| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Orth (fresh) SG - Howard Bernardini (fresh) SF - Donald Bell (fresh) PF - James Henkel (fresh) C - Marvin Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Walter Askew (fresh) SG - James Walter (fresh) SF - Robert Laurie (fresh) PF - Matt Gray (fresh) C - Richard Hockenberry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Marvin Bowman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Robert Orth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Robert Laurie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Robert Orth grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Canisius | Walter Askew misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | UConn | James Henkel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Matt Gray is called for the reach on James Henkel - foul #1 on Matt Gray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Askew - foul #1 on Walter Askew, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Robert Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:41 | Canisius | Robert Laurie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:39 | UConn | James Henkel gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Robert Orth misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Laurie - foul #1 on Robert Laurie, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Robert Orth makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Robert Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | Matt Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Richard Hockenberry denies the turnaround by Donald Bell | 3-0 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Marvin Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Donald Bell connects on the runner from the left block | 5-0 |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Robert Laurie misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Bernardini - foul #1 on Howard Bernardini, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Winsett (PF) Marvin Bowman | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Robert Laurie makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Robert Laurie makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Robert Orth drills a floater from the baseline | 7-2 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Orth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Bernardini (fresh) SF - Donald Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Winsett (fresh) C - James Henkel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Walter Askew (fresh) SG - James Walter (fresh) SF - Robert Laurie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Gray (fresh) C - Richard Hockenberry (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Canisius | Robert Laurie is fouled on the floor by Harold Winsett - foul #1 on Harold Winsett, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Harnish (SF), David Thacker (PF), James Fulkerson (C) Robert Laurie, Matt Gray, Richard Hockenberry | |
| 15:33 | Canisius | James Walter is fouled on the floor by Robert Orth - foul #1 on Robert Orth, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | Canisius | Larry Harnish loses the dribble to James Henkel | 7-2 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Donald Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Harnish - foul #1 on Larry Harnish, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Marvin Bowman (C) James Henkel | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gregory Wood (SF) James Walter | |
| 14:46 | UConn | Donald Bell makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Donald Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:32 | Canisius | James Fulkerson drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Harnish | 9-4 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Robert Orth knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Howard Bernardini | 11-4 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | Walter Askew misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Harold Winsett snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Robert Orth scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Bernardini | 13-4 |
| 13:17 | Canisius | Gregory Wood misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Gregory Wood grabs the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 13:10 | Canisius | Walter Askew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | UConn | James Henkel (PF) Harold Winsett | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Walter (SG), Robert Laurie (SF), Matt Gray (PF), Richard Hockenberry (C) Walter Askew, Gregory Wood, David Thacker, James Fulkerson | |
| 12:52 | UConn | Robert Orth is fouled on the floor by Larry Harnish - foul #2 on Larry Harnish, team foul #5 | 13-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Victor Soler (PG) Larry Harnish | |
| 12:43 | UConn | James Henkel misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-4 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Donald Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:21 | UConn | James Henkel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Winsett (PF) Marvin Bowman | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:06 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Henkel - foul #1 on James Henkel, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| 12:06 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:06 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:47 | UConn | Harold Winsett loses the dribble to Richard Hockenberry | 13-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Orth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Howard Bernardini (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Winsett (fresh) C - James Henkel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Victor Soler (fresh) SG - James Walter (fresh) SF - Robert Laurie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Gray (fresh) C - Richard Hockenberry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 11:29 | UConn | Donald Bell grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Robert Orth connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Bernardini | 15-6 |
| 10:46 | Canisius | James Walter is whistled for traveling | 15-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Marvin Bowman (C) James Henkel | |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Askew (PG) Victor Soler | |
| 10:25 | UConn | Donald Bell connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 17-6 |
| 10:11 | Canisius | Robert Laurie drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Askew | 17-9 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Donald Bell double dribbles | 17-9 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gregory Wood (SF), David Thacker (PF), James Fulkerson (C) Robert Laurie, Matt Gray, Richard Hockenberry | |
