| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Alexander Lown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Green (fresh) SG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) PF - Bobby Blakeley (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Alexander Lown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Alexander Lown hits a floater from the left block set up by Jeff Bomar | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Alexander Lown pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UConn | James Wilson is called for the reach on Eugene Burford in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Alexander Lown | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | James Wilson misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Alexander Lown - foul #1 on Alexander Lown, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Robert Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Green - foul #1 on Joseph Green, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Green | 6-4 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jeff Bomar | 8-4 |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Alexander Lown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Lown, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Gregory Fletcher (PF), Lowell Muro (C) Eugene Burford, Robert Davis, Alexander Lown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Dan Hardage (SF), Earl Howard (PF) Joseph Green, Bernard Crim, Bobby Blakeley | |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 8-7 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Jeff Bomar hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Fletcher | 11-7 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Lowell Muro pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Jeff Bomar double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Wesley McNell (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Alan Hall (C) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton, Gregory Fletcher, Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Bernard Crim (SF), Clayton Noonan (PF) Buddy Rizzi, Earl Howard, James Wilson | |
| 16:18 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Green | 11-9 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Jeffery Glatt | 11-9 |
| 15:48 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew (SG), Bobby Blakeley (PF) Joseph Green, Dan Hardage | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Wesley McNell (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Matthew (fresh) SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) PF - Bobby Blakeley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Noonan (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Eugene Burford steals the ball from Steven Matthew | 11-9 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Robert Davis is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Holleb Abramov (SG) Eugene Burford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG) Jeffery Glatt, Bernard Crim | |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Fletcher (PF), Lowell Muro (C) Robert Davis, Alan Hall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Howard (C) Clayton Noonan | |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Norman Owens hits a floater from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 13-11 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Matthew | 13-11 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Holleb Abramov is called for the reach on Earl Howard - foul #1 on Holleb Abramov, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Clifford Banas (SG), Billie Peyton (SF) Wesley McNell, Holleb Abramov, Norman Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Jeffery Glatt (SG), Bernard Crim (SF), Trent Hunter (PF), James Wilson (C) Gary Woodson, Buddy Rizzi, Steven Matthew, Bobby Blakeley, Earl Howard | |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Gregory Fletcher swats the layup by James Wilson | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Jeff Bomar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (SF) Bernard Crim | |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Eugene Burford scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Fletcher | 16-14 |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | Joseph Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-14 |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter tips it but misses | 16-14 |
| 13:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 16-14 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Bomar | 19-14 |
| 12:33 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Lowell Muro grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is fouled on the floor by Joseph Green - foul #2 on Joseph Green, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Alan Hall (PF) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Steven Matthew (SG), Bernard Crim (SF), Earl Howard (PF), Clayton Noonan (C) Joseph Green, Jeffery Glatt, Dan Hardage, Trent Hunter, James Wilson | |
| 12:04 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Alan Hall | 21-14 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Clayton Noonan lays it up and in set up by Gary Woodson | 21-16 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Hall (fresh) C - Gregory Fletcher (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Matthew (fresh) SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) PF - Earl Howard (fresh) C - Clayton Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Gary Woodson steals it from Clifford Banas | 21-16 |
| 11:19 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Clayton Noonan denies the turnaround by Clifford Banas | 21-16 |
| 10:50 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Bernard Crim tips it in | 21-18 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Clifford Banas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wesley McNell | 24-18 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Clayton Noonan lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Crim and he's hacked by Gregory Fletcher - foul #1 on Gregory Fletcher, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Lowell Muro (PF) Clifford Banas, Wesley McNell, Norman Owens, Alan Hall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Dan Hardage (SF), Bobby Blakeley (PF) Gary Woodson, Steven Matthew, Bernard Crim, Earl Howard | |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Clayton Noonan misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Billie Peyton gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Buddy Rizzi - foul #1 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Wilson (C) Clayton Noonan | |
| 09:29 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:29 | UC Riverside | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Billie Peyton steals the ball from Buddy Rizzi | 25-20 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Jeff Bomar travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Hall (PF) Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt double dribbles | 25-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter (PF) Bobby Blakeley | |
