| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Eggers - foul #3 on Joe Eggers, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Joe Eggers | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Peter Wolfe is called for the reach on Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Paul Gebhard's floater is knocked away by Peter Wolfe | 27-22 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 27-24 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan loses the dribble to Spencer Robinson | 27-24 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Wolfe - foul #3 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Travis Bechtol (PF) Peter Wolfe | |
| 17:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses the shot in the paint | 29-26 |
| 17:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Paul Gebhard drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Baldwin - foul #2 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Gebhard | 34-26 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Baldwin | 34-29 |
| 15:54 | UConn | James McInturff blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Gebhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachery Fishback (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin can't connect on a shot near the basket | 34-29 |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin tips it home | 34-31 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Paul Gebhard's layup is rejected by Robert Baldwin | 34-31 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Cosgrove | 34-33 |
| 14:47 | UConn | James McInturff misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-33 |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | UConn | James McInturff pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Thomas Cosgrove takes the ball from Paul Gebhard | 34-33 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Baldwin | 34-36 |
| 13:14 | UConn | James McInturff is hacked by Travis Bechtol - foul #1 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Eddie Collins (SG), Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Shon Feeney, James McInturff, Paul Gebhard, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (PG), Charles Butts (SG), Joe Young (SF), Peter Wolfe (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Spencer Robinson, Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin, Travis Bechtol, Zachery Fishback | |
| 13:02 | UConn | Eddie Collins comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 34-36 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Mouzon - foul #1 on Paul Mouzon, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Eddie Collins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor White | 36-36 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Lawerence Webster | 36-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor White (fresh) PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Butts (fresh) SF - Joe Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UConn | Joe Eggers drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Mouzon | 38-39 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Young | 38-42 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Joe Young picks off the pass by Thomas Bohl | 38-42 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Peter Wolfe | 38-45 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Victor White comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Peter Wolfe | 38-45 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawerence Webster | 38-47 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Eddie Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Benjamin Sisco - foul #1 on Benjamin Sisco, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), James McInturff (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Joe Eggers, Victor White, Paul Mouzon, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Travis Bechtol (PF), Zachery Fishback (C) Lawerence Webster, Charles Butts, Joe Young, Peter Wolfe, Benjamin Sisco | |
| 09:29 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 3rd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Shon Feeney is hacked by Robert Baldwin - foul #3 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:23 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a floater from the left block | 40-49 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Gebhard - foul #2 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Wolfe (PF) Travis Bechtol | |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Shon Feeney and he's hacked by Peter Wolfe - foul #4 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:30 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 07:04 | UConn | James McInturff misses long on a runner from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:35 | UConn | James McInturff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson is hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:01 | UConn | James McInturff misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:38 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-52 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Wolfe - foul #5 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG) James McInturff | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Charles Butts (SF), Travis Bechtol (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin, Peter Wolfe, Zachery Fishback | |
| 05:27 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Spencer Robinson | 45-54 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses short on a floater from the left block | 45-54 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Sisco | 45-54 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF) Spencer Robinson, Charles Butts | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Eddie Collins is hacked by Robert Baldwin - foul #4 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Zachery Fishback (C) Benjamin Sisco | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #2 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan blows the layup but he's hacked by Zachery Fishback - foul #3 on Zachery Fishback, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG) Lawerence Webster | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Cosgrove | 48-56 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zachery Fishback - foul #4 on Zachery Fishback, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco (PF) Travis Bechtol | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Eggers - foul #4 on Joe Eggers, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Charles Butts (SF) Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin | |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:05 | UConn | James McInturff buries a turnaround in the paint | 51-58 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Travis Bechtol (PF) Lawerence Webster, Charles Butts, Benjamin Sisco | |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:07 | UConn | James McInturff connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Shon Feeney and he's hacked by Spencer Robinson - foul #1 on Spencer Robinson, team foul #12 | 53-58 |
| 01:07 | UConn | James McInturff makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Baldwin | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:31 | UConn | James McInturff gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | UConn | James McInturff hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Joe Eggers is called for the reach on Spencer Robinson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Eggers, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Joe Eggers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SF), Joe Young (PF) Robert Baldwin, Travis Bechtol | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Travis Bechtol (PF) Joe Young | |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Spencer Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Shon Feeney comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-60 |