| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Walls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Hotaling (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cody Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Luis Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Morales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lutalo Okoro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Will (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rocco Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Lutalo Okoro inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Bryant Walls gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Bryant Walls misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Will | 42-34 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Lutalo Okoro is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Bryant Walls loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Bryant Walls hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Hotaling and he's hacked by Lutalo Okoro - foul #3 on Lutalo Okoro, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez (SF) Lutalo Okoro | |
| 18:21 | UConn | Bryant Walls misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rafael Mendez | 44-34 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Luis Ramirez is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Luis Ramirez, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski (PG) Luis Ramirez | |
| 18:01 | UConn | Victor Able buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roy Palmer | 46-34 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Cody Boyd pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Bryant Walls misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-34 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Rocco Russo denies the turnaround by Jonathan Hotaling | 46-34 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski is fouled on the floor by Cody Boyd - foul #3 on Cody Boyd, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG), Francis Baldwin (SF), John Gould (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Roy Palmer, Bryant Walls, Jonathan Hotaling, Cody Boyd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Porras (SG), Glen Morris (PF), Benjamin Haynes (C) Oscar Morales, Steven Will, Rocco Russo | |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 16:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 46-34 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Francis Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Paul Porras - foul #2 on Paul Porras, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 16:07 | UConn | John Gould clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Glen Morris - foul #2 on Glen Morris, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG) Victor Able | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:07 | UConn | John Gould makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:07 | UConn | John Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Bower (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Francis Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Goran Gorczynski (fresh) SG - Paul Porras (fresh) SF - Rafael Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Francis Baldwin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Roy Palmer snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 15:20 | UConn | John Gould hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tommy Jones | 50-37 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 14:59 | UConn | John Gould grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Tommy Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez makes the jumper from the right side set up by Goran Gorczynski and he's hacked by Francis Baldwin - foul #2 on Francis Baldwin, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Able (SG), Bryant Walls (SF), Jonathan Hotaling (PF) Roy Palmer, Francis Baldwin, John Gould | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Ramirez (PG), Oscar Morales (SG), Steven Will (PF), Rocco Russo (C) Goran Gorczynski, Paul Porras, Glen Morris, Benjamin Haynes | |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Bryant Walls comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luis Ramirez - foul #4 on Luis Ramirez, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Cody Boyd (C) Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski (PG), Lutalo Okoro (SF) Luis Ramirez, Rafael Mendez | |
| 14:08 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:45 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Bryant Walls grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Bryant Walls connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Calvin Bower and he's fouled by Lutalo Okoro - foul #4 on Lutalo Okoro, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG) Calvin Bower | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Porras (PG), Benjamin Haynes (SF) Goran Gorczynski, Lutalo Okoro | |
| 13:33 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:19 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Morales | 55-41 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Bryant Walls buries a jumpshot from the right side | 57-41 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Bryant Walls can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 57-44 |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes travels with the ball | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | John Gould (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Jonathan Hotaling, Cody Boyd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:16 | UConn | Tommy Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:04 | Western Carolina | Steven Will shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 11:48 | Western Carolina | Paul Porras scores on a 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Walls (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Porras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Will (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rocco Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Oscar Morales is called for the reach on Victor Able - foul #3 on Oscar Morales, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG), Francis Baldwin (SF) Roy Palmer, Bryant Walls | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez (SF), Glen Morris (C) Benjamin Haynes, Rocco Russo | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Victor Able makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Victor Able misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Steven Will grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:19 | Western Carolina | Paul Porras misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez can't tip it in | 58-47 |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | Steven Will tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Victor Able scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Calvin Bower | 61-49 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Tommy Jones swats the dunk try by Steven Will | 61-49 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Steven Will misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Calvin Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Francis Baldwin is hacked by Rafael Mendez - foul #2 on Rafael Mendez, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), Jonathan Hotaling (PF), Cody Boyd (C) Victor Able, John Gould, Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski (PG), Rocco Russo (C) Paul Porras, Steven Will | |
