| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Celentano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Maddox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fedler (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Kyle Davis inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | VMI | Eric Pierce drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Billie Peyton dunks the ball | 24-30 |
| 19:21 | VMI | John Fedler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Richard Gaines connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Billie Peyton and he's hacked by Leonard Maddox - foul #2 on Leonard Maddox, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Leonard Maddox snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:48 | VMI | Jeff Bomar is called for the reach on William Celentano - foul #1 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:43 | VMI | John Fedler buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Celentano | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Richard Gaines scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | VMI | John Fedler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:01 | VMI | Leonard Maddox grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:41 | VMI | William Celentano makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kyle Davis | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:27 | VMI | John Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:08 | VMI | Kyle Davis is whistled for traveling | 28-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Beamer (SF), Russel Hicks (PF), Antonio Fernandez (C) Kyle Davis, Leonard Maddox, John Fedler | |
| 16:50 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades is whistled for traveling | 28-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF) Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:36 | VMI | William Celentano scores on a turnaround from the left block | 28-36 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Eric Pierce is called for the reach on Wesley McNell - foul #1 on Eric Pierce, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the dunk but he's fouled by Antonio Fernandez - foul #1 on Antonio Fernandez, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:05 | VMI | Russel Hicks is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Tarr (PG), Kyle Davis (SF) William Celentano, Eric Pierce | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Randy Quinn | 32-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Scott Tarr (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Beamer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kyle Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russel Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Fernandez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | VMI | Richard Beamer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Davis | 32-38 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Wesley McNell comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Antonio Fernandez - foul #2 on Antonio Fernandez, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Richard Gaines (C) Clifford Banas, Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | VMI | William Celentano (PG), Leonard Maddox (PF), John Fedler (C) Scott Tarr, Russel Hicks, Antonio Fernandez | |
| 15:22 | UConn | Wesley McNell makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Wesley McNell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:13 | VMI | Kyle Davis knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 34-40 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Eugene Burford tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 14:39 | VMI | Leonard Maddox misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-40 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Randy Quinn gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 14:19 | VMI | Richard Beamer pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:05 | VMI | William Celentano buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Beamer | 36-42 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Randy Quinn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Gaines | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Richard Beamer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Celentano | 38-45 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Richard Beamer steps in front of the Wesley McNell pass in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 13:11 | VMI | John Fedler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Gaines - foul #2 on Richard Gaines, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Wesley McNell, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Tarr (PG), Eric Pierce (SG), Myron Gross (SF), Russel Hicks (PF) William Celentano, Richard Beamer, Kyle Davis, Leonard Maddox | |
| 13:11 | VMI | John Fedler makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | VMI | John Fedler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to Caleb Rhoades | 38-46 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Eugene Burford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG) Eugene Burford | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Fernandez (C) John Fedler | |
| 12:32 | VMI | Norman Owens steps in front of the Scott Tarr pass | 38-46 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is hacked by Russel Hicks - foul #3 on Russel Hicks, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Richard Gaines (C) Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | VMI | William Celentano (PG) Scott Tarr | |
| 11:59 | UConn | Billie Peyton is hacked by Myron Gross - foul #2 on Myron Gross, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is hacked by William Celentano - foul #1 on William Celentano, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Beamer (SF), Leonard Maddox (PF), John Fedler (C) Myron Gross, Russel Hicks, Antonio Fernandez | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Celentano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Beamer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Maddox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fedler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | VMI | Jeff Bomar is called for the reach on Eric Pierce - foul #2 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Richard Beamer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Richard Gaines is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Gaines, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Davis (SF) Richard Beamer | |
