| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) C - Richard Gaines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Charles Johns (fresh) C - John Geary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Richard Gaines wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Billie Peyton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's | John Geary snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney is hacked by Eugene Burford - foul #1 on Eugene Burford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clinton Woods | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Eugene Burford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Randy Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eugene Burford | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Randy Quinn gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Jeff Bomar double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Billie Peyton | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 5-9 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Eugene Burford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | John Geary pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Eugene Burford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | John Geary pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Gaines (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Johns (fairly fresh) C - John Geary (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. Joseph's | John Geary connects on the shot from close range | 5-11 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Eugene Burford's floater is tipped away by John Geary | 5-11 |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (SG), Richard Swan (SF), Calvin Faison (PF), Steven Tews (C) Stephen Deloney, Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns, John Geary | |
| 14:59 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Swan | 7-13 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Norman Owens scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan is fouled on the floor by Norman Owens - foul #1 on Norman Owens, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney (SG) Clinton Woods | |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Banas steps in front of the Stephen Deloney pass | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Clifford Banas banks in the layup | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Calvin Faison is denied by Eric Kirkpatrick | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Norman Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Wesley McNell, Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF), John Geary (C) Calvin Faison, Steven Tews | |
| 12:37 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | John Geary tips it in | 12-15 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Eugene Burford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Kirkpatrick | 15-15 |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:10 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Billie Peyton hits a fadeaway from the left block | 17-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Swan (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Geary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Gulley | 17-19 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Clifford Banas connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clifford Banas - foul #1 on Clifford Banas, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Caleb Rhoades (PF), Richard Gaines (C) Clifford Banas, Eugene Burford, Randy Quinn, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Calvin Faison (PF) Stephen Deloney, Richard Swan, Charles Johns | |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Wesley McNell loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF) Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SG) George Gulley | |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Jeff Bomar steals the ball from Forrest Tobin | 20-21 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Jeff Bomar banks in the layup | 22-21 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Norman Owens is called for the reach on Calvin Faison - foul #2 on Norman Owens, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Davis (SF) Norman Owens | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews (C) John Geary | |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Richard Gaines blocks the jumper by Clinton Woods | 22-21 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Wesley McNell pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 22-21 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Richard Gaines hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Faison | 24-21 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | Caleb Rhoades swats the layup by Carlos Robinson | 24-21 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Richard Gaines snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Clinton Woods - foul #1 on Clinton Woods, team foul #1 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Wesley McNell, Robert Davis, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney (SG), Charles Johns (PF), John Geary (C) Carlos Robinson, Calvin Faison, Steven Tews | |
| 08:57 | UConn | Randy Quinn can't finish the layup | 24-21 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Richard Gaines pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:38 | UConn | Randy Quinn is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Jeff Bomar, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (SF) Forrest Tobin | |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | John Geary snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Swan (fresh) PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Geary (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clinton Woods | 24-23 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Eugene Burford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Calvin Faison (C) Clinton Woods, Richard Swan, John Geary | |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns comes up short on the shot from close range | 24-23 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Eugene Burford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Deloney - foul #1 on Stephen Deloney, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Wesley McNell (SF), Richard Gaines (C) Clifford Banas, Billie Peyton, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews (C) Charles Johns | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney loses the ball out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Eugene Burford, Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG) George Gulley | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Richard Gaines's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Faison | 26-23 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Wesley McNell grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Gaines | 28-25 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson blows the layup but the foul's on Jeff Bomar - foul #1 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Wesley McNell, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (SG), Charles Johns (PF), John Geary (C) Stephen Deloney, Calvin Faison, Steven Tews | |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Jeff Bomar hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Banas | 31-27 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley is hacked by Clifford Banas - foul #2 on Clifford Banas, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Jeff Bomar, Clifford Banas, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SG), Richard Swan (SF) Clinton Woods, Carlos Robinson | |
| 04:09 | St. Joseph's | John Geary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 03:56 | UConn | George Gulley steals it from Eric Kirkpatrick | 31-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Wesley McNell (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fresh) SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Geary (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-27 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Eugene Burford grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Wesley McNell buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Burford | 34-27 |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Eric Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Eric Kirkpatrick, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Caleb Rhoades (C) Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Stephen Deloney (SG), Calvin Faison (PF) George Gulley, Forrest Tobin, Charles Johns | |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | John Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Geary - foul #1 on John Geary, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG) Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Eric Kirkpatrick takes the ball from Stephen Deloney | 36-28 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Deloney - foul #2 on Stephen Deloney, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Richard Gaines (C) Eugene Burford, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews (C) John Geary | |
| 02:33 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Calvin Faison | 37-28 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Banas is called for the reach on Calvin Faison - foul #3 on Clifford Banas, team foul #8 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Billie Peyton, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF) Steven Tews | |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Richard Gaines grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Charles Johns blocks the jumper by Norman Owens | 37-29 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Clinton Woods | 37-32 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:58 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods travels with the ball | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Jeff Bomar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), John Geary (C) Clinton Woods, Stephen Deloney, Richard Swan, Calvin Faison | |
| 00:42 | UConn | John Geary is called for the reach on Randy Quinn - foul #2 on John Geary, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Norman Owens, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews (PF) Charles Johns | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is hacked by Steven Tews - foul #1 on Steven Tews, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Caleb Rhoades (C) Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Eugene Burford buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Wesley McNell | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-32 |