| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Richardson (fresh) SG - Antonio Sandoval (fresh) SF - Freddie Bushman (fresh) PF - Charles Parkins (fresh) C - Theodore Dancer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UConn | Charles Richardson picks off the pass by Robert Pruitt in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Richardson | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Charles Berning misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Sandoval | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Charles Berning connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval is hacked by Nicholas Arnold - foul #1 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Armando Sanchez buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Arnold | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Berning - foul #1 on Charles Berning, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Dye (SG), Walter Driscoll (C) Antonio Sandoval, Theodore Dancer | |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Walter Driscoll blocks the short jumper by Donnie Lollar | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman misses the dunk but the foul's on Micheal Carroll - foul #1 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Keating (PG), Melvin Meyer (C) Charles Richardson, Charles Parkins | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Chad Gervin is hacked by Freddie Bushman - foul #1 on Freddie Bushman, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alexander Schlenker (SF) Freddie Bushman | |
| 16:29 | UConn | Chad Gervin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico | Victor Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Victor Dye comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Chad Gervin snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Alexander Schlenker is called for the reach on Donnie Lollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Schlenker, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG) Orunjan Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval (SG), Theodore Dancer (C) Victor Dye, Melvin Meyer | |
| 16:10 | UConn | Chad Gervin is open but misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Jack Keating double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Peterson (SF) Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Meyer (PF) Walter Driscoll | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) PF - Stephen West (fresh) C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jack Keating (fresh) SG - Antonio Sandoval (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Schlenker (fresh) PF - Melvin Meyer (fresh) C - Theodore Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Stephen West misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jack Keating - foul #1 on Jack Keating, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Berning (PF) Darin Peterson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Richardson (PG) Jack Keating | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Richardson | 7-10 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Charles Berning is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (PG), Darin Peterson (SF), George Andersen (C) Donnie Lollar, Stephen West, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Alexander Schlenker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Sandoval | 7-13 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Darin Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Rundell (SG), Robert Pruitt (C) Armando Sanchez, George Andersen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman (SF), Thomas Paine (C) Alexander Schlenker, Theodore Dancer | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Berning | 7-13 |
| 14:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Rundell | 7-13 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-13 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Charles Berning grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Darin Peterson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Orunjan Abdo | 9-13 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Melvin Meyer misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Douglas Rundell loses the dribble to Thomas Paine | 9-13 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Douglas Rundell takes the ball from Freddie Bushman | 9-13 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Rundell | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Darin Peterson clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Charles Berning tips it in | 11-13 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Darin Peterson denies the turnaround by Melvin Meyer | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Melvin Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 11-13 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Robert Pruitt drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Orunjan Abdo | 13-13 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Pruitt - foul #1 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Keating (PG), Victor Dye (SG), Charles Parkins (PF), Theodore Dancer (C) Charles Richardson, Antonio Sandoval, Freddie Bushman, Melvin Meyer | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Micheal Carroll | 13-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jack Keating (fresh) SG - Victor Dye (fresh) SF - Thomas Paine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Parkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Theodore Dancer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Chad Gervin knocks in the floater in the paint | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Jack Keating | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer is denied on a layup by Chad Gervin | 15-16 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Parkins | 15-18 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Armando Sanchez buries a 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Jack Keating hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Theodore Dancer | 18-21 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Armando Sanchez travels in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), George Andersen (C) Nicholas Arnold, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Richardson (PG), William Grant (SG), Alexander Schlenker (SF), Walter Driscoll (PF) Jack Keating, Victor Dye, Thomas Paine, Charles Parkins | |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Walter Driscoll can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 18-21 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | William Grant tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Walter Driscoll | 18-24 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG) Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | William Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alexander Schlenker | 18-27 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | William Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Charles Berning takes the ball from Charles Richardson | 18-27 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Charles Berning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Charles Berning pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Berning (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Andersen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Schlenker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Driscoll (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Dancer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UConn | George Andersen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-27 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Richardson | 18-27 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Alexander Schlenker's layup is rejected by Charles Berning | 18-27 |
| 07:12 | UConn | George Andersen grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Darin Peterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnie Lollar | 21-27 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnie Lollar | 24-27 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Grant | 24-29 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Lollar | 26-29 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Alexander Schlenker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Charles Richardson is called for the reach on Donnie Lollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Richardson, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Orunjan Abdo, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, George Andersen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Keating (PG), Antonio Sandoval (SG), Freddie Bushman (SF), Charles Parkins (PF), Melvin Meyer (C) Charles Richardson, William Grant, Alexander Schlenker, Walter Driscoll, Theodore Dancer | |
| 05:29 | UConn | Robert Pruitt clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 26-32 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Micheal Carroll tips it but misses | 26-32 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Stephen West is called for the reach on Freddie Bushman - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Carroll - foul #2 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (PF) Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Charles Parkins swats the short shot by Armando Sanchez | 26-33 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Melvin Meyer | 26-33 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Keating | 26-36 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Robert Pruitt is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 28-36 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Freddie Bushman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Sandoval | 28-38 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold loses the dribble to Antonio Sandoval in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval banks in the layup | 28-40 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Armando Sanchez is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jack Keating (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Sandoval (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddie Bushman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Parkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Meyer | 30-40 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Jack Keating misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Armando Sanchez steals the ball from Antonio Sandoval | 30-40 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Melvin Meyer steals the ball from Nicholas Arnold | 30-40 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Chad Gervin snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Armando Sanchez connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 33-40 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Jack Keating is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Arnold - foul #2 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), George Andersen (C) Nicholas Arnold, Armando Sanchez, Stephen West, Chad Gervin, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Dye (SG), Alexander Schlenker (SF), Thomas Paine (PF), Theodore Dancer (C) Antonio Sandoval, Freddie Bushman, Charles Parkins, Melvin Meyer | |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Jack Keating makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Jack Keating misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Micheal Carroll snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 01:55 | UConn | George Andersen misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 33-41 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Jack Keating pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer is fouled on the floor by George Andersen - foul #1 on George Andersen, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Richardson (PG) Jack Keating | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Theodore Dancer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Micheal Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson is hacked by Donnie Lollar - foul #1 on Donnie Lollar, team foul #9 | 33-43 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Charles Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Darin Peterson is hacked by Victor Dye in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Dye, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-45 |
| 01:10 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Carroll | 33-45 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses the lay-in | 33-45 |
| 00:55 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Orunjan Abdo | 33-45 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Theodore Dancer - foul #1 on Theodore Dancer, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Micheal Carroll, George Andersen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Antonio Sandoval (SG), Charles Parkins (PF), Walter Driscoll (C) Victor Dye, Alexander Schlenker, Theodore Dancer | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Charles Parkins grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Orunjan Abdo steps in front of the Walter Driscoll pass | 34-45 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Antonio Sandoval steps in front of the Donnie Lollar pass | 34-45 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Thomas Paine comes up short on the floater from the left block | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 34-45 |