| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SG - Luis Castro (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Shelby Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Pawlowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Arends (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Hampton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Brunson (fresh) PF - Brandon Engman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Kenneth Brunson inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Michael Hampton buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Pierson | 22-29 |
| 19:16 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 22-29 |
| 19:15 | Iowa State | Luis Castro grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 19:02 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:34 | Iowa State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:26 | Iowa State | Philip Arends drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Luis Castro | 26-29 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses badly on a runner from the right block | 26-29 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Philip Arends | 26-29 |
| 17:46 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Engman - foul #3 on Brandon Engman, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daryl Ludlow (PF) Brandon Engman | |
| 17:46 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:46 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Michael Hampton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 17:24 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brunson | 27-29 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Michael Hampton clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow tips it in | 27-31 |
| 16:53 | Iowa State | Philip Arends throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Beazley (PF) Shelby Maiden | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:34 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | Philip Arends grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:13 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Clinton McGee (PG), Alfred Talbot (SG), David Menard (SF), Raymond Shew (C) Michael Johnson, Luis Castro, Clyde Pawlowski, Philip Arends | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Murray (SF) Kenneth Brunson | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow is hacked by Gary Beazley - foul #1 on Gary Beazley, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brandon Engman (PF) Victor Murray | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Clinton McGee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alfred Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Menard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Beazley (fresh) C - Raymond Shew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Hampton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daryl Ludlow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Engman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 15:36 | UConn | Kevin Bowers tips it in | 27-33 |
| 15:26 | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Clinton McGee and he's hacked by Brandon Engman - foul #4 on Brandon Engman, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden (SF) David Menard | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Murray (SF) Brandon Engman | |
| 15:26 | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:26 | Iowa State | Gary Beazley pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:09 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden's pass is intercepted by Victor Murray | 29-33 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Kevin Bowers dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Pierson and the foul's on Raymond Shew - foul #1 on Raymond Shew, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Johnson (PG), Luis Castro (SG), Clyde Pawlowski (PF), Philip Arends (C) Clinton McGee, Alfred Talbot, Gary Beazley, Raymond Shew | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Brunson (SF) Victor Murray | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Kevin Bowers makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:34 | Iowa State | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Michael Hampton snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Clyde Pawlowski - foul #1 on Clyde Pawlowski, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:06 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Philip Arends hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Pierson - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Philip Arends makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Philip Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Luis Castro picks off the pass by Thomas Pierson | 31-37 |
| 13:05 | Iowa State | Luis Castro comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-37 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 12:29 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot (SG), Gary Beazley (PF), Raymond Shew (C) Luis Castro, Shelby Maiden, Philip Arends | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Murray (SF) Kenneth Brunson | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Thomas Pierson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow tips it in | 31-39 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 31-39 |
| 11:44 | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Pawlowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Beazley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Shew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Hampton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daryl Ludlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Bowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | Gary Beazley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 11:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Victor Murray | 31-39 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Kevin Bowers drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson | 31-41 |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Michael Hampton pass | 34-41 |
| 10:24 | Iowa State | Michael Johnson hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Michael Hampton is hacked by Gary Beazley - foul #2 on Gary Beazley, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Clinton McGee (PG), Luis Castro (SG), Shelby Maiden (SF), Philip Arends (C) Michael Johnson, Alfred Talbot, Clyde Pawlowski, Raymond Shew | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Brunson (SF) Thomas Pierson | |
| 10:00 | UConn | Michael Hampton drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Brunson | 36-44 |
| 09:42 | Iowa State | Luis Castro hits a shot from the left block | 38-44 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Michael Hampton knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Victor Murray | 38-46 |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 38-46 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Gary Beazley grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Kevin Bowers picks off the pass by Shelby Maiden | 38-46 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Michael Hampton tips it in | 38-48 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Philip Arends misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 38-48 |
| 07:54 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 07:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daryl Ludlow | 38-48 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Kevin Bowers misses the shot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Kenneth Brunson snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Clinton McGee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shelby Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Beazley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Arends (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Hampton (tiring) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Brunson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daryl Ludlow (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Bowers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Michael Hampton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Michael Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Michael Hampton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Bowers | 38-51 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Gary Beazley connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow misses long on a floater from close range | 40-51 |
| 06:04 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brunson | 40-51 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow loses the dribble to Luis Castro | 40-51 |
| 05:38 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Johnson (PG), David Menard (SF), Clyde Pawlowski (PF) Clinton McGee, Shelby Maiden, Gary Beazley | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Pierson (SG), Brandon Engman (PF) Victor Murray, Daryl Ludlow | |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Luis Castro hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Hampton - foul #1 on Michael Hampton, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Luis Castro makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:54 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:32 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 04:24 | Iowa State | Michael Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Thomas Pierson is hacked by Philip Arends - foul #3 on Philip Arends, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot (SG), Shelby Maiden (SF), Raymond Shew (C) Luis Castro, David Menard, Philip Arends | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:51 | UConn | Alfred Talbot picks off the pass by Kenneth Brunson | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Raymond Shew misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski tips it in | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alfred Talbot (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shelby Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Pawlowski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Shew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Hampton (tiring) 28 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Brunson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Engman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Bowers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Thomas Pierson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shelby Maiden - foul #3 on Shelby Maiden, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Murray (PG), Daryl Ludlow (C) Michael Hampton, Kevin Bowers | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Thomas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Thomas Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Daryl Ludlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Kenneth Brunson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-52 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Alfred Talbot grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luis Castro (SG), Philip Arends (C) Alfred Talbot, Raymond Shew | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | Luis Castro hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 02:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Hampton (PG), Kevin Bowers (C) Victor Murray, Daryl Ludlow | |
| 01:57 | UConn | Thomas Pierson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 01:46 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski is hacked by Brandon Engman - foul #5 on Brandon Engman, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daryl Ludlow (PF) Brandon Engman | |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden jams it | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Michael Hampton is hacked by Shelby Maiden - foul #4 on Shelby Maiden, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Michael Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Michael Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Michael Johnson connects on the floater from the left side | 55-53 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Michael Hampton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Luis Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Kevin Bowers snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Bowers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Kevin Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Kenneth Brunson - foul #2 on Kenneth Brunson, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Shelby Maiden makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Michael Hampton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Clyde Pawlowski pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |