| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Billie Peyton inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | UConn | Richard Gaines can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Sid Pride snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Charles Dunn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Frank Turner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Willie Pugh gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Sid Pride buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Yankovski and he's fouled by Randy Quinn - foul #3 on Randy Quinn, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:48 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-33 |
| 18:24 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Frank Turner takes the ball from Sid Pride | 43-33 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Higgins and the foul's on Sid Pride - foul #3 on Sid Pride, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (C) Sid Pride | |
| 17:43 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:25 | Houston | David Yankovski scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Eric Purkey | 46-35 |
| 17:10 | UConn | James Higgins buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Frank Turner and he's hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Billie Peyton, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh | |
| 17:10 | UConn | James Higgins misses the free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Norman Owens - foul #1 on Norman Owens, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck (SF) David Yankovski | |
| 17:05 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Jeffrey Dyck steals the ball from Frank Turner | 48-36 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dyck | 48-38 |
| 16:18 | UConn | James Higgins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-38 |
| 15:56 | UConn | James Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) PF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Norman Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-38 |
| 15:39 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 15:34 | Houston | James Higgins takes the ball from Tyler Kain | 52-38 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades lays it in on a nice dish by James Higgins and he's hacked by Eric Purkey - foul #2 on Eric Purkey, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Richard Gaines (C) James Higgins, Frank Turner, Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Jeffrey Dyck, Eric Purkey, Ben Walker | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Terry King is hacked by Eugene Burford - foul #2 on Eugene Burford, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:54 | Houston | Richard Gaines is called for the reach on Edward Brown - foul #1 on Richard Gaines, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Charles Dunn's pass is intercepted by Richard Gaines | 54-38 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Willie Pugh is called for the reach on Billie Peyton - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| 14:23 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. Randy Quinn is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 54-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Caleb Rhoades (PF) Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Edward Brown is called for the reach on Richard Gaines - foul #4 on Edward Brown, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (C) Edward Brown | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Richard Gaines makes the runner from the left block | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Willie Pugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Richard Gaines gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Eugene Burford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Frank Turner (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell, Billie Peyton, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG) Terry King, Charles Dunn | |
| 13:12 | Houston | David Yankovski hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Norman Owens - foul #2 on Norman Owens, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| 13:12 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Norman Owens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 56-41 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Sid Pride snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:55 | Houston | Tyler Kain loses the dribble to Caleb Rhoades | 56-41 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Norman Owens is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF) Willie Pugh | |
| 12:31 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is whistled for a carry | 56-41 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Eric Purkey steals it from Norman Owens | 56-41 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Lee Fulmer loses the dribble to James Higgins | 56-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick can't finish the layup | 56-41 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Sid Pride gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Eric Purkey buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Kain | 56-43 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 56-43 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Tyler Kain drills a shot from the left side set up by Sid Pride | 56-45 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick's dunk attempt is rejected by David Yankovski | 56-45 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 10:28 | Houston | David Yankovski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Sid Pride is hacked by Norman Owens - foul #3 on Norman Owens, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), James Furey (PF), Richard Gaines (C) James Higgins, Frank Turner, Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Sid Pride, David Yankovski | |
| 09:48 | Houston | Charles Dunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 09:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eugene Burford | 58-45 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Eric Purkey pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Willie Pugh loses the dribble to Billie Peyton | 58-45 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Eugene Burford jams it on a nice dish by Billie Peyton | 60-45 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Charles Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Wesley McNell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Eugene Burford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:59 | UConn | Wesley McNell banks in the layup and the foul's on Terry King - foul #1 on Terry King, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Eugene Burford, James Furey | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Eric Purkey, Ben Walker | |
| 07:59 | UConn | Wesley McNell makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:39 | Houston | David Yankovski can't connect on a floater from close range | 63-45 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | David Yankovski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-45 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by James Higgins | 65-45 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Edward Brown travels with the ball | 65-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Turner (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Wesley McNell, Billie Peyton, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Sid Pride (PF) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Norman Owens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Frank Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Sid Pride misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-47 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Lee Fulmer hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Frank Turner jams it on a great pass from Eric Kirkpatrick | 67-49 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Tyler Kain can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the tip | 67-49 |
| 04:24 | UConn | James Higgins pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Frank Turner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lee Fulmer - foul #1 on Lee Fulmer, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (PG), James Furey (C) James Higgins, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Eric Purkey (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, David Yankovski, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| 04:04 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Lee Fulmer hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Terry King | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Frank Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-51 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Terry King grabs the board | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Furey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) PF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Caleb Rhoades - foul #1 on Caleb Rhoades, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Wesley McNell (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Frank Turner, Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (C) Lee Fulmer | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Wesley McNell is called for 5 seconds | 69-52 |
| 02:55 | Houston | David Yankovski's pass is intercepted by Wesley McNell | 69-52 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Jeff Bomar lays it up and in on a great pass from Wesley McNell | 71-52 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Terry King pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wesley McNell - foul #1 on Wesley McNell, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is hacked by David Yankovski - foul #1 on David Yankovski, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, James Furey | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) David Yankovski | |
| 02:01 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Ben Walker is called for traveling | 73-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (PF) Jeffrey Dyck | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is denied on a layup by Ben Walker | 73-54 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't tip it in | 73-54 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:09 | Houston | David Yankovski misses the easy layup | 73-54 |
| 01:07 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 00:55 | Houston | David Yankovski's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Kirkpatrick | 73-54 |
| 00:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Caleb Rhoades | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 73-54 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Ben Walker gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | David Yankovski loses the dribble to Eric Kirkpatrick | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Eugene Burford runs out the clock | 73-54 |