| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Zimick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Charlie Beekman inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Harry Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 19:37 | UConn | William Dawson tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Charlie Beekman hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick hits the finger roll | 39-43 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Harry Williams is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Lima - foul #2 on William Lima, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) Walter Hancock, William Zimick, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Tom Yang (C) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Clinton Gaither | |
| 18:24 | UConn | Harry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Harry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fraser | 42-44 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Fraser - foul #1 on James Fraser, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG) William Lima | |
| Subs | UConn | Jose Lopez (PF) Harry Williams | |
| 17:45 | UConn | Charlie Beekman makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Moss | 42-45 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Paul Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Charlie Beekman lays it up and in | 42-47 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-47 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bert Nichols - foul #2 on Bert Nichols, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Raymond Duerr, Frank Moss, James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG) Charles Jones, Charlie Beekman | |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Leon Parrish snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Carl Pontius is called for the reach on Tom Yang - foul #2 on Carl Pontius, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (SF), Clinton Gaither (C) Paul Hankins, Tom Yang | |
| 16:31 | UConn | William Dawson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Jones | 44-51 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Clinton Gaither denies the turnaround by William Sclafani | 44-51 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Jose Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Jose Lopez misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Zimick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jose Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Charles Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-51 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Sclafani | 44-51 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Sclafani and he's fouled by Leon Parrish - foul #3 on Leon Parrish, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) William Lima, William Zimick, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), Don George (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Tom Yang (C) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Charles Jones, Jose Lopez, Clinton Gaither | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Charlie Beekman connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jerry Glenn | 47-53 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Moss | 50-53 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Jerry Glenn is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), William Sclafani (PF) Walter Hancock, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG) Jerry Glenn | |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses the jump hook from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Tom Yang gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Paul Hankins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG) Raymond Duerr | |
| Subs | UConn | Clinton Gaither (C) Tom Yang | |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent is hacked by Harry Williams - foul #2 on Harry Williams, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (PG) Bert Nichols | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Charlie Beekman gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:49 | UConn | William Sclafani picks off the pass by Charlie Beekman in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Paul Hankins gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Harry Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Fraser | 50-53 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Donn Smith (SG), William Zimick (SF), Frank Moss (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Raymond Duerr, William Lima, Clarence Ghent, William Sclafani, James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Tom Yang (C) Paul Hankins, Don George, Charlie Beekman, Clinton Gaither | |
| 12:37 | UConn | Charles Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Dawson | 50-55 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Tom Yang grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 12:04 | UConn | William Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Donn Smith - foul #1 on Donn Smith, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG) William Zimick | |
| Subs | UConn | Jose Lopez (PF) Harry Williams | |
| 11:49 | UConn | Leon Parrish misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donn Smith - foul #2 on Donn Smith, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG) Bert Nichols | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF), Clinton Gaither (C) William Dawson, Tom Yang | |
| 11:49 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Walter Hancock | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donn Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Pontius (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jose Lopez (fresh) 5 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | UConn | Jose Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Clinton Gaither misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Carl Pontius is called for the reach on Leon Parrish - foul #3 on Carl Pontius, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF), William Sclafani (PF), Clarence Ghent (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Donn Smith, Frank Moss, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | UConn | William Dawson (SG), Paul Hankins (SF), Don George (PF), Tom Yang (C) Charles Jones, Charlie Beekman, Jose Lopez, Clinton Gaither | |
| 10:43 | UConn | Leon Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses badly on a floater from the right block | 54-57 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani tips it in | 56-57 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Paul Hankins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Ghent - foul #3 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), James Fraser (C) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), Harry Williams (PF) Leon Parrish, Don George | |
| 09:56 | UConn | Paul Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Paul Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-59 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lima | 59-59 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Paul Hankins is hacked by William Lima in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lima, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF) Clarence Ghent | |
| Subs | UConn | Clinton Gaither (C) Tom Yang | |
| 09:24 | UConn | Paul Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Fraser | 59-59 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Harry Williams grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 09:10 | UConn | William Dawson is hacked by William Lima in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lima, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Carl Pontius (C) Bert Nichols, William Lima, James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (PG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Jose Lopez (PF) Jerry Glenn, Paul Hankins, Harry Williams | |
| 09:10 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 09:10 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jose Lopez - foul #1 on Jose Lopez, team foul #3 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss (C) Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG) William Dawson | |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Jose Lopez pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Jose Lopez knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Jones | 60-63 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Charles Jones buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Glenn | 60-65 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 07:49 | UConn | Charlie Beekman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Jerry Glenn comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Zimick (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Sclafani (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Moss (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jose Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Jerry Glenn is hacked by William Zimick in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Zimick, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, William Sclafani, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | UConn | Don George (SG), Paul Hankins (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Tom Yang (C) Charles Jones, Charlie Beekman, Jose Lopez, Clinton Gaither | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Jerry Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Jerry Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima is fouled on the floor by Jerry Glenn - foul #2 on Jerry Glenn, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG) Jerry Glenn | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Lima | 66-66 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Harry Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Paul Hankins gets the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Don George comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Lima | 66-66 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols hits the finger roll set up by William Lima and he's hacked by Don George - foul #2 on Don George, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF) James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | William Dawson (SG) Paul Hankins | |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Don George gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Clarence Ghent is called for the reach on William Dawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| 06:09 | UConn | William Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:09 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Harry Williams grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Harry Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Parrish | 68-70 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Leon Parrish is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Clinton Gaither (C) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Don George, Tom Yang | |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 05:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charlie Beekman | 70-70 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Charlie Beekman comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Moss - foul #2 on Frank Moss, team foul #13 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF) William Lima, Donn Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Jose Lopez (PF), Paul Hankins (C) Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 04:49 | UConn | Charlie Beekman makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Charlie Beekman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Glenn - foul #3 on Jerry Glenn, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani (PF) James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:12 | UConn | William Zimick steals it from Charles Jones | 72-72 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Jose Lopez makes the wide open jumper from close range | 74-74 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Walter Hancock steps in front of the Charles Jones pass in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock lays it in | 78-74 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Charles Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (C) Walter Hancock, Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG), Don George (PF), Tom Yang (C) Jerry Glenn, Charles Jones, Jose Lopez, Paul Hankins | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 4 pf. PF - William Sclafani (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Don George (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent travels with the ball | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF) William Sclafani | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Williams (PF) Charlie Beekman | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Tom Yang misses the fadeaway from the right block | 78-74 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Harry Williams gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 02:24 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Carl Pontius (C) Bert Nichols, Donn Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF) Don George | |
| 02:12 | UConn | William Lima steals the ball from Leon Parrish | 78-74 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF) James Fraser | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:57 | UConn | Harry Williams is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Yang | 78-76 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-76 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Tom Yang snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Tom Yang misses the jump hook from the left block | 78-76 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Charlie Beekman gets the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Charlie Beekman scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Leon Parrish | 78-78 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Beekman steals the ball from William Lima | 78-78 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Tom Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Donn Smith, Clarence Ghent | |
| Subs | UConn | Clinton Gaither (C) Tom Yang | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-78 |
| 00:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charlie Beekman | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Leon Parrish is hacked by Walter Hancock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Hancock, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses the lay-in | 78-80 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Zimick | 78-80 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Pontius | 78-80 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 78-80 |