| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Menzies (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies is hacked by Mikel Yasinski - foul #2 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:26 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-23 |
| 19:25 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies grabs the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 19:09 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Sterling Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Danny McElvany hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 19:01 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:44 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Stout and he's hacked by Danny McElvany - foul #1 on Danny McElvany, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 18:44 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Danny McElvany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 18:21 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Danny McElvany is hacked by Kenneth Marr - foul #2 on Kenneth Marr, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski buries a shot from the right side set up by Sterling Roberts | 36-26 |
| 17:17 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Menzies | 36-29 |
| 16:59 | UConn | Danny McElvany is hacked by Jeffrey Stout - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF), Ray Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Stout, Kenneth Marr | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mitchell Piland - foul #2 on Mitchell Piland, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SF), David Thielen (PF) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:47 | UConn | David Thielen pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:23 | UConn | David Thielen clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mitchell Piland - foul #3 on Mitchell Piland, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UConn | John Deaton (C) Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Gregory Menzies, Mitchell Piland | |
| 16:23 | UConn | David Thielen makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:23 | UConn | David Thielen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:02 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Dunn | 39-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Deaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jiminez (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | UConn | David Thielen's pass is intercepted by Darrell Stone | 39-31 |
| 15:30 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, John Deaton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Lance Dunn, Richard Brown, Michael Jiminez | |
| 15:17 | UConn | David Thielen misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:56 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Jesus Martin grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Abraham Hanford knocks in the floater from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:39 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darrell Stone | 41-34 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stephen Cook - foul #2 on Stephen Cook, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Sterling Roberts (SG), Mikel Yasinski (C) Douglas Scheel, Abraham Hanford, David Thielen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG), Kenneth Marr (C) Darrell Stone, Ray Bilderback | |
| 14:21 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:21 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Stout | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny McElvany | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | SE Missouri State | Sterling Roberts steals it from Lance Dunn | 45-36 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Sterling Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SF), David Thielen (PF) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF) Stephen Cook, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout | |
| 12:49 | SE Missouri State | Danny McElvany steals the ball from Ray Bilderback | 45-36 |
| 12:36 | UConn | David Thielen hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Danny McElvany | 47-36 |
| 12:08 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 12:07 | UConn | David Thielen gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Sterling Roberts can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 47-36 |
| 11:49 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mikel Yasinski - foul #3 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, David Thielen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Mitchell Piland, Kenneth Marr | |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Douglas Scheel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 10:56 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Jesus Martin gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Douglas Scheel loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SG), David Thielen (C) Abraham Hanford, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Michael Jiminez (C) Lance Dunn, Ray Bilderback | |
| 10:27 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Sterling Roberts - foul #3 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG) Douglas Scheel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:27 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:27 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Jesus Martin drills a floater near the basket set up by Sterling Roberts | 51-40 |
| 09:48 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 51-40 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Sterling Roberts snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Darrell Stone picks off the pass by David Thielen | 51-40 |
| 09:25 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 09:24 | UConn | David Thielen snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:18 | UConn | David Thielen scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Danny McElvany | 53-40 |
| 09:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Jesus Martin misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-40 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph tips it in | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 08:31 | UConn | David Thielen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:08 | UConn | Sterling Roberts is hacked by Darrell Stone - foul #2 on Darrell Stone, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Darrell Stone, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout, Michael Jiminez | |
| 08:08 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Sterling Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:54 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Bilderback | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Douglas Scheel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 07:33 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Lance Dunn | 57-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Danny McElvany pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Douglas Scheel connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Danny McElvany | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:46 | SE Missouri State | Mikel Yasinski denies the turnaround by Ray Bilderback | 60-43 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Sterling Roberts gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Douglas Scheel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-43 |
| 06:36 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 06:23 | UConn | David Thielen gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Sterling Roberts can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 05:55 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Stephen Cook | 60-43 |
| 05:46 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-43 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Sterling Roberts snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Douglas Scheel is hacked by Mitchell Piland - foul #4 on Mitchell Piland, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, David Thielen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Mitchell Piland, Ray Bilderback, Kenneth Marr | |
| 05:20 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:02 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 05:00 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Dunn | 62-43 |
| 04:45 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 04:43 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 04:25 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone's layup is rejected by Mikel Yasinski | 62-43 |
| 04:24 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone can't tip it in | 62-43 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Jesus Martin snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Abraham Hanford | 65-43 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Stone | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:57 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Jiminez - foul #2 on Michael Jiminez, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Renosky (SF), Frank Thompson (PF) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (SG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF) Lance Dunn, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout | |
| 03:57 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Douglas Scheel gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Douglas Scheel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-45 |
| 03:12 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Thompson (fresh) C - Mikel Yasinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Jiminez (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-45 |
| 02:51 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Piland | 67-45 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Piland | 67-48 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Frank Renosky connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Abraham Hanford | 70-48 |
| 02:10 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses short on a shot from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Frank Renosky grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Frank Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski can't tip it in | 70-48 |
| 01:49 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Hanford - foul #2 on Abraham Hanford, team foul #5 | 70-48 |
| Subs | UConn | David Thielen (PF), John Deaton (C) Frank Thompson, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:31 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Stone and he's fouled by Frank Renosky - foul #1 on Frank Renosky, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| 01:31 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Frank Renosky can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-51 |
| 01:11 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | Douglas Scheel steals it from Mitchell Piland | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Douglas Scheel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-51 |
| 00:28 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland grabs the board | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 00:21 | UConn | David Thielen snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Douglas Scheel runs out the clock | 70-51 |