matthew Land - foul #1 on Jess Mace, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Michael Wilson lays it up and in set up by Rogelio Russo | 41-42 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Tyler | 41-45 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Matthew Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Robert Ennis (PF) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, Lon Tamplin | |
| 13:13 | Samford | Michael Hobbs banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Harmon and the foul's on Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Sanders (PF) Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:13 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Donald Knight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Gordon Davis gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Donald Knight misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Michael Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Donald Knight - foul #2 on Donald Knight, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Knight, Gordon Davis, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Rory Frederick (SF) Nathan Tyler | |
| 12:11 | Samford | Luis Fickes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Land | 43-48 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Michael Hobbs buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rory Frederick | 43-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Richard Sanders's pass is intercepted by Robert Ennis | 43-51 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Luis Fickes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Richard Sanders gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Michael Hobbs is called for the reach on Richard Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Michael Wilson (PF) Matthew Land, Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG), James Lindsey (C) Michael Hobbs, Luis Fickes | |
| 10:52 | UConn | Michael Wilson banks in the layup set up by Herman Etherton | 45-51 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Tyler | 45-53 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Robert Ennis gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Herman Etherton is called for the reach on Nathan Tyler - foul #1 on Herman Etherton, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Luis Fickes (C) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis | |
| 09:37 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-53 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:29 | UConn | James Higgins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Luis Fickes - foul #4 on Luis Fickes, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nathan Tyler, Luis Fickes | |
| 09:29 | UConn | James Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:29 | UConn | James Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Jess Mace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Gordon Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gordon Davis, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Ennis (PF) Lon Tamplin | |
| 08:47 | Samford | Timothy Leitner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Leitner, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Robert Ennis swats the short shot by Richard Sanders | 46-53 |
| 08:29 | Samford | James Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Donald Knight steals it from Michael Hobbs | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | UConn | James Lindsey takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 46-53 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jess Mace and he's fouled by Matthew Land - foul #3 on Matthew Land, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Knight, Gordon Davis, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, James Lindsey | |
| 07:59 | Samford | Timothy Leitner misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Richard Sanders can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Samford | Michael Hobbs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 46-58 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Michael Hobbs is called for the reach on Herman Etherton - foul #2 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG) Matthew Land | |
| Subs | Samford | Rory Frederick (SF) Timothy Leitner | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the floater from the free throw line set up by James Higgins and the foul's on Michael Hobbs - foul #3 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Wilson (PF) Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | James Lindsey (PF) Robert Ennis | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Luis Fickes is called for the reach on Michael Wilson - foul #5 on Luis Fickes, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG), Lon Tamplin (C) Michael Hobbs, Luis Fickes | |
| 06:34 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Michael Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rory Frederick | 50-60 |
| 06:16 | Samford | James Lindsey buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SF) Eljasz Ulanski | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Ennis (PF) Lon Tamplin | |
| 06:16 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 50-62 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Donald Knight clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 50-62 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Higgins - foul #1 on James Higgins, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Gordon Davis (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Herman Etherton, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Lon Tamplin (C) Nathan Tyler, James Lindsey | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Ennis - foul #3 on Robert Ennis, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF) James Higgins, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:04 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Lon Tamplin grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Robert Ennis clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 51-62 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Gordon Davis can't finish the layup | 51-64 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Matthew Land grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Donald Knight comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Gordon Davis misses short on a runner in the paint | 51-64 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Richard Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski buries a turnaround in the lane | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rory Frederick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Ennis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Donald Knight makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eljasz Ulanski | 56-66 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Michael Hobbs is hacked by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #2 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Eljasz Ulanski | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Wilbur Wilson (C) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Lon Tamplin | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Richard Sanders gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Dennis Murray double dribbles | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SF) Michael Hobbs | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Robert Ennis (PF) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, Wilbur Wilson | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Michael Hobbs takes the ball from Eljasz Ulanski | 56-67 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Nathan Tyler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-70 |
| 01:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 56-70 |
| 01:19 | Samford | James Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Timothy Leitner (SF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Robert Ennis | |
| 01:08 | UConn | Michael Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Land | 58-70 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Timothy Leitner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jess Mace | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Donald Knight misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Gordon Davis can't tip it in | 58-73 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Nathan Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | The short jumper by Timothy Leitner is denied by Michael Wilson | 58-73 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Donald Knight grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Rogelio Russo hits a runner near the basket | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jess Mace runs out the clock | 60-73 |