| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rory Frederick inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Michael Hobbs scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 32-40 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Herman Etherton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Luis Fickes grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Harmon - foul #2 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Michael Hobbs knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-43 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Dennis Murray gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 17:14 | UConn | James Higgins tips it in | 35-43 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Rory Frederick comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Murray - foul #1 on Dennis Murray, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:51 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Rory Frederick snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Luis Fickes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Luis Fickes - foul #2 on Luis Fickes, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG) Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| 15:56 | UConn | The jump hook by Rogelio Russo is blocked by James Lindsey | 35-47 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Jess Mace grabs the board | 35-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Jess Mace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Donald Knight grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Michael Wilson misses short on a runner from the left block | 35-47 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Nathan Tyler gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Nathan Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Donald Knight snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Michael Wilson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Land | 37-47 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Lon Tamplin is denied on a layup by Gordon Davis | 37-47 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:09 | UConn | Nathan Tyler is called for the reach on Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Nathan Tyler, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey, Lon Tamplin | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Dennis Murray scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Luis Fickes - foul #3 on Luis Fickes, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Luis Fickes pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Fickes | 39-49 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the jump hook from the left block | 39-49 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Dennis Murray snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Richard Sanders blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Fickes - foul #4 on Luis Fickes, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Lindsey (C) Luis Fickes | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 12:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 41-49 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Robert Ennis hits a runner near the basket | 41-51 |
| 12:09 | UConn | James Higgins double dribbles | 41-51 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Rory Frederick scores on a jump hook from the left block | 41-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Michael Hobbs - foul #3 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF) Rory Frederick | |
| 11:25 | UConn | James Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Hobbs - foul #4 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SF) Eljasz Ulanski | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SF) Michael Hobbs | |
| 11:25 | UConn | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:25 | UConn | James Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:12 | Samford | James Lindsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathan Tyler | 42-55 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Nathan Tyler steps in front of the Donald Knight pass | 42-55 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:41 | UConn | Donald Knight knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Land | 45-55 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Timothy Leitner | 45-58 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Rory Frederick (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), Wilbur Wilson (C) Nicholas Harmon, Timothy Leitner, Robert Ennis, James Lindsey | |
| 10:13 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Rory Frederick clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 47-58 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Michael Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Lon Tamplin steals the ball from Donald Knight | 47-58 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Eljasz Ulanski takes the ball from Lon Tamplin | 47-58 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Land | 50-58 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Lon Tamplin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-58 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Nathan Tyler connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rory Frederick | 50-60 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Eljasz Ulanski, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Timothy Leitner (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), James Lindsey (C) Nathan Tyler, Rory Frederick, Lon Tamplin, Wilbur Wilson | |
| 07:48 | Samford | Jess Mace scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 50-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jess Mace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Gordon Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Herman Etherton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Gordon Davis makes the runner from the left block set up by James Higgins | 52-63 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Timothy Leitner connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 52-65 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Herman Etherton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey | |
| 06:23 | Samford | Herman Etherton steals the ball from Michael Hobbs | 52-65 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luis Fickes - foul #5 on Luis Fickes, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Lindsey (C) Luis Fickes | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Rory Frederick comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #2 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #2 | 53-65 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:39 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 05:38 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Etherton | 53-67 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Robert Ennis gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon clanks a runner in the paint | 53-67 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Michael Hobbs - foul #5 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG) Michael Hobbs | |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Michael Wilson snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the runner from the baseline | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:48 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Michael Wilson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 56-69 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Michael Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Timothy Leitner (SF) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 56-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG) Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Samford | Lon Tamplin (C) Robert Ennis | |
| 03:49 | UConn | Michael Wilson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Etherton | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Lon Tamplin misses the easy layup | 59-69 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Jess Mace grabs the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the jumpshot from the left side | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 03:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jess Mace | 59-71 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, Lon Tamplin | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Nathan Tyler drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Harmon | 59-73 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Rory Frederick swats the short shot by Dennis Murray | 59-73 |
| 02:36 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sanders | 59-73 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Dennis Murray is denied on a layup by James Lindsey | 59-73 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski tips it home | 61-73 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Richard Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Herman Etherton is called for the reach on Robert Ennis - foul #1 on Herman Etherton, team foul #4 | 61-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Timothy Leitner (SF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis | |
| 01:26 | Samford | Timothy Leitner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Rogelio Russo makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Land | 63-76 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Timothy Leitner misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-76 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Rogelio Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-76 |
| 00:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Timothy Leitner | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Gordon Davis is called for the reach on Nathan Tyler - foul #3 on Gordon Davis, team foul #5 | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jess Mace runs out the clock | 63-76 |