| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Emmett Kasperski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Peltz (fresh) SF - Domingo Castillo (fresh) PF - Charles Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Holmgren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Onani Arizmendi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmie Borg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lewis (fresh) C - Joshua Teller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | David Peltz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-34 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Robert Holmgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Emmett Kasperski | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Jimmie Borg connects on the open shot from the free throw line set up by Onani Arizmendi and the foul's on Charles Stafford - foul #1 on Charles Stafford, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Jimmie Borg makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | David Peltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Onani Arizmendi steals the ball from Domingo Castillo | 33-37 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 33-37 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Jimmie Borg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Robert Holmgren hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lewis | 33-40 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis's layup is rejected by David Lewis | 33-40 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Jimmie Borg grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi is hacked by Charles Stafford - foul #2 on Charles Stafford, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Robert Rowden (SG), Shen Xayavong (SF), James Patterson (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Emmett Kasperski, David Peltz, Domingo Castillo, Charles Stafford, Kenneth Louis | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Perkowski (SG), David Leveille (SF), Usi Aziz (C) Robert Holmgren, Onani Arizmendi, Jimmie Borg, Joshua Teller | |
| 16:06 | UConn | Jerry Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Usi Aziz loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Rowden (fresh) SF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patterson (fresh) C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Perkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Leveille (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Lewis (tiring) C - Usi Aziz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Robert Rowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 15:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 33-40 |
| 14:57 | UConn | David Leveille hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shen Xayavong | 33-40 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Onani Arizmendi (SG), Jimmie Borg (SF), Henry Hurwitz (C) Glenn Perkowski, David Leveille, Usi Aziz | |
| 14:25 | UConn | David Lewis misses short on a jumper from close range | 33-40 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | David Lewis takes the ball from Shen Xayavong in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 14:03 | UConn | David Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Patterson - foul #1 on James Patterson, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski (PG), David Peltz (SG), Anthony Hans (SF), Charles Stafford (PF), Kenneth Louis (C) Paul Degregorio, Robert Rowden, Shen Xayavong, James Patterson, Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 14:03 | UConn | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:03 | UConn | David Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Peltz | 36-40 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Jimmie Borg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 13:21 | UConn | David Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Louis - foul #2 on Kenneth Louis, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Domingo Castillo (SF) David Peltz | |
| Subs | UConn | Glenn Perkowski (SG), David Leveille (SF), Usi Aziz (C) Onani Arizmendi, Jimmie Borg, David Lewis | |
| 13:02 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Usi Aziz grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Stafford - foul #3 on Charles Stafford, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi (PF) Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:47 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Hans and the foul's on Usi Aziz - foul #2 on Usi Aziz, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), James Heslin (C) Robert Holmgren, Henry Hurwitz | |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Thomas Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Glenn Perkowski | 39-44 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Usi Aziz gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Emmett Kasperski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Hans (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Domingo Castillo (fairly fresh) PF - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) C - Kenneth Louis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Perkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Leveille (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Usi Aziz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Heslin (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Louis | 41-44 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Usi Aziz buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Glenn Perkowski steals it from Domingo Castillo in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Gonzalo Rossi steps in front of the Glenn Perkowski pass | 41-46 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Usi Aziz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-46 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | The jump hook by Kenneth Louis is blocked by Usi Aziz | 44-46 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Usi Aziz grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski buries a 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:42 | UConn | James Heslin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Leveille | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Emmett Kasperski (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Hans (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Domingo Castillo (tiring) PF - Gonzalo Rossi (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Louis (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Perkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Leveille (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Usi Aziz (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Heslin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis blows the layup but the foul's on Usi Aziz - foul #3 on Usi Aziz, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), David Peltz (SG), Shen Xayavong (SF), Charles Stafford (PF) Emmett Kasperski, Anthony Hans, Domingo Castillo, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG), Onani Arizmendi (SG), Jimmie Borg (SF), David Lewis (PF), Joshua Teller (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Perkowski, David Leveille, Usi Aziz, James Heslin | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Charles Stafford denies the turnaround by David Lewis | 49-48 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Robert Holmgren hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | David Peltz loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Patterson (C) Kenneth Louis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Jimmie Borg misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Onani Arizmendi is called for the reach on David Peltz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Onani Arizmendi, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Hurwitz (SF) Jimmie Borg | |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Henry Hurwitz blocks the short jumper by Paul Degregorio | 49-50 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Joshua Teller grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (PG) Paul Degregorio | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Borg (SF) Joshua Teller | |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Charles Stafford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmie Borg - foul #2 on Jimmie Borg, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Charles Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:00 | UConn | David Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shen Xayavong - foul #2 on Shen Xayavong, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Jerry Johnson (C) Shen Xayavong, James Patterson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:00 | UConn | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:00 | UConn | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on David Lewis - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Teller (C) Henry Hurwitz | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Joshua Teller grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmie Borg is hacked by Robert Rowden - foul #2 on Robert Rowden, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmie Borg makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jimmie Borg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Degregorio and he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Joshua Teller gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Joshua Teller takes the ball from Robert Rowden | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peltz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rowden (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Holmgren (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Onani Arizmendi (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmie Borg (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lewis (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Teller (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UConn | The jumper by Jimmie Borg is denied by Robert Rowden | 54-54 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Joshua Teller grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:57 | UConn | David Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Johnson | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Jerry Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Charles Stafford tips it home | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Robert Holmgren scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski (PG), Anthony Hans (SG), Shen Xayavong (SF), James Patterson (PF), Kenneth Louis (C) Paul Degregorio, David Peltz, Robert Rowden, Charles Stafford, Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Perkowski (SG), David Leveille (SF), Usi Aziz (PF), Henry Hurwitz (C) Robert Holmgren, Onani Arizmendi, Jimmie Borg, David Lewis, Joshua Teller | |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Usi Aziz | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Domingo Castillo (SF) Shen Xayavong | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:41 | UConn | Thomas Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Usi Aziz snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski is hacked by Anthony Hans - foul #1 on Anthony Hans, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Peltz (SG), Charles Stafford (PF) Anthony Hans, James Patterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG), Jimmie Borg (SF), David Lewis (PF), Joshua Teller (C) Thomas Johnson, David Leveille, Usi Aziz, Henry Hurwitz | |
| 01:13 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | David Peltz grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 00:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joshua Teller | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Robert Holmgren picks off the pass by David Peltz in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | David Lewis is hacked by Charles Stafford - foul #4 on Charles Stafford, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Onani Arizmendi (SG), David Leveille (SF) Glenn Perkowski, Jimmie Borg | |
| 00:28 | UConn | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:28 | UConn | David Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Joshua Teller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Joshua Teller is fouled in the backcourt by David Peltz - foul #1 on David Peltz, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Hurwitz (PF) David Lewis | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Joshua Teller misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Joshua Teller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Emmett Kasperski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz runs out the clock | 56-60 |