| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Walter Smith (fresh) PF - Leon Maggio (fresh) C - Frank Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) PF - Alexander Kinne (fresh) C - Micheal Carroll (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Robert Henriques misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | San Diego | Walter Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Darin Peterson | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Darin Peterson tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | San Diego | Frank Lowe's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Carroll | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Darin Peterson is called for traveling | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | San Diego | Robert Turner scores on a floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Walter Smith - foul #2 on Walter Smith, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo (SF) Walter Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:57 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Micheal Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Micheal Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Darin Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen West (PF), Charles Berning (C) Alexander Kinne, Micheal Carroll | |
| 17:00 | San Diego | Leon Maggio misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen West - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | San Diego | Leon Maggio makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:00 | San Diego | Leon Maggio makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Stephen West lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Henriques | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | San Diego | Frank Lowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Hare | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Robert Henriques's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Maggio | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | San Diego | Leon Maggio grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Decarlo (fresh) PF - Leon Maggio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen West (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Berning (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | San Diego | Robert Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hare | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Stephen West can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | San Diego | Frank Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | San Diego | Frank Lowe drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Turner | 11-7 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Stephen West comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Leon Maggio - foul #1 on Leon Maggio, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler (PG), Alton Montenegro (SG), Louis Palacio (SF), Douglas Robinson (PF), Alec Sexton (C) Joseph Hare, Robert Turner, Shawn Decarlo, Leon Maggio, Frank Lowe | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (PG), Douglas Rundell (SG), Alexander Kinne (PF), Micheal Carroll (C) Robert Henriques, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning | |
| 14:59 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:42 | San Diego | Alec Sexton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alec Sexton, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Louis Palacio is called for the reach on Orunjan Abdo - foul #1 on Louis Palacio, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Stephen West | |
| 14:13 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses badly on a floater near the basket | 11-9 |
| 14:12 | San Diego | Alec Sexton pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:06 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reid Otzweiler | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Donnie Lollar comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Reid Otzweiler - foul #1 on Reid Otzweiler, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo (SF) Alec Sexton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:50 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:39 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson buries a jumper from the left side set up by Alton Montenegro | 15-10 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Alexander Kinne knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Douglas Robinson - foul #1 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Hare (PG), Leon Maggio (PF) Reid Otzweiler, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Stephen West (SF) Donnie Lollar, Douglas Rundell | |
| 13:16 | UConn | Alexander Kinne misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:16 | San Diego | Leon Maggio pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:00 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Hare | 17-12 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Alexander Kinne is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hare - foul #1 on Joseph Hare, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Turner (SG), Frank Lowe (C) Alton Montenegro, Louis Palacio | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (C) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Alexander Kinne misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:41 | San Diego | Leon Maggio grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:18 | San Diego | Leon Maggio connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Hare | 19-12 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Robert Henriques's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen West (PF) Alexander Kinne | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Decarlo (fresh) PF - Leon Maggio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Henriques (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen West (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Berning (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | San Diego | Stephen West is called for the reach on Leon Maggio - foul #2 on Stephen West, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Louis Palacio (SF) Shawn Decarlo | |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Stephen West | |
| 11:42 | San Diego | Louis Palacio misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Charles Berning gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Robert Henriques's pass is intercepted by Louis Palacio | 19-12 |
| 11:07 | San Diego | Joseph Hare is hacked by Robert Henriques - foul #1 on Robert Henriques, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Alton Montenegro (SG), Douglas Robinson (PF), Alec Sexton (C) Robert Turner, Leon Maggio, Frank Lowe | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Micheal Carroll (C) Armando Sanchez, Chad Gervin | |
| 11:01 | San Diego | Robert Henriques steps in front of the Alec Sexton pass | 19-12 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the easy layup | 19-12 |
| 10:44 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Douglas Robinson | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-12 |
| 10:24 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Montenegro | 19-12 |
| 10:05 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler (PG), Shawn Decarlo (SF), Leon Maggio (PF), Frank Lowe (C) Joseph Hare, Louis Palacio, Douglas Robinson, Alec Sexton | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Douglas Rundell (SF), Alexander Kinne (PF) Robert Henriques, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning | |
| 09:49 | UConn | Micheal Carroll scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Armando Sanchez | 19-14 |
| 09:44 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 09:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Rundell | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Douglas Rundell buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Orunjan Abdo | 19-17 |