| 10:33 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 10:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 63-49 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Calvin Bower is hacked by Goran Gorczynski - foul #1 on Goran Gorczynski, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Bryant Walls (SF) Francis Baldwin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes (SF) Rafael Mendez | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Calvin Bower makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Calvin Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:30 | Western Carolina | Glen Morris misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Cody Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Roy Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Able (SG) Calvin Bower | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Porras (SG) Oscar Morales | |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-51 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Rocco Russo blocks the short jumper by Roy Palmer | 65-51 |
| 09:03 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:49 | Western Carolina | Roy Palmer takes the ball from Benjamin Haynes | 65-51 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the turnaround from the right block | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | Bryant Walls steals it from Paul Porras | 67-51 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Victor Able drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Walls | 69-51 |
| 07:57 | Western Carolina | Paul Porras can't finish the layup | 69-51 |
| 07:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 69-51 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Victor Able misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-51 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rocco Russo | 69-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Walls (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Hotaling (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Cody Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Goran Gorczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Porras (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rocco Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Western Carolina | Glen Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG), Francis Baldwin (SF), John Gould (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Roy Palmer, Bryant Walls, Jonathan Hotaling, Cody Boyd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Ramirez (PG), Oscar Morales (SG), Lutalo Okoro (SF), Steven Will (PF), Rafael Mendez (C) Goran Gorczynski, Paul Porras, Benjamin Haynes, Glen Morris, Rocco Russo | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Francis Baldwin misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Lutalo Okoro - foul #5 on Lutalo Okoro, team foul #10 | 69-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo (C) Lutalo Okoro | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez double dribbles | 71-51 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Victor Able throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-51 |
| 06:28 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales is hacked by Francis Baldwin - foul #3 on Francis Baldwin, team foul #3 | 71-51 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 06:02 | UConn | John Gould misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 71-54 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo gets the rebound | 71-54 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 05:34 | Western Carolina | Oscar Morales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 05:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 71-54 |
| 05:21 | UConn | John Gould hits the finger roll on a great pass from Calvin Bower | 73-54 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo comes up short on the shot from the right block | 73-54 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Victor Able gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Francis Baldwin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | Rocco Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:42 | Western Carolina | Luis Ramirez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-54 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Francis Baldwin gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:40 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), Bryant Walls (SF), Jonathan Hotaling (PF), Cody Boyd (C) Calvin Bower, Francis Baldwin, John Gould, Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Glen Morris (C) Rocco Russo | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cody Boyd and he's hacked by Rafael Mendez - foul #3 on Rafael Mendez, team foul #11 | 75-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski (PG), Paul Porras (SG), Benjamin Haynes (C) Luis Ramirez, Oscar Morales, Steven Will | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling makes the free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:07 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski throws it down set up by Paul Porras | 76-56 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Victor Able misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Cody Boyd snags the offensive board | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UConn | Victor Able hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 03:29 | Western Carolina | Glen Morris clanks a shot from the right wing | 76-56 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Glen Morris tips it in | 76-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Walls (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Hotaling (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Goran Gorczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Porras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Mendez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glen Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Bryant Walls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Cody Boyd pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Victor Able comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Bryant Walls grabs the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Roy Palmer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Goran Gorczynski grabs the board | 76-58 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez's floater is tipped away by Cody Boyd | 76-58 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Cody Boyd pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Bryant Walls banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Able | 78-58 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Glen Morris is called for the reach on Cody Boyd - foul #3 on Glen Morris, team foul #12 | 78-61 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Cody Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Cody Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Roy Palmer picks off the pass by Goran Gorczynski | 80-61 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Victor Able lays it in on a great pass from Roy Palmer | 82-61 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Rafael Mendez misses the 3 from the right corner | 82-61 |
| 00:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Cody Boyd | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Roy Palmer is hacked by Benjamin Haynes - foul #2 on Benjamin Haynes, team foul #13 | 82-61 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Roy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Roy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Benjamin Haynes drills a shot from the right block set up by Glen Morris | 84-63 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Roy Palmer runs out the clock | 84-63 |