| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Alder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee State | Mikel Yasinski swats the short shot by Edwin Wills | 24-38 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills misses the tip | 24-38 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon misses the tip | 24-38 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to John Alder | 24-38 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills double dribbles | 24-38 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Jesus Martin dunks the ball set up by Mikel Yasinski | 26-38 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller's pass is intercepted by Mikel Yasinski | 26-38 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the 3 from straight away | 26-38 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-38 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Sterling Roberts grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee State | John Alder loses the dribble to Sterling Roberts | 26-38 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Danny McElvany is called for the reach on Andrew Dixon - foul #3 on Danny McElvany, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (PG) Danny McElvany | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | John Alder clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jesus Martin - foul #3 on Jesus Martin, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | UConn | David Thielen (PF) Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | John Alder makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses the 3rd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:22 | UConn | David Thielen grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Joseph, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne makes the 3 from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Sterling Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Scheel | 29-42 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mikel Yasinski | 29-42 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Sterling Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Douglas Scheel | 32-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Alder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne blows the layup | 32-42 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | John Alder blows the layup | 32-42 |
| 14:43 | UConn | David Thielen snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Marcus Fuller swats the layup by Sterling Roberts | 32-42 |
| 14:19 | UConn | David Thielen snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Alder - foul #2 on John Alder, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Jesus Martin (PF) Douglas Scheel, Sterling Roberts, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), James Brown (SG), John McEwan (SF), Michael Shaw (PF), Steve Griffin (C) Andrew Dixon, Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne, John Alder, Marcus Fuller | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | John McEwan hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Brown | 34-44 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Abraham Hanford hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Thielen | 36-44 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | John McEwan banks in the layup set up by James Brown | 36-46 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Jesus Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-46 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin is fouled on the floor by David Thielen - foul #1 on David Thielen, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SG), Frank Renosky (SF), John Deaton (C) Abraham Hanford, Lawrence Joseph, David Thielen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Milton Roland scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Griffin | 36-48 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Jesus Martin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | Milton Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | James Brown's layup is rejected by John Deaton | 36-48 |
| 12:06 | UConn | John Deaton pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Jesus Martin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-48 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Douglas Scheel pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Deaton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Milton Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - John McEwan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Douglas Scheel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 11:24 | UConn | John Deaton snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Douglas Scheel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Steve Griffin | 39-50 |
| 10:24 | UConn | James Brown steals the ball from Frank Renosky | 39-50 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Deaton - foul #1 on John Deaton, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (PG), Sterling Roberts (SG), David Thielen (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Danny McElvany, Douglas Scheel, Jesus Martin, John Deaton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), John Alder (PF) Milton Roland, James Brown, John McEwan, Michael Shaw | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Sterling Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Frank Renosky buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Abraham Hanford | 42-50 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 42-50 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Sterling Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Lawrence Joseph (SF) Abraham Hanford, Frank Renosky | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller (C) Steve Griffin | |
| 09:02 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Thielen - foul #2 on David Thielen, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Jesus Martin (PF) David Thielen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Danny McElvany knocks in the shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Jesus Martin drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Danny McElvany | 50-57 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne misses long on a floater from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee State | John Alder tips it in | 50-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Alder (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph buries a driving attempt in the paint | 52-59 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon lays it in and he's fouled by Lawrence Joseph - foul #2 on Lawrence Joseph, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (PG), Frank Renosky (SF), David Thielen (C) Danny McElvany, Lawrence Joseph, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (PF) John Alder | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon misses the free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jesus Martin | 52-61 |
| 06:56 | UConn | David Thielen is fouled on the floor by Edwin Wills - foul #1 on Edwin Wills, team foul #2 | 52-61 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Marcus Fuller picks off the pass by David Thielen | 52-61 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 06:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Thielen | 52-61 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Douglas Scheel buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sterling Roberts | 55-61 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Andrew Dixon | 55-63 |
| 05:35 | UConn | David Thielen clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-63 |
| 05:33 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to David Thielen | 55-63 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Douglas Scheel is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dixon - foul #3 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #3 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Sterling Roberts, Frank Renosky, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), James Brown (SG), John McEwan (SF), John Alder (PF) Andrew Dixon, Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne, Marcus Fuller | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Danny McElvany buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mikel Yasinski | 58-63 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee State | Milton Roland is whistled for a carry | 58-63 |
| 04:44 | UConn | David Thielen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | John McEwan pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | Douglas Scheel steals the ball from Milton Roland | 58-63 |
| 04:00 | UConn | David Thielen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee State | John McEwan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | John McEwan misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to John Alder | 58-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | John McEwan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Scheel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thielen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Milton Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - John McEwan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Alder (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Douglas Scheel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee State | John Alder snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SG), Jesus Martin (PF) Douglas Scheel, David Thielen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), Marcus Fuller (C) Milton Roland, James Brown, John McEwan, Michael Shaw | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Jesus Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Danny McElvany clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne tips it but misses | 58-63 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Jesus Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Roberts | 60-63 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne is called for traveling | 60-63 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Jesus Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Danny McElvany misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne is hacked by Lawrence Joseph - foul #3 on Lawrence Joseph, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Danny McElvany is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Alder is fouled on the floor by Danny McElvany - foul #4 on Danny McElvany, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John McEwan (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Alder makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Danny McElvany connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sterling Roberts | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | John McEwan is fouled in the backcourt by Danny McElvany - foul #5 on Danny McElvany, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (PG) Danny McElvany | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | John McEwan misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | John McEwan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Sterling Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Sterling Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | John McEwan gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | John McEwan is hacked by Sterling Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #12 | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | John McEwan makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | John McEwan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Joseph | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon runs out the clock | 66-71 |