| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Phelps (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jermaine Regalado (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Dear (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven McGuckin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Dear - foul #1 on Larry Dear, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:50 | Louisiana State | James Wright dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Rayl and he's hacked by Steven McGuckin - foul #2 on Steven McGuckin, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| 19:50 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Daniel Phelps scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Kevin Bohannan - foul #3 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Daniel Phelps misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:29 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bohannan | 33-26 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | William Rayl hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Swan | 35-26 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Daniel Phelps blows the dunk | 35-26 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Rayl | 35-26 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt (PG) Daniel Phelps | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga buries a runner from close range set up by Vance Plaisance | 39-26 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Calvin Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Calvin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Steven McGuckin connects on the open floater from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Honeycutt | 39-28 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Walton | 41-28 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Dear | 41-30 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Calvin Williams grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Larry Dear is whistled for a carry | 41-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Phelps (PG), Bruce Sanderson (SG), James Eudy (SF), Brady Burgess (PF), Alfred Rock (C) Joshua Honeycutt, Jermaine Regalado, Larry Dear, Calvin Williams, Steven McGuckin | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Phelps (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Sanderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Eudy (fresh) PF - Brady Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Alfred Rock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-30 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | James Wright clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | James Wright tips it home | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:23 | UConn | Alfred Rock is called for traveling | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jermaine Regalado (SG), John Highland (SF), Blair Cox (C) Bruce Sanderson, James Eudy, Alfred Rock | |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-30 |
| 13:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jermaine Regalado | 43-30 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado is hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Bruce Sanderson (SG), Larry Dear (SF) Jermaine Regalado, Blair Cox | |
| 13:14 | UConn | Brady Burgess misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven McGuckin (C) John Highland | |
| 13:14 | UConn | Brady Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Brady Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Brady Burgess is called for the reach on William Rayl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brady Burgess, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Phelps - foul #2 on Daniel Phelps, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson is hacked by Billy Swan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Swan, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SF) Billy Swan, William Rayl | |
| Subs | UConn | Jermaine Regalado (SG), Calvin Williams (PF) Bruce Sanderson, Steven McGuckin | |
| 12:42 | UConn | Larry Dear's layup is rejected by Eduardo Zuniga | 45-31 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Calvin Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Brady Burgess scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Phelps | 45-33 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | James Walton is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Dear - foul #2 on Larry Dear, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (PF), James Wright (C) Kevin Bohannan, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | James Eudy (SF) Larry Dear | |
| 12:11 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the shot from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt (PG), Bruce Sanderson (SG), John Highland (SF), Alfred Rock (C) Daniel Phelps, Jermaine Regalado, James Eudy, Calvin Williams | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Brady Burgess can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Woodard - foul #1 on Adam Woodard, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Adam Woodard, James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Blair Cox (C) Bruce Sanderson | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Brady Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Brady Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Rayl (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joshua Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Rock (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Highland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brady Burgess (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Blair Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 45-35 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Alfred Rock snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:02 | UConn | Brady Burgess is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan is hacked by Joshua Honeycutt - foul #1 on Joshua Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), James Wright (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Phelps (PG), Bruce Sanderson (SG), James Eudy (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Steven McGuckin (C) Joshua Honeycutt, Alfred Rock, John Highland, Brady Burgess, Blair Cox | |
| 10:21 | Louisiana State | James Wright is open but misses the lay-in | 45-37 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | James Wright drills a fadeaway from the left block | 47-37 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Daniel Phelps's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | James Wright dunks the ball on a great pass from Vance Plaisance | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:46 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson loses the dribble to James Walton in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | James Walton hits the finger roll | 51-37 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Adam Woodard is called for the reach on Daniel Phelps - foul #2 on Adam Woodard, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard, James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Jermaine Regalado (SG), Larry Dear (SF) Bruce Sanderson, James Eudy | |
| 09:11 | UConn | Larry Dear buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Phelps | 51-40 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Daniel Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt (PG), John Highland (PF), Alfred Rock (C) Daniel Phelps, Calvin Williams, Steven McGuckin | |
| 08:55 | UConn | Larry Dear's pass is intercepted by Robert Chapman in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman loses the dribble to John Highland | 51-40 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Alfred Rock snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Billy Swan picks off the pass by Joshua Honeycutt | 51-40 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Swan | 53-40 |
