| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Erik Mahlum - foul #2 on Erik Mahlum, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Erik Mahlum gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Thomas Rester is called for the reach on Dino Ricci - foul #1 on Thomas Rester, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Shayne McCallion misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard McGivern | 27-26 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's dunk attempt is rejected by Erik Mahlum | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester tips it but misses | 27-26 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Erik Mahlum grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Dino Ricci loses the dribble to Tom Nevels | 27-26 |
| 18:21 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Dino Ricci grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Dino Ricci misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 17:59 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:39 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 17:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dino Ricci | 27-26 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Erik Mahlum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Erik Mahlum, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), George Andersen (PF), Henry Korhonen (C) Vincente Rossi, Erik Mahlum, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (C) Thomas Rester, Richard McGivern, William Travis | |
| 16:55 | San Diego State | Charles Bryant picks off the pass by Tom Nevels | 27-26 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Dino Ricci knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Bryant | 30-26 |
| 16:26 | San Diego State | Gary Hill scores on a shot in the paint | 30-28 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:16 | UConn | George Andersen snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Shayne McCallion misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 16:06 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:49 | San Diego State | William Hardaway makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Andersen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Korhonen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fairly fresh) SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UConn | George Andersen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 30-30 |
| 15:26 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:03 | San Diego State | Dino Ricci is called for the reach on Christopher Presson - foul #1 on Dino Ricci, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF), Erik Mahlum (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Charles Bryant, Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci, George Andersen, Henry Korhonen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Richard McGivern (SF), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, Gary Hill | |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester is hacked by Vincente Rossi - foul #1 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:16 | UConn | John Andrews's floater is knocked away by Richard McGivern | 30-30 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Nicholas Davis grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Vincente Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), David Pruitt (PF) Christopher Presson, William Hardaway | |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 13:44 | San Diego State | David Pruitt grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern scores on a jump hook from the left block | 30-32 |
| 13:24 | UConn | William Travis blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Davis | 30-32 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Robert Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Nicholas Davis gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:11 | UConn | John Andrews is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rester - foul #2 on Thomas Rester, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG) Claud Zakrzewski | |
| 13:00 | UConn | Vincente Rossi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 12:40 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Nevels | 34-35 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Erik Mahlum travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF), George Andersen (C) Nicholas Davis, John Andrews, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Gary Hill (PF), William Hardaway (C) Thomas Rester, Richard McGivern, William Travis | |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Shayne McCallion connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dino Ricci | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Andersen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | The jumper by Tom Nevels is denied by Dino Ricci | 37-38 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Shayne McCallion snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:07 | UConn | George Andersen is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Vincente Rossi, Erik Mahlum | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, David Pruitt, William Hardaway | |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's pass is intercepted by Robert Pruitt | 37-38 |
| 10:28 | UConn | George Andersen's pass is intercepted by William Travis | 37-38 |
| 10:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester is hacked by Charles Bryant - foul #1 on Charles Bryant, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), William Hardaway (PF) Tom Nevels, Marlon Whitehurst, Gary Hill | |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 09:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Bryant | 37-38 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Robert Pruitt lays it in set up by Shayne McCallion | 39-38 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | William Hardaway scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard McGivern | 39-40 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Charles Bryant drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Shayne McCallion | 41-40 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Pruitt - foul #1 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF), Erik Mahlum (PF), Henry Korhonen (C) Charles Bryant, Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci, George Andersen, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), Gary Hill (PF) Thomas Rester, William Travis | |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard McGivern - foul #1 on Richard McGivern, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 3rd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard McGivern, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Pruitt (C) William Hardaway | |
| 07:55 | UConn | John Andrews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard McGivern - foul #3 on Richard McGivern, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| 07:55 | UConn | John Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:55 | UConn | John Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:55 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Mahlum | 45-41 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Nicholas Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vincente Rossi | 48-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Korhonen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 07:24 | UConn | John Andrews pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Vincente Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Erik Mahlum tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Presson | 50-43 |
| 06:36 | UConn | John Andrews drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Erik Mahlum | 53-43 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | David Pruitt blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hill | 53-43 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 05:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Andrews | 53-43 |
| 05:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF), Robert Pruitt (C) Nicholas Davis, John Andrews, Henry Korhonen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Richard McGivern | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Shayne McCallion misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 05:34 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Ricci | 53-43 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Shayne McCallion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Dino Ricci snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Shayne McCallion scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Pruitt | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 04:42 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | William Travis is fouled on the floor by Robert Pruitt - foul #2 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), George Andersen (PF) Vincente Rossi, Erik Mahlum | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard McGivern (SF), William Hardaway (PF) David Pruitt, Gary Hill | |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | William Travis makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | William Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Dino Ricci clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Shayne McCallion is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Shayne McCallion, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (SG) Tom Nevels | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - George Andersen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Rester | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | UConn | Charles Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 02:53 | UConn | George Andersen tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Erik Mahlum (PF) Charles Bryant, George Andersen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), Gary Hill (PF) Christopher Presson, William Hardaway | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Pruitt - foul #3 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Erik Mahlum grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Vincente Rossi loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Vincente Rossi is hacked by Gary Hill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Robert Pruitt clanks a shot from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Travis | 56-57 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Thomas Rester steals the ball from Vincente Rossi in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 01:07 | San Diego State | Erik Mahlum swats the short shot by Richard McGivern | 56-57 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Erik Mahlum grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Vincente Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-57 |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | William Travis hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Gary Hill swats the short shot by Shayne McCallion | 59-59 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Gary Hill | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Gary Hill buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Dino Ricci hits a halfcourt shot | 62-61 |