| 08:15 | UConn | Jeffery Glatt steals it from Jeff Bomar in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 08:14 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt hits the finger roll | 25-22 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Billie Peyton is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Alan Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Lowell Muro is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Bomar | 27-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lowell Muro (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Buddy Rizzi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Hardage (fairly fresh) PF - Trent Hunter (fresh) C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Jeffery Glatt picks off the pass by Billie Peyton in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt lays it up and in | 27-27 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Alan Hall misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Steven Matthew (SF), Earl Howard (C) Jeffery Glatt, Dan Hardage, James Wilson | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Alan Hall makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Alan Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Earl Howard gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter hits the finger roll | 28-29 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Steven Matthew is called for the reach on Norman Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Matthew, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Fletcher (PF) Alan Hall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:30 | UConn | Norman Owens is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 30-29 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Wesley McNell is called for the reach on Earl Howard - foul #1 on Wesley McNell, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bernard Crim (SF), Bobby Blakeley (PF) Buddy Rizzi, Trent Hunter | |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Earl Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Earl Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Lowell Muro misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-31 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Wesley McNell gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Norman Owens can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bernard Crim - foul #1 on Bernard Crim, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Holleb Abramov (SG) Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (SG), Clayton Noonan (C) Steven Matthew, Earl Howard | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Norman Owens makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Norman Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:27 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 05:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gregory Fletcher | 32-31 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Holleb Abramov is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Woodson - foul #1 on Gary Woodson, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Billie Peyton (SF), Alan Hall (C) Wesley McNell, Norman Owens, Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG), Trent Hunter (SF) Gary Woodson, Bernard Crim | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Holleb Abramov makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Holleb Abramov makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Alan Hall steps in front of the Trent Hunter pass | 34-31 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is hacked by Jeffery Glatt - foul #1 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Lowell Muro (C) Clifford Banas, Holleb Abramov | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (SG), Steven Matthew (SF), Earl Howard (C) Buddy Rizzi, Bobby Blakeley, Clayton Noonan | |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Earl Howard gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Burford - foul #1 on Eugene Burford, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Alan Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Lowell Muro is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Bomar | 37-32 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew misses the lay-in | 37-32 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Trent Hunter | 37-35 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dan Hardage - foul #1 on Dan Hardage, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Davis (PF), Alexander Lown (C) Lowell Muro, Alan Hall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Bobby Blakeley (PF), James Wilson (C) Jeffery Glatt, Trent Hunter, Earl Howard | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 03:29 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (PG), Norman Owens (SF) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG), Bernard Crim (SF) Dan Hardage, Steven Matthew | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Lown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Buddy Rizzi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Blakeley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Eugene Burford blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 39-35 |
| 02:52 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Joseph Green steals the ball from Wesley McNell | 39-37 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Bobby Blakeley's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 39-37 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Norman Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Clifford Banas (SG), Billie Peyton (SF) Wesley McNell, Eugene Burford, Norman Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Dan Hardage (SG), Steven Matthew (SF), Trent Hunter (PF), Clayton Noonan (C) Joseph Green, Buddy Rizzi, Bernard Crim, Bobby Blakeley, James Wilson | |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Davis blocks the short jumper by Dan Hardage | 39-37 |
| 01:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billie Peyton | 39-37 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Alexander Lown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew is fouled on the floor by Billie Peyton - foul #1 on Billie Peyton, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Robert Davis is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Lown | 41-39 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Clayton Noonan | 41-42 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Robert Davis misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 00:41 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Trent Hunter - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Gregory Fletcher (PF) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Bernard Crim (SF), Earl Howard (C) Steven Matthew, Dan Hardage, Clayton Noonan | |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Clifford Banas is hacked by Gary Woodson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Woodson, team foul #11 | 41-44 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Clifford Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Earl Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), James Wilson (C) Gary Woodson, Trent Hunter | |
| 00:01 | UConn | James Wilson blocks the short jumper by Clifford Banas | 42-44 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Bernard Crim | 42-44 |