| Lineup | UConn | PG - Garrett Mariano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Wirth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Eklund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Tomlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Avera (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Leonard Tomlin inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Louis Brown - foul #3 on Louis Brown, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Trumbo (C) Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Timothy Cunningham | 30-42 |
| 19:15 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | Leonard Tomlin misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Thomas Blanche grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the shot from the left side | 32-42 |
| 18:29 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 32-42 |
| 18:28 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera misses the easy layup | 32-42 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Thomas Blanche hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Garrett Mariano | 34-42 |
| 17:31 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera misses the easy layup | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Blanche | 34-42 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Garrett Mariano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (PG), David Bergara (SG), William Meigs (PF) Garrett Mariano, Timothy Cunningham, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Byer (PG), Elvis Peters (SG), George Cowan (PF), Richard Beal (C) James Wirth, Tony Eklund, Nicholas Smith, Kevin Avera | |
| 17:10 | Fresno State | Louis Byer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 17:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kyle Jaffe | 34-42 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Dustin Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Tomlin - foul #3 on Leonard Tomlin, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Stokes (SF) Leonard Tomlin | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Dustin Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 16:26 | Fresno State | Louis Byer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-42 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Dustin Parker grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Richard Beal steals it from Kyle Jaffe | 36-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Bergara (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Meigs (fresh) C - Kyle Jaffe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Louis Byer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elvis Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Beal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | Fresno State | Richard Beal comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Kyle Jaffe - foul #3 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Timothy Cunningham (SG), Louis Brown (PF) Dustin Parker, David Bergara, Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Wirth (PG), Tony Eklund (SG), Leonard Tomlin (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Louis Byer, Elvis Peters, Steven Stokes, George Cowan | |
| 15:50 | Fresno State | Richard Beal misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:50 | Fresno State | Richard Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-43 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe tips it home | 38-43 |
| 15:13 | Fresno State | James Wirth misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Garrett Mariano grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 40-43 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Richard Beal buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Tomlin | 40-45 |
| 14:05 | UConn | William Meigs knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Leonard Tomlin is fouled on the floor by William Meigs - foul #3 on William Meigs, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Joe Trumbo (C) Garrett Mariano, William Meigs, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Elvis Peters (SG), George Cowan (PF), Kevin Avera (C) Tony Eklund, Nicholas Smith, Richard Beal | |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | George Cowan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Thomas Blanche snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Thomas Blanche is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Byer (PG) James Wirth | |
| 13:09 | Fresno State | Joe Trumbo steals it from Leonard Tomlin | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Thomas Blanche misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Tomlin - foul #4 on Leonard Tomlin, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bergara (SG) Timothy Cunningham | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eklund (SG), Steven Stokes (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Elvis Peters, Leonard Tomlin, George Cowan | |
| 12:49 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:33 | Fresno State | David Bergara is called for the reach on Tony Eklund - foul #2 on David Bergara, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Wirth (PG) Louis Byer | |
| 12:21 | Fresno State | A charge is called on Kevin Avera - foul #2 on Kevin Avera, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | UConn | David Bergara double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Wirth | 44-47 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Thomas Blanche comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Thomas Blanche grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Bergara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Brown (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Trumbo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Wirth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Eklund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Avera (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Thomas Blanche connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Dustin Parker | 46-47 |
| 11:29 | Fresno State | Steven Stokes's pass is intercepted by Dustin Parker | 46-47 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Louis Brown misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 11:04 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:58 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Steven Stokes | 46-49 |
| 10:36 | UConn | The short jumper by Thomas Blanche is denied by Nicholas Smith | 46-49 |
| 10:35 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Avera and he's hacked by David Bergara - foul #3 on David Bergara, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Timothy Cunningham (SG), William Meigs (SF), Kyle Jaffe (C) Dustin Parker, David Bergara, Thomas Blanche, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Byer (PG), Steven Witherspoon (SF), George Cowan (PF), Richard Beal (C) James Wirth, Steven Stokes, Nicholas Smith, Kevin Avera | |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:38 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-52 |
| 09:37 | Fresno State | Richard Beal tips it home | 49-54 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Witherspoon - foul #2 on Steven Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SF) Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Wirth (PG), Elvis Peters (SG), Nicholas Smith (PF) Louis Byer, Tony Eklund, George Cowan | |