| 10:30 | VMI | Kyle Davis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Billie Peyton - foul #2 on Billie Peyton, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Norman Owens (SF) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:30 | VMI | Kyle Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:30 | VMI | Kyle Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Eugene Burford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eugene Burford, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Caleb Rhoades (C) Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 09:51 | VMI | Leonard Maddox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:31 | VMI | John Fedler pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | VMI | Leonard Maddox hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Celentano | 40-49 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Clifford Banas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 09:05 | VMI | John Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Caleb Rhoades steals it from William Celentano | 40-49 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Kyle Davis steals the ball from Clifford Banas | 40-49 |
| 08:30 | VMI | William Celentano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clifford Banas - foul #3 on Clifford Banas, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Billie Peyton (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Richard Gaines (C) Eugene Burford, Norman Owens, Randy Quinn, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Beamer (SG), Myron Gross (SF), Russel Hicks (PF), Antonio Fernandez (C) Eric Pierce, Kyle Davis, Leonard Maddox, John Fedler | |
| 08:30 | VMI | William Celentano makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | VMI | William Celentano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 08:06 | VMI | The rebound goes to Richard Beamer | 40-51 |
| 07:59 | VMI | William Celentano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 07:58 | VMI | Russel Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:34 | VMI | Antonio Fernandez hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Celentano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Beamer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Myron Gross (fresh) PF - Russel Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Jeff Bomar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-53 |
| 07:15 | VMI | Myron Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:11 | VMI | William Celentano misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeff Bomar - foul #3 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | VMI | Eric Pierce (SG), Kyle Davis (SF) Richard Beamer, Myron Gross | |
| 07:11 | VMI | William Celentano makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:11 | VMI | William Celentano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:57 | UConn | Jeff Bomar buries a shot from the left side set up by Wesley McNell and he's hacked by William Celentano - foul #2 on William Celentano, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Tarr (PG) William Celentano | |
| 06:57 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:39 | VMI | Eric Pierce scores on a 3 from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-58 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Randy Quinn tips it home | 45-58 |
| 06:08 | VMI | Russel Hicks drills a jumper from the baseline | 45-60 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 05:52 | VMI | The rebound goes to Kyle Davis | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | VMI | Eric Pierce loses the dribble to Randy Quinn | 45-60 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Wesley McNell snags the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Wesley McNell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Richard Gaines tips it in | 47-60 |
| 05:12 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | VMI | William Celentano (PG), Leonard Maddox (PF), John Fedler (C) Scott Tarr, Russel Hicks, Antonio Fernandez | |
| 04:51 | VMI | Leonard Maddox misses the jumper from the right side | 47-60 |
| 04:49 | VMI | John Fedler misses the tip | 47-60 |
| 04:47 | VMI | Leonard Maddox gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:19 | VMI | John Fedler buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kyle Davis | 47-63 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Eugene Burford loses the ball out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Jeff Bomar, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 03:37 | VMI | Leonard Maddox misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Eugene Burford can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Randy Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billie Peyton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Celentano (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kyle Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Maddox (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fedler (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Leonard Maddox swats the dunk try by Eric Kirkpatrick | 47-63 |
| 03:17 | VMI | Kyle Davis snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | VMI | Leonard Maddox lays it in set up by Eric Pierce and the foul's on Randy Quinn - foul #1 on Randy Quinn, team foul #9 | 47-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Tarr (PG), Richard Beamer (SG), Myron Gross (SF), Russel Hicks (C) William Celentano, Eric Pierce, Kyle Davis, John Fedler | |
| 02:48 | VMI | Leonard Maddox makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't connect on a floater in the paint | 47-66 |
| 02:30 | VMI | The rebound goes to Myron Gross | 47-66 |
| 02:12 | VMI | Russel Hicks buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Beamer | 47-68 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Norman Owens clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-68 |
| 02:04 | VMI | The rebound goes to Russel Hicks | 47-68 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Myron Gross can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-68 |
| 01:41 | VMI | Leonard Maddox grabs the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 01:32 | VMI | Myron Gross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Clifford Banas pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Clifford Banas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wesley McNell | 50-68 |
| 00:58 | VMI | Richard Beamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Fernandez (C) Leonard Maddox | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick's pass is intercepted by Scott Tarr | 50-68 |
| 00:50 | VMI | Scott Tarr banks in the layup | 50-70 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-70 |
| 00:41 | VMI | The rebound goes to Myron Gross | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | VMI | Antonio Fernandez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Eric Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Eric Kirkpatrick, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Antonio Fernandez misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Antonio Fernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Fernandez - foul #3 on Antonio Fernandez, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Scott Tarr runs out the clock | 51-70 |