| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Allan Foster inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Paul Lassiter is blocked by Thomas Bender | 26-25 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Allan Foster picks off the pass by Thomas Bender | 26-25 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 18:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Bonds | 28-25 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Timothy Bonds drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Lassiter | 30-25 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Cornett | 30-27 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF) Marko Stazenski | |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender jams it | 30-29 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 16:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Like Yin | 30-29 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Timothy Bonds banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 16:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Like Yin | 32-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Lassiter | 35-29 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #2 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Richard Cancel (SF), Thomas Sam (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Allan Foster, Timothy Bonds, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | William Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Gerald Dunn grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Thomas Sam is fouled on the floor by Marko Stazenski - foul #2 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Stanley Smith | |
| 14:11 | UConn | Richard Cancel buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jimmy Nelson | 37-29 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana State | William Carter connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Howard | 37-31 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Cancel | 40-31 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Carter | 40-34 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), Like Yin (C) Jimmy Nelson, Thomas Sam, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 12:33 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG) Harold Weisgerber | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:48 | UConn | Richard Cancel is hacked by Corey Howard - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-34 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Like Yin grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is hacked by Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Nelson (SG), Gerald Dunn (C) Richard Cancel, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Marko Stazenski | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Bibler - foul #2 on Robert Bibler, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Timothy Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Timothy Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 10:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Bonds | 44-34 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Robert Bibler picks off the pass by Timothy Bonds | 44-34 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Timothy Bonds gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Corey Howard - foul #5 on Corey Howard, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF), Like Yin (C) Allan Foster, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier | |
| 09:09 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Bibler, team foul #8 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Thomas Sam (PF) Paul Lassiter, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| 08:29 | UConn | Richard Cancel hits the finger roll | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:13 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-34 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Thomas Sam snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 3 pts. C - Like Yin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Thomas Sam grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #9 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Allan Foster (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Harold Weisgerber, Jimmy Nelson, Thomas Sam, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Richard Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Richard Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled on the floor by Richard Cancel - foul #1 on Richard Cancel, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | John Cornett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allan Foster - foul #1 on Allan Foster, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Ivan Filipski | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 51-37 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | John Cornett connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 51-39 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Allan Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Timothy Bonds tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith's pass is intercepted by Allan Foster | 53-39 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Marko Stazenski swats the dunk try by Gerald Dunn | 53-39 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Timothy Bonds tips it in | 55-39 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Cornett | 55-42 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Richard Cancel is whistled for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Like Yin (C) Paul Lassiter, Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski | |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | William Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Bibler | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is hacked by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (SF) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | William Carter connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Cornett | 56-47 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Allan Foster (SF) Harold Weisgerber, Thomas Sam | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Ivan Filipski | |
| 02:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Allan Foster pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Paul Lassiter knocks in the floater from the baseline | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Timothy Bonds gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Paul Lassiter lays it in | 60-47 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | William Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Guerrier | 60-50 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Allan Foster scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 00:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Allan Foster | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Like Yin gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Lassiter runs out the clock | 62-50 |