| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryan Vadnais (fresh) C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dezydery Murzynski (fresh) SG - Rickey Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Peete (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Donald Gray inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Robert Peete misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Robert Peete tips it home | 34-44 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-44 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Robert Peete grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Robert Peete gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Bryan Vadnais - foul #3 on Bryan Vadnais, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Jesus Martin (PF) Bryan Vadnais | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Schley (C) Robert Peete | |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Douglas Scheel is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bauer - foul #1 on Michael Bauer, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tyler Blair (PF) Michael Bauer | |
| 18:30 | UConn | Douglas Scheel is hacked by Rickey Whitman - foul #2 on Rickey Whitman, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SF), David Thielen (C) Lawrence Joseph, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (SG) Rickey Whitman | |
| 18:16 | UConn | Jack Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 18:14 | UConn | David Thielen gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Lewis misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dezydery Murzynski - foul #3 on Dezydery Murzynski, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Green (SG) Dezydery Murzynski | |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jack Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | David Thielen is called for the reach on John Schley - foul #2 on David Thielen, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (SG) Douglas Scheel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Gray | 36-49 |
| 17:13 | UConn | David Thielen misses the easy layup | 36-49 |
| 17:11 | UConn | David Thielen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Tyler Blair is called for the reach on Jack Lewis - foul #2 on Tyler Blair, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Jack Lewis, Danny McElvany, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman (SG), Michael Bauer (PF), Robert Peete (C) Carlos Green, Tyler Blair, John Schley | |
| 16:44 | UConn | Douglas Scheel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Sterling Roberts tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Robert Peete comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Thielen - foul #3 on David Thielen, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Baker (PF) David Thielen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG) Richard Crawford | |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Robert Peete makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Robert Peete misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mikel Yasinski | 38-50 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the easy layup | 38-50 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Robert Peete can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Sterling Roberts - foul #1 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG) Sterling Roberts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Robert Peete makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Robert Peete makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Douglas Scheel misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Donald Gray grabs the board | 38-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Baker (fresh) C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Gray (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bauer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Peete (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Donald Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Louis Edwards | 38-54 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Louis Edwards is called for the reach on Danny McElvany in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Edwards, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), David Thielen (SF), Bryan Vadnais (PF), Jesus Martin (C) Douglas Scheel, Lawrence Joseph, Terry Baker, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski (PG), Carlos Green (SG), David Guillory (SF) Louis Edwards, Rickey Whitman, Donald Gray | |
| 15:09 | UConn | Danny McElvany knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jack Lewis | 41-54 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | David Thielen is called for the reach on Carlos Green - foul #4 on David Thielen, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SF) David Thielen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (SG), Tyler Blair (PF), John Schley (C) Carlos Green, Michael Bauer, Robert Peete | |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Bryan Vadnais blocks the short jumper by David Guillory | 41-54 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Danny McElvany gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Danny McElvany hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Jesus Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Sterling Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Vadnais | 44-54 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford is fouled on the floor by Bryan Vadnais - foul #4 on Bryan Vadnais, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Terry Baker (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Jack Lewis, Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, Bryan Vadnais, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Rickey Whitman (SG), Donald Gray (SF), Michael Bauer (PF), Robert Peete (C) Dezydery Murzynski, Richard Crawford, David Guillory, Tyler Blair, John Schley | |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Donald Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Joseph | 46-54 |
| 12:47 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. Lawrence Joseph is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SF) Lawrence Joseph | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (PG) Louis Edwards | |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | Douglas Scheel steps in front of the Robert Peete pass | 46-54 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Robert Peete is called for the reach on Mikel Yasinski - foul #1 on Robert Peete, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG) Abraham Hanford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski (PG), David Guillory (SF), Tyler Blair (PF) Richard Crawford, Donald Gray, Michael Bauer | |