| 07:32 | UConn | John Highland lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Honeycutt and he's fouled by Kevin Bohannan - foul #4 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), James Wright (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Phelps (PG), Bruce Sanderson (SG), Brady Burgess (PF), Blair Cox (C) Joshua Honeycutt, Jermaine Regalado, Larry Dear, Alfred Rock | |
| 07:32 | UConn | John Highland makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wright (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Phelps (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Sanderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Highland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brady Burgess (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Blair Cox (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | James Walton is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Sanderson - foul #2 on Bruce Sanderson, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Eudy (SF) John Highland | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard is called for traveling | 55-43 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Daniel Phelps misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Arambula - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Williams (PF) Brady Burgess | |
| 06:58 | UConn | Daniel Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Daniel Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana State | James Wright drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Woodard | 57-45 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Daniel Phelps buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | Bruce Sanderson steals it from Dikembe Arambula in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Daniel Phelps blows the layup | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | James Wright grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | James Eudy is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #3 on James Eudy, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | UConn | Jermaine Regalado (SG), Larry Dear (SF), Brady Burgess (PF), Steven McGuckin (C) Bruce Sanderson, James Eudy, Calvin Williams, Blair Cox | |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brady Burgess | 58-48 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Brady Burgess hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 58-48 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Steven McGuckin can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | James Wright snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt (PG), John Highland (SF), Alfred Rock (C) Daniel Phelps, Larry Dear, Steven McGuckin | |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Jermaine Regalado takes the ball from Robert Chapman in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt lays it up and in set up by Jermaine Regalado and he's hacked by Billy Swan - foul #3 on Billy Swan, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Eduardo Zuniga steals it from Joshua Honeycutt | 60-51 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan is called for 3 seconds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Phelps (PG), Bruce Sanderson (SG), Larry Dear (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Steven McGuckin (C) Joshua Honeycutt, Jermaine Regalado, John Highland, Brady Burgess, Alfred Rock | |
| 04:12 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arambula - foul #3 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses badly on a floater from close range | 60-53 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson is hacked by James Walton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Walton, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (PF), James Wright (C) Kevin Bohannan, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | James Walton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Bruce Sanderson gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vance Plaisance (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Adam Woodard (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wright (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Phelps (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Sanderson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dear (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven McGuckin (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Steven McGuckin travels with the ball | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard, James Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Jermaine Regalado (SG), James Eudy (SF), Blair Cox (C) Bruce Sanderson, Larry Dear, Steven McGuckin | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | William Rayl buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Eudy - foul #4 on James Eudy, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Vance Plaisance | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:38 | UConn | Daniel Phelps is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Phelps, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alfred Rock (SG), John Highland (PF) Jermaine Regalado, Calvin Williams | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 02:18 | UConn | John Highland misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Bohannan - foul #5 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (PF) Kevin Bohannan | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Honeycutt (PG), Brady Burgess (PF) Daniel Phelps, James Eudy | |
| 02:18 | UConn | John Highland makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:18 | UConn | John Highland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 02:08 | UConn | John Highland is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Rock | 63-58 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga's pass is intercepted by Brady Burgess | 63-58 |
| 01:49 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Wright (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Phelps (PG), Jermaine Regalado (SG), Larry Dear (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Steven McGuckin (C) Joshua Honeycutt, Alfred Rock, John Highland, Brady Burgess, Blair Cox | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:45 | UConn | Billy Swan is called for the reach on Daniel Phelps in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Swan, team foul #13 | 63-58 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Daniel Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Daniel Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Calvin Williams | 65-62 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Daniel Phelps picks off the pass by Robert Chapman in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Phelps | 65-64 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman's pass is intercepted by Jermaine Regalado in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado lays it up and in | 65-66 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven McGuckin - foul #3 on Steven McGuckin, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Daniel Phelps hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | James Wright gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is hacked by Jermaine Regalado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jermaine Regalado, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Larry Dear buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Phelps | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the lay-in | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jermaine Regalado pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |