| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Pelt inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | George Rivers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Frank Opperman gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Omar Peraza makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 37-41 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Peter Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | UConn | John Pelt gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:27 | UConn | The jump hook by George Rivers is blocked by Robert Prendergast | 37-41 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Martin Meyers can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Jerry Bray grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Frank Opperman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Gibson | 40-41 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Martin Meyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:56 | UConn | George Rivers tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | George Rivers steals the ball from Jerry Bray | 40-43 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Julius Hensley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 40-45 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Opperman | 42-45 |
| 16:28 | UConn | John Pelt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Omar Peraza grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Omar Peraza comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Frank Opperman hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 15:47 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by George Rivers is blocked by Omar Peraza | 44-45 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Opperman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Meyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Frank Opperman hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | UConn | John Pelt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Omar Peraza gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Omar Peraza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 14:26 | UConn | John Pelt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 48-45 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Omar Peraza tips it in | 50-45 |
| 13:47 | UConn | John Pelt's pass is intercepted by Robert Prendergast | 50-45 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Frank Opperman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Gibson | 53-45 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Prendergast | 53-45 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-45 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Matthew Maddox travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Philip Coffman steps in front of the Patrick Pagan pass | 53-45 |
| 12:29 | UConn | David Prokop lays it in on a great pass from Philip Coffman | 53-47 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Felipe Avila misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Jones - foul #1 on Jeremy Jones, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Felipe Avila makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Felipe Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Richard Jorden steps in front of the James Murphy pass | 55-47 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Felipe Avila misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein tips it home | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) PF - David Prokop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Cosby (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Pagan - foul #1 on Patrick Pagan, team foul #1 | 57-47 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Eric Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Jeremy Jones snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:50 | UConn | James Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Slocum - foul #2 on Gregory Slocum, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:50 | UConn | James Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:50 | UConn | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Richard Jorden is whistled for a carry | 57-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Peter Gibson (SF) Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG) Jeremy Jones | |
| 10:21 | UConn | David Prokop loses the dribble to Jerry Bray | 57-49 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Jerry Bray banks in the layup | 59-49 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Matthew Maddox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Philip Coffman is called for the reach on Peter Gibson - foul #2 on Philip Coffman, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG) Richard Jorden | |
| Subs | UConn | Drew Pace (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Maddox - foul #2 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Omar Peraza makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Martin Meyers makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox and he's fouled by Jerry Bray - foul #1 on Jerry Bray, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Martin Meyers misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Martin Meyers is called for the reach on Frank Opperman - foul #2 on Martin Meyers, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Matthew Maddox steps in front of the Peter Gibson pass | 60-54 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Drew Pace hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Omar Peraza drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Peter Gibson | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Prendergast (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Drew Pace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) PF - Julius Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Martin Meyers steals it from Robert Prendergast | 63-56 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Matthew Maddox hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Drew Pace | 63-59 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 65-59 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Martin Meyers misses the turnaround from the left block | 65-59 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Frank Opperman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Drew Pace comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Omar Peraza - foul #2 on Omar Peraza, team foul #4 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | UConn | George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, Jeremy Jones, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 05:20 | UConn | Drew Pace makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Drew Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Felipe Avila misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Drew Pace pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:38 | UConn | David Prokop is whistled for a carry | 68-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG) Drew Pace | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Richard Jorden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-61 |
| 04:14 | UConn | David Prokop misses the tip | 71-61 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-61 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Eric Cosby snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Cooperstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Prokop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Cosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Felipe Avila scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 02:59 | UConn | John Pelt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Murphy | 74-64 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-64 |
| 02:29 | UConn | George Rivers grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Martin Meyers is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bray - foul #2 on Jerry Bray, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| 01:56 | UConn | George Rivers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 01:34 | UConn | John Pelt knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from George Rivers | 74-66 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Omar Peraza scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jerry Bray | 76-66 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Frank Opperman picks off the pass by George Rivers | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Frank Opperman is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Maddox - foul #3 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #5 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Thiede (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Richard Jorden (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF), Patrick Pagan (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Omar Peraza, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Eric Cosby is called for the reach on Charles Thiede - foul #2 on Eric Cosby, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Richard Jorden is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Jones - foul #2 on Jeremy Jones, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Eric Cosby snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Philip Coffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Eric Cosby tips it in | 76-68 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Peter Gibson (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Charles Thiede, Felipe Avila, Patrick Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Richard Jorden is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Maddox - foul #4 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Harry Cooperstein steals the ball from George Rivers | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Maddox - foul #5 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Slocum (SF), Patrick Pagan (C) Peter Gibson, Robert Prendergast | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Philip Coffman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Jerry Bray runs out the clock | 80-70 |