| 09:12 | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:11 | San Diego | Frank Lowe tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Alexander Kinne pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Armando Sanchez lays it in | 19-19 |
| 08:53 | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Leon Maggio | 21-19 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 08:37 | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 08:35 | San Diego | Leon Maggio misses the tip | 21-21 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Micheal Carroll snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Armando Sanchez double dribbles | 21-21 |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Hare (PG), Robert Turner (SG), Louis Palacio (PF), Alec Sexton (C) Reid Otzweiler, Alton Montenegro, Leon Maggio, Frank Lowe | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell, Alexander Kinne, Micheal Carroll | |
| 07:51 | San Diego | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Henriques - foul #2 on Robert Henriques, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Robert Henriques | |
| 07:51 | San Diego | Robert Turner misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:51 | San Diego | Robert Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Palacio (fresh) C - Alec Sexton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Charles Berning misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-21 |
| 07:25 | UConn | Charles Berning snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Armando Sanchez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Darin Peterson | 22-24 |
| 07:07 | San Diego | Joseph Hare buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alec Sexton | 25-24 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | San Diego | Leon Maggio (PF) Shawn Decarlo | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (PG) Donnie Lollar | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:46 | San Diego | Leon Maggio snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 06:42 | San Diego | Robert Turner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alec Sexton | 28-25 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 06:01 | San Diego | Robert Turner gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:56 | San Diego | Louis Palacio is hacked by Orunjan Abdo - foul #1 on Orunjan Abdo, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | San Diego | Alton Montenegro (SF), Frank Lowe (C) Louis Palacio, Alec Sexton | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Rundell (SG), Alexander Kinne (PF) Armando Sanchez, Charles Berning | |
| 05:41 | San Diego | Darin Peterson takes the ball from Leon Maggio | 28-25 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo hits the finger roll set up by Darin Peterson | 28-27 |
| 05:18 | San Diego | Frank Lowe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chad Gervin - foul #1 on Chad Gervin, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler (PG), Shawn Decarlo (SF) Joseph Hare, Robert Turner | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Darin Peterson, Chad Gervin | |
| 05:18 | San Diego | Frank Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:18 | San Diego | Frank Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Donnie Lollar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 04:48 | San Diego | Micheal Carroll steals it from Leon Maggio | 29-27 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Douglas Rundell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:33 | San Diego | Leon Maggio grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 04:28 | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 04:27 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Reid Otzweiler | 29-27 |
| 04:16 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro can't throw it down but he's fouled by Orunjan Abdo - foul #2 on Orunjan Abdo, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Hare (PG), Louis Palacio (PF) Reid Otzweiler, Leon Maggio | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo | |
| 04:16 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:16 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | San Diego | Alton Montenegro snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 03:57 | San Diego | Joseph Hare hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Palacio | 32-27 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Douglas Rundell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Alexander Kinne tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Micheal Carroll tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alton Montenegro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Decarlo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Palacio (fresh) C - Frank Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Douglas Rundell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Kinne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo is hacked by Micheal Carroll - foul #1 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Turner (SG), Walter Smith (SF), Douglas Robinson (C) Joseph Hare, Alton Montenegro, Frank Lowe | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henriques (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Stephen West (PF), Charles Berning (C) Donnie Lollar, Douglas Rundell, Alexander Kinne, Micheal Carroll | |
| 03:18 | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Charles Berning grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Darin Peterson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 03:02 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Douglas Robinson | 32-29 |
| 02:44 | San Diego | Robert Turner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Darin Peterson is fouled on the floor by Walter Smith - foul #3 on Walter Smith, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Hare (PG), Leon Maggio (PF) Shawn Decarlo, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:05 | San Diego | Louis Palacio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 02:03 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:58 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson is fouled on the floor by Darin Peterson - foul #1 on Darin Peterson, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | San Diego | Shawn Decarlo (SF) Louis Palacio | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Rundell (SF) Darin Peterson | |
| 01:58 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:58 | San Diego | Douglas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:39 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits a floater from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 01:32 | San Diego | Leon Maggio travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | San Diego | Alton Montenegro (SF), Frank Lowe (C) Shawn Decarlo, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Carroll (C) Douglas Rundell | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Joseph Hare is called for the reach on Robert Henriques - foul #2 on Joseph Hare, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler (SG) Robert Turner | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Kinne (PF) Charles Berning | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Robert Henriques makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:58 | San Diego | Stephen West picks off the pass by Frank Lowe | 34-35 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Alexander Kinne gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Robert Henriques clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 00:16 | San Diego | Frank Lowe grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 00:10 | San Diego | Reid Otzweiler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Maggio | 37-35 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Leon Maggio blocks the short jumper by Alexander Kinne | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Frank Lowe | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Frank Lowe misses the halfcourt shot | 37-35 |