| 09:14 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:54 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith is hacked by William Meigs - foul #4 on William Meigs, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Trumbo (C) William Meigs | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Stokes (SF) Steven Witherspoon | |
| 08:44 | Fresno State | Steven Stokes makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wirth | 50-56 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Dustin Parker and he's hacked by James Wirth - foul #2 on James Wirth, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Blanche (SF) Garrett Mariano | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Matheny (C) Richard Beal | |
| 08:28 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:18 | Fresno State | Elvis Peters drills a jumper from close range | 53-58 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham buries a floater from the left side set up by Dustin Parker | 55-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Trumbo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Wirth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elvis Peters (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Matheny (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Fresno State | Steven Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), David Bergara (SG), William Meigs (SF), Louis Brown (PF) Timothy Cunningham, Dustin Parker, Thomas Blanche, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Louis Byer (PG), Tony Eklund (SG), Leonard Tomlin (SF), George Cowan (PF), Kevin Avera (C) James Wirth, Elvis Peters, Steven Stokes, Nicholas Smith, Jeffrey Matheny | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Tony Eklund steps in front of the Garrett Mariano pass in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 07:15 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Eklund and he's hacked by Garrett Mariano - foul #3 on Garrett Mariano, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 07:15 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe drills a floater from the left wing set up by David Bergara | 57-61 |
| 06:44 | Fresno State | Louis Byer connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by George Cowan and he's hacked by David Bergara - foul #4 on David Bergara, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG) David Bergara | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Wirth (PG) Tony Eklund | |
| 06:44 | Fresno State | Louis Byer makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Garrett Mariano connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-64 |
| 05:58 | Fresno State | William Meigs denies the turnaround by George Cowan | 59-64 |
| 05:57 | Fresno State | Leonard Tomlin tips it but misses | 59-64 |
| 05:56 | UConn | William Meigs pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Kevin Avera blocks the short jumper by Louis Brown | 59-64 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | George Cowan pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:18 | Fresno State | James Wirth is fouled on the floor by Kyle Jaffe - foul #4 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (PG), David Bergara (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Joe Trumbo (C) Garrett Mariano, Timothy Cunningham, William Meigs, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eklund (SG), Nicholas Smith (PF), Richard Beal (C) Louis Byer, George Cowan, Kevin Avera | |
| 05:18 | Fresno State | James Wirth misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Joe Trumbo can't connect on a floater near the basket | 59-64 |
| 05:01 | Fresno State | James Wirth gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:53 | Fresno State | James Wirth makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Beal | 59-66 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Thomas Blanche is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Blanche, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (PG), William Meigs (PF) David Bergara, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Stokes (SF) James Wirth | |
| 04:16 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Tomlin | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:56 | UConn | Thomas Blanche scores on a runner near the basket | 61-68 |
| 03:40 | Fresno State | Thomas Blanche steals the ball from Richard Beal | 61-68 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Meigs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Trumbo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Leonard Tomlin (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Tony Eklund (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Beal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Thomas Blanche can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 03:16 | Fresno State | Steven Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Stokes | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:46 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | Richard Beal grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Kyle Jaffe (C) Dustin Parker, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Wirth (PG), Kevin Avera (C) Leonard Tomlin, Richard Beal | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:27 | Fresno State | Kevin Avera buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Steven Stokes | 61-72 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Thomas Blanche is hacked by Steven Stokes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Stokes, team foul #6 | 61-72 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SF) Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 02:11 | UConn | Garrett Mariano hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Dustin Parker | 63-72 |
| 01:54 | Fresno State | Steven Stokes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-72 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith gets the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith is hacked by Kyle Jaffe - foul #5 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Blanche (SF), Louis Brown (PF), Joe Trumbo (C) Dustin Parker, William Meigs, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Garrett Mariano's pass is intercepted by Steven Stokes | 63-73 |
| 01:28 | Fresno State | Tony Eklund can't throw it down | 63-73 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Louis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 01:14 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith is hacked by Garrett Mariano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garrett Mariano, team foul #12 | 63-73 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Thomas Blanche can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-75 |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Fresno State | James Wirth is hacked by Garrett Mariano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Garrett Mariano, team foul #13 | 63-75 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG) Garrett Mariano | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Leonard Tomlin (SF) Steven Stokes | |
| 00:49 | Fresno State | James Wirth makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:49 | Fresno State | James Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the driving attempt near the basket | 65-77 |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 65-77 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Dustin Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-77 |
| 00:10 | Fresno State | Nicholas Smith grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | James Wirth runs out the clock | 65-77 |