| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Kinne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickey Elkin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Alexander Kinne blocks the short jumper by Craig Turner | 33-27 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner tips it home | 33-29 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the wide open floater from the right side set up by Robert Henriques | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin tips it home | 35-31 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner connects on the floater near the basket set up by Rickey Elkin | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Carroll steals the ball from Richard Gibbs | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Douglas Rundell (SF), Stephen West (PF), Charles Berning (C) Robert Henriques, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Alexander Kinne, Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Les Ford (C) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Richard Gibbs, Craig Turner | |
| 17:57 | UConn | Douglas Rundell's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Rains in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Riley | 35-36 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Douglas Rundell makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Orunjan Abdo and he's hacked by Les Ford - foul #1 on Les Ford, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG) Donnie Lollar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | UConn | Douglas Rundell makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell McCrone | 38-38 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo is hacked by Benjamin Rains in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Rains, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs (PF) Les Ford | |
| 16:35 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the dunk but he's fouled by Tomas Tinker - foul #1 on Tomas Tinker, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Craig Turner (C) Russell McCrone, Tomas Tinker | |
| 16:35 | UConn | Charles Berning makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen West is called for the reach on Richard Gibbs - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Kinne (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Stephen West, Charles Berning | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (SF) Franklin Riley | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains's pass is intercepted by Darin Peterson | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Robert Henriques lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darin Peterson | 41-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Kinne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Rains (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Vick (fresh) PF - Richard Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Craig Turner, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Douglas Rundell (SF), Micheal Carroll (C) Robert Henriques, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Alexander Kinne | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Russell McCrone (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF) Benjamin Rains, Matthew Loudermilk, Richard Gibbs | |
| 15:14 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Lollar | 44-38 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone clanks a shot from close range | 44-38 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Micheal Carroll pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Douglas Rundell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Coleman | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Turner | 44-43 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Douglas Rundell is fouled on the floor by Russell McCrone - foul #2 on Russell McCrone, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Alexander Kinne (PF), Charles Berning (C) Donnie Lollar, Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell, Chad Gervin, Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Tom Coleman, Russell McCrone, Rickey Elkin, Paul Vick, Craig Turner | |
| 13:34 | UConn | Alexander Kinne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Gibbs | 44-46 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Robert Henriques is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Rains - foul #2 on Benjamin Rains, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Darin Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Gibbs | 44-46 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen West (PF) Alexander Kinne | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG) Benjamin Rains | |
| 12:43 | UConn | Franklin Riley steps in front of the Charles Berning pass in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Henriques - foul #1 on Robert Henriques, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Les Ford (C) Tomas Tinker | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Charles Berning hits the finger roll set up by Armando Sanchez | 46-48 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs can't connect on a runner from the right block | 46-48 |
| 11:47 | UConn | Charles Berning gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen West (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Berning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Les Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Stephen West comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk travels with the ball | 46-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Douglas Rundell (SF), Micheal Carroll (C) Robert Henriques, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Franklin Riley | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Benjamin Rains is called for the reach on Douglas Rundell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Rains, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Douglas Rundell misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Orunjan Abdo steals it from Les Ford | 46-48 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Donnie Lollar is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Gibbs - foul #1 on Richard Gibbs, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Kinne (PF) Stephen West | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Richard Gibbs, Les Ford | |
| 11:00 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker is fouled on the floor by Alexander Kinne - foul #3 on Alexander Kinne, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Donnie Lollar snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Douglas Rundell scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone tips it home | 49-50 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Alexander Kinne misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Rickey Elkin | 49-53 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Micheal Carroll is hacked by Tomas Tinker - foul #2 on Tomas Tinker, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Stephen West (PF) Donnie Lollar, Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell, Alexander Kinne | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF), Craig Turner (C) Russell McCrone, Benjamin Rains, Rickey Elkin, Paul Vick, Tomas Tinker | |
| 09:24 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Tom Coleman | 49-55 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Matthew Loudermilk steps in front of the Armando Sanchez pass in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Armando Sanchez steals it from Franklin Riley | 49-55 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Robert Henriques clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Gibbs - foul #2 on Richard Gibbs, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Berning (C) Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Les Ford (C) Craig Turner | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Robert Henriques misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Les Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen West - foul #2 on Stephen West, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF) Franklin Riley | |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Armando Sanchez is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Loudermilk - foul #2 on Matthew Loudermilk, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Stephen West | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:09 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gibbs | 52-57 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickey Elkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Les Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Les Ford hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Chad Gervin connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Berning | 54-59 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Darin Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Armando Sanchez | 57-59 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Loudermilk | 57-62 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Matthew Loudermilk is called for the reach on Darin Peterson - foul #3 on Matthew Loudermilk, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (PG), Douglas Rundell (SG), Alexander Kinne (PF), Stephen West (C) Robert Henriques, Armando Sanchez, Charles Berning, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Paul Vick (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Richard Gibbs, Les Ford | |
| 05:48 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Darin Peterson steps in front of the Paul Vick pass | 59-62 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Paul Vick - foul #1 on Paul Vick, team foul #13 | 59-62 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 3rd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Vick | 60-62 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick slams it home set up by Russell McCrone | 60-64 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Douglas Rundell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Darin Peterson, Alexander Kinne | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner (C) Paul Vick | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Douglas Rundell grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Franklin Riley is called for the reach on Douglas Rundell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Riley, team foul #14 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Alexander Kinne (PF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF) Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker | |
| 04:02 | UConn | Douglas Rundell makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Douglas Rundell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Donnie Lollar grabs the board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Rundell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Kinne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Russell McCrone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rickey Elkin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Donnie Lollar is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnie Lollar, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen West (SF), Chad Gervin (C) Douglas Rundell, Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG) Russell McCrone | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Gibbs | 62-67 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Alexander Kinne misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-67 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:57 | UConn | Donnie Lollar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Armando Sanchez | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Gibbs is denied by Chad Gervin | 65-70 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:49 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Charles Berning (PF), Micheal Carroll (C) Donnie Lollar, Alexander Kinne, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell McCrone (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Les Ford (C) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Richard Gibbs, Craig Turner | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Charles Berning blows the wide open layup | 65-70 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Armando Sanchez tips it back up and in | 67-70 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Peterson (SF), Alexander Kinne (PF) Stephen West, Charles Berning | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner (C) Les Ford | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner gets the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker is fouled on the floor by Alexander Kinne - foul #4 on Alexander Kinne, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF) Russell McCrone, Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker | |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs tips it but misses | 67-70 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk grabs the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin is hacked by Armando Sanchez - foul #1 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Alexander Kinne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Micheal Carroll comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Robert Henriques misses the tip | 67-70 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Darin Peterson tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Tom Coleman steals the ball from Armando Sanchez in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman can't finish the layup | 69-70 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Robert Henriques grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Armando Sanchez | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gibbs drills a floater from the right block | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Alexander Kinne can't connect on a shot near the basket | 71-72 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk snags the defensive board | 71-72 |