| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the fadeaway from the right side | 25-25 |
| 19:22 | UConn | John Teel can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marcos Ruiz - foul #1 on Marcos Ruiz, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:22 | UConn | John Teel misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:22 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer double dribbles | 25-26 |
| 18:40 | UConn | John Teel is whistled for traveling | 25-26 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 28-29 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 31-29 |
| 17:32 | UConn | John Teel makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Thatcher | 31-32 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn and he's fouled by Barry Morgan - foul #2 on Barry Morgan, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 16:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) Shon Feeney | |
| 16:23 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Gebhard | 31-37 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Samuel Rich gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) SG - Luis Gillett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Victor White clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Marcos Ruiz (SF) Albert Hall, Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Victor White misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan blows the dunk | 31-37 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Joe Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Victor White connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Gebhard - foul #3 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Barry Morgan (C) Arnold Logan, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is fouled on the floor by Jesse Sartori - foul #4 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Robert Sand (PF) Jesse Sartori, John Wynn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:58 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (SF) Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:58 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:58 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Thatcher | 32-41 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is fouled on the floor by Luis Gillett - foul #3 on Luis Gillett, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher blows the layup | 32-41 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett loses the dribble to Samuel Rich | 32-41 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is hacked by Jeff Thatcher - foul #2 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF) Stanley Shimer, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett tips it in | 34-44 |
| 12:02 | UConn | A charge is called on Samuel Rich - foul #2 on Samuel Rich, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Teel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Paul Gebhard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Rich and he's hacked by Robert Sand - foul #2 on Robert Sand, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Joe Eggers | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray connects on the turnaround from the right block | 38-47 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is hacked by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #8 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Sand (PF) Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, John Wynn | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Samuel Rich, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the easy layup | 38-49 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Shon Feeney connects on the shot from the left side | 38-51 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Brian Gray is blocked by Thomas Bohl | 38-51 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 40-51 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Shon Feeney can't connect on a runner from close range | 40-51 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer lays it up and in set up by Albert Hall and the foul's on Thomas Bohl - foul #2 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Samuel Rich (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Paul Gebhard, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Rich | 43-53 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 08:08 | UConn | John Teel pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is fouled on the floor by Stanley Shimer - foul #3 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Barry Morgan | 45-55 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-55 |
| 06:58 | UConn | John Teel hits the follow up shot | 45-57 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 48-57 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Morgan - foul #3 on Barry Morgan, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Robert Sand (PF) Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, John Wynn | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Robert Trask (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Samuel Rich | |
| 06:03 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand tips it in | 50-57 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Jesse Sartori is called for the reach on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #5 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Brian Gray (C) Jesse Sartori, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Shon Feeney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SG), Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Samuel Rich (SF) Robert Trask, Paul Gebhard | |
| 03:51 | UConn | Thomas Bohl can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-61 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arnold Logan | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcos Ruiz | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the shot from close range | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (PF) Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), John Teel (SF) Kenneth Vaughn, Shon Feeney | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:46 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF), Robert Sand (PF) Arnold Logan, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Barry Morgan picks off the pass by Lorenzo Brennan | 53-63 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand tips it home | 55-63 |
| 02:09 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Luis Gillett steps in front of the John Teel pass | 55-63 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer slams it home on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:38 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the follow up shot | 57-65 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Sand, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan is hacked by John Teel - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is whistled for a carry | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Shimer - foul #4 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #13 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (SG), Samuel Rich (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF) Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (SG), Victor White (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joe Eggers runs out the clock | 57-67 |