| 09:27 | Canisius | James Walter buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Walter Askew and the foul's on Marvin Bowman - foul #1 on Marvin Bowman, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | UConn | James Henkel (PF) Harold Winsett | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:27 | Canisius | James Walter makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Donald Bell drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by James Walter - foul #1 on James Walter, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Rafael Schumann (SG) James Walter | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Donald Bell makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:46 | Canisius | David Thacker connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Walter Askew | 20-14 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Donald Bell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-14 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Howard Bernardini can't tip it in | 20-14 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Rafael Schumann grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 08:22 | Canisius | Rafael Schumann can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Marvin Bowman pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-14 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | James Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Rafael Schumann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 07:48 | Canisius | David Thacker grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Marvin Bowman blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Walter Askew | 20-14 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Donald Bell grabs the board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Orth (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Howard Bernardini (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Donald Bell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Henkel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Walter Askew (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rafael Schumann (fresh) SF - Gregory Wood (fresh) PF - David Thacker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Fulkerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | UConn | James Henkel is hacked by James Fulkerson - foul #1 on James Fulkerson, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Winsett (PF) Marvin Bowman | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Walter (SG), Robert Laurie (SF), Matt Gray (PF), Richard Hockenberry (C) Rafael Schumann, Gregory Wood, David Thacker, James Fulkerson | |
| 07:04 | UConn | James Henkel misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:04 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Matt Gray | 20-14 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Victor Soler (PG) Walter Askew | |
| 06:20 | UConn | James Henkel is fouled on the floor by Richard Hockenberry - foul #1 on Richard Hockenberry, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| 06:20 | UConn | James Henkel makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:20 | UConn | James Henkel misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:20 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Richard Hockenberry | 21-14 |
| 06:09 | Canisius | James Walter's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Winsett | 21-14 |
| 06:07 | Canisius | Matt Gray grabs the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Robert Laurie misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Donald Bell - foul #1 on Donald Bell, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Askew (PG) Victor Soler | |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Robert Laurie misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Robert Laurie makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 05:27 | Canisius | Matt Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:23 | Canisius | James Walter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Askew | 21-18 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Harold Winsett jams it on a nice dish by Robert Orth | 23-18 |
| 04:48 | Canisius | Matt Gray drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Askew | 23-21 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Harold Winsett is whistled for a carry | 23-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Marvin Bowman (C) James Henkel | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gregory Wood (SF), David Thacker (PF), James Fulkerson (C) Robert Laurie, Matt Gray, Richard Hockenberry | |
| 04:12 | Canisius | James Fulkerson hits a floater from close range | 23-23 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Robert Orth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Harold Winsett tips it but misses | 23-23 |
| 03:44 | Canisius | James Walter grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Walter Askew is fouled on the floor by Robert Orth - foul #2 on Robert Orth, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Harnish (SF) Gregory Wood | |
| 03:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-23 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Walter Askew makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Walter Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Harold Winsett pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Robert Orth buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Orth (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Bernardini (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Donald Bell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Winsett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Walter Askew (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Walter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Harnish (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Fulkerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Canisius | Robert Orth is called for the reach on Walter Askew - foul #3 on Robert Orth, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UConn | James Henkel (PF) Harold Winsett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Laurie (SF), Matt Gray (PF), Richard Hockenberry (C) Larry Harnish, David Thacker, James Fulkerson | |
| 03:03 | Canisius | Walter Askew makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:03 | Canisius | Walter Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:54 | UConn | The jump hook by James Henkel is blocked by Matt Gray | 26-26 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Marvin Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:28 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Robert Orth is blocked by Richard Hockenberry | 26-26 |
| 02:26 | Canisius | James Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Walter Askew is hacked by Howard Bernardini - foul #2 on Howard Bernardini, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Walter Askew makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Walter Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Donald Bell hits a floater from the left block | 28-28 |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Matt Gray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Marvin Bowman pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:32 | UConn | James Henkel misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Matt Gray - foul #2 on Matt Gray, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Winsett (PF) Robert Orth | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:32 | UConn | James Henkel misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:32 | UConn | James Henkel misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Howard Bernardini - foul #3 on Howard Bernardini, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Orth (PG) James Henkel | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Richard Hockenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Bell | 28-29 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Robert Orth misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:44 | Canisius | James Walter snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:39 | Canisius | James Walter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 00:38 | Canisius | Robert Laurie hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Marvin Bowman's floater is tipped away by Richard Hockenberry | 28-31 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Richard Hockenberry | 28-31 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Walter Askew hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Orth misses the fullcourt shot | 28-34 |