| 12:03 | UConn | Sterling Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | David Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman hits a jumper from the right side | 46-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Baker (fresh) C - Mikel Yasinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dezydery Murzynski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Rickey Whitman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Blair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Peete (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | The jumper by Dezydery Murzynski is denied by Mikel Yasinski | 46-56 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Douglas Scheel pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Lewis | 49-56 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Robert Peete's pass is intercepted by Douglas Scheel | 49-56 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Jack Lewis knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Sterling Roberts | 51-56 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Baker - foul #3 on Terry Baker, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Jesus Martin (PF), John Deaton (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Terry Baker, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (PG), Carlos Green (SG), Michael Bauer (PF), John Schley (C) Dezydery Murzynski, Rickey Whitman, David Guillory, Robert Peete | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:01 | UConn | John Deaton pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Abraham Hanford hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 53-57 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Carlos Green clanks a fadeaway from close range | 53-57 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | John Schley gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer misses the dunk | 53-57 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Schley | 53-57 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer is fouled on the floor by Danny McElvany - foul #2 on Danny McElvany, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Lawrence Joseph (SF) Abraham Hanford, Sterling Roberts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Gray (SF) Tyler Blair | |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Donald Gray steals it from John Deaton in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford lays it up and in set up by Donald Gray | 53-61 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Richard Crawford steals the ball from Danny McElvany | 53-61 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer drills a turnaround near the basket | 53-63 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Danny McElvany scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Green and the foul's on Lawrence Joseph - foul #1 on Lawrence Joseph, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SG), Bryan Vadnais (PF), David Thielen (C) Danny McElvany, Jesus Martin, John Deaton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski (PG), Robert Peete (C) Carlos Green, John Schley | |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph connects on the open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Lewis | 58-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Vadnais (fresh) 4 pf. C - David Thielen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dezydery Murzynski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bauer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Peete (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-68 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Robert Peete grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | Donald Gray gets the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Robert Peete gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer grabs the offensive board | 58-71 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Jack Lewis snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Jack Lewis is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Scheel | 60-71 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Jack Lewis grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Jack Lewis is hacked by Michael Bauer - foul #2 on Michael Bauer, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (SG), Sterling Roberts (SF), Jesus Martin (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Douglas Scheel, Lawrence Joseph, Bryan Vadnais, David Thielen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Rickey Whitman (SG), David Guillory (SF), John Schley (C) Dezydery Murzynski, Richard Crawford, Donald Gray, Robert Peete | |
| 05:08 | UConn | Jack Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Jack Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Michael Bauer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bauer | 62-71 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Jesus Martin swats the short shot by Michael Bauer | 62-71 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Jesus Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG) Jack Lewis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tyler Blair (PF) Michael Bauer | |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman's floater is tipped away by Jesus Martin | 62-71 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | David Guillory grabs the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | John Schley can't connect on a floater near the basket | 62-71 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Sterling Roberts pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jesus Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mikel Yasinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickey Whitman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Guillory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Sterling Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SG), David Thielen (SF), Bryan Vadnais (PF) Danny McElvany, Abraham Hanford, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski (PG), Donald Gray (SF) Louis Edwards, John Schley | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman jams it on a great pass from David Guillory | 62-73 |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Lawrence Joseph (SF) Sterling Roberts, David Thielen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Schley (PF) Tyler Blair | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Jack Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-73 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski grabs the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Douglas Scheel is whistled for a carry | 62-73 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Dezydery Murzynski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rickey Whitman | 62-76 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph's pass is intercepted by Dezydery Murzynski in the backcourt | 62-76 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Donald Gray misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-76 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | John Schley gets the offensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | John Schley slams it home | 62-78 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais is fouled on the floor by Rickey Whitman - foul #3 on Rickey Whitman, team foul #8 | 62-78 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Danny McElvany (SG), David Thielen (SF), Jesus Martin (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Lawrence Joseph, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (PG), Carlos Green (SG), Tyler Blair (PF) Dezydery Murzynski, Rickey Whitman, Donald Gray | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Tyler Blair is whistled for a carry | 64-78 |
| Subs | UConn | John Deaton (C) Bryan Vadnais | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Danny McElvany misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-78 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Sterling Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Sterling Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Danny McElvany is called for the reach on Richard Crawford - foul #3 on Danny McElvany, team foul #11 | 64-78 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jesus Martin pulls down the rebound | 64-79 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Danny McElvany throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford runs out the clock | 64-79 |