| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hazeltine (fresh) C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman throws it down on a great pass from Dobry Zecher and the foul's on Douglas Scheel - foul #1 on Douglas Scheel, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Douglas Scheel tips it in | 27-36 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Dan Knight jams it set up by Jack Lewis | 29-36 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman is whistled for a carry | 29-36 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine can't finish the layup | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Antone Rees is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Jack Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Antone Rees gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Scheel - foul #2 on Douglas Scheel, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Bryan Vadnais (SF) Dan Knight | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (SF) Joe Coleman | |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Antone Rees snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is hacked by Gonzalo Mora - foul #2 on Gonzalo Mora, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Rusty Vogler (PF), David Thielen (C) Robert Hazeltine, Gonzalo Mora | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Gary Wiegand (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (C) Dobry Zecher, Robert Johnson, Steve Ragland | |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Antone Rees clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Antone Rees | 29-37 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Douglas Scheel drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Lewis | 31-39 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the turnaround from the left block | 31-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Vadnais (fresh) PF - Rusty Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Thielen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Santos Silva (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Jack Lewis can't throw it down | 31-41 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses the easy layup | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | UConn | David Thielen snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 14:55 | UConn | David Thielen drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Lonnie Boatwright - foul #1 on Lonnie Boatwright, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Dan Knight (SF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Bryan Vadnais, Rusty Vogler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Joe Coleman (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Keith Stevenson, Santos Silva, Gary Wiegand, Antone Rees | |
| 14:55 | UConn | David Thielen makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dobry Zecher | 34-43 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Sterling Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hazeltine (PF) David Thielen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 34-45 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Dan Knight hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Coleman - foul #2 on Joe Coleman, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (PF) Lonnie Boatwright | |
| 14:08 | UConn | Dan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Dan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Santos Silva loses the ball out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Sterling Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Joe Coleman is blocked by Robert Hazeltine | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Abraham Hanford is hacked by Santos Silva - foul #1 on Santos Silva, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG) Sterling Roberts, Abraham Hanford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (SG), Antone Rees (PF) Robert Johnson, Santos Silva | |
| 12:40 | UConn | Antone Rees steps in front of the Gonzalo Mora pass | 36-45 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Antone Rees hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Dan Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Dobry Zecher steals the ball from Dan Knight | 36-45 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher misses the lay-in | 36-45 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Jack Lewis grabs the board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hazeltine (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gonzalo Mora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Ragland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joe Coleman | 36-45 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 11:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Mora | 36-45 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Bryan Vadnais (SF), Rusty Vogler (PF), David Thielen (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Dan Knight, Robert Hazeltine, Gonzalo Mora | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Santos Silva (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Joe Coleman, Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 10:36 | UConn | David Thielen gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:14 | UConn | David Thielen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Vadnais | 38-45 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Santos Silva's floater is tipped away by Rusty Vogler | 38-45 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Sterling Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Abraham Hanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Santos Silva | 40-47 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Thielen - foul #1 on David Thielen, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG), Dan Knight (SF), Robert Hazeltine (PF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Sterling Roberts, Abraham Hanford, Bryan Vadnais, Rusty Vogler, David Thielen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Joe Coleman (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Steve Ragland (C) Keith Stevenson, Robert Johnson, Santos Silva, Joshua Chong | |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Lewis | 43-49 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Robert Hazeltine swats the short shot by Dobry Zecher | 43-49 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hazeltine (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lonnie Boatwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Antone Rees swats the layup by Dan Knight | 43-49 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lonnie Boatwright | 43-49 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Antone Rees | 43-51 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-51 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steve Ragland | 43-51 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Antone Rees comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Ragland | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Dobry Zecher and he's fouled by Gonzalo Mora - foul #3 on Gonzalo Mora, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Bryan Vadnais (SF), Rusty Vogler (C) Dan Knight, Gonzalo Mora | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Santos Silva (SF) Lonnie Boatwright, Joe Coleman | |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Rusty Vogler snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Jack Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bryan Vadnais | 46-53 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-53 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Santos Silva tips it home | 46-55 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Rusty Vogler double dribbles | 46-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), David Thielen (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Robert Hazeltine | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Gary Wiegand (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-55 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Rusty Vogler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-57 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Santos Silva gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Abraham Hanford is called for the reach on Keith Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abraham Hanford, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Dan Knight (SF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Bryan Vadnais, David Thielen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Coleman (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Sterling Roberts steals it from Joe Coleman | 46-57 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Abraham Hanford blows the layup | 46-57 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joshua Chong | 46-57 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | UConn | Abraham Hanford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Dan Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Keith Stevenson picks off the pass by Gonzalo Mora | 46-59 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson lays it in | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Rusty Vogler drills a turnaround near the basket | 48-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rusty Vogler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Santos Silva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Santos Silva clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Keith Stevenson - foul #2 on Keith Stevenson, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Lawrence Joseph (SF), Bryan Vadnais (PF), David Thielen (C) Dan Knight, Rusty Vogler, Gonzalo Mora | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Grim (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (C) Joe Coleman, Joshua Chong | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG), Dan Knight (SF), Robert Hazeltine (PF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Sterling Roberts, Abraham Hanford, Lawrence Joseph, Bryan Vadnais, David Thielen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Joe Coleman (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Steve Ragland (C) Keith Stevenson, Santos Silva, Randy Grim, Gary Wiegand, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dobry Zecher and he's hacked by Gonzalo Mora - foul #4 on Gonzalo Mora, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Bryan Vadnais (SF), Rusty Vogler (PF), David Thielen (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Dan Knight, Robert Hazeltine, Gonzalo Mora | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Santos Silva (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Joe Coleman, Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:23 | UConn | David Thielen buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joshua Chong - foul #1 on Joshua Chong, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 02:23 | UConn | David Thielen makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong is hacked by David Thielen - foul #2 on David Thielen, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Rusty Vogler pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Rusty Vogler scores on a turnaround from close range | 56-67 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Santos Silva scores on a runner from the right block set up by Keith Stevenson | 56-69 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Abraham Hanford knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright lays it up and in | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Rusty Vogler knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Lonnie Boatwright - foul #2 on Lonnie Boatwright, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Rusty Vogler misses the free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Abraham Hanford is called for the reach on Joshua Chong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abraham Hanford, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Sterling Roberts is called for traveling | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Rusty Vogler - foul #3 on Rusty Vogler, team foul #10 | 61-72 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Rusty Vogler is hacked by Joshua Chong - foul #2 on Joshua Chong, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Rusty Vogler makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Rusty Vogler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson runs out the clock | 63-74 |