| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Moyer (fresh) SG - Brian Covarrubias (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - Donald Llanes (fresh) C - Stephen Avent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fresh) SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) SF - Donovan Thomas (fresh) PF - Tanner Roper (fresh) C - Paul Armstead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul Armstead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Paul Armstead misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Avent - foul #1 on Stephen Avent, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Paul Armstead makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Paul Armstead makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Covarrubias | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Tanner Roper is fouled on the floor by Donald Llanes - foul #1 on Donald Llanes, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Paul Armstead hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Stephen Avent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Paul Armstead gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Tanner Roper tips it in | 3-6 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | George Moyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Tanner Roper gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Brian Covarrubias is called for the reach on Timothy Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Covarrubias, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tanner Roper | 3-9 |
| 17:35 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:34 | Sacramento State | Stephen Avent grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:20 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Paul Armstead snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Paul Armstead misses short on a runner from close range | 3-9 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Donovan Thomas tips it home | 3-11 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Timothy Cunningham picks off the pass by Patrick Kennedy | 3-11 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Tanner Roper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-11 |
| 16:34 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:32 | Sacramento State | George Moyer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson (PG), George Smith (SG), Carl Walker (SF), Michael Dunlap (PF), Brian Bennett (C) George Moyer, Brian Covarrubias, Patrick Kennedy, Donald Llanes, Stephen Avent | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG) Timothy Cunningham | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Dustin Parker is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-14 |
| 15:54 | Sacramento State | George Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-14 |
| 15:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Armstead | 3-14 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) SF - Carl Walker (fresh) PF - Michael Dunlap (fresh) C - Brian Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donovan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tanner Roper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Armstead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Paul Armstead lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jason Hall | 3-16 |
| 15:22 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett's pass is intercepted by Jason Hall | 3-16 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Tanner Roper comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 3-16 |
| 15:08 | Sacramento State | Carl Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-16 |
| 14:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Dunlap misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-16 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Paul Armstead snags the defensive board | 3-16 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Tanner Roper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Walker - foul #1 on Carl Walker, team foul #4 | 3-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Moyer (PG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Donald Llanes (PF), Stephen Avent (C) Matthew Johnson, Carl Walker, Michael Dunlap, Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (PG), William Meigs (SF), Louis Brown (C) Jason Hall, Donovan Thomas, Paul Armstead | |
| 14:33 | UConn | Tanner Roper misses the 1st free throw | 3-16 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Tanner Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 3-16 |
| 14:33 | UConn | William Meigs gets the offensive rebound | 3-16 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Dustin Parker is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-18 |
| 13:59 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-18 |
| 13:57 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes tips it back up and in | 5-18 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Tanner Roper is fouled on the floor by Stephen Avent - foul #2 on Stephen Avent, team foul #5 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Covarrubias (SG), Michael Dunlap (C) George Smith, Stephen Avent | |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Joe Trumbo (C) Dustin Parker, Tanner Roper | |
| 13:30 | UConn | Louis Brown connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-20 |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | George Moyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Louis Brown misses the easy layup | 8-20 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 12:42 | Sacramento State | Brian Covarrubias loses the dribble to Louis Brown | 8-20 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham is hacked by George Moyer - foul #1 on George Moyer, team foul #6 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson (PG), George Smith (SG), Carl Walker (SF), Brian Bennett (C) George Moyer, Brian Covarrubias, Patrick Kennedy, Michael Dunlap | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Donovan Thomas (SF), Paul Armstead (PF) Garrett Mariano, William Meigs, Louis Brown | |
| 12:18 | UConn | Joe Trumbo is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Cunningham | 8-22 |
| 12:05 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 8-22 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Donovan Thomas is hacked by Carl Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Walker, team foul #7 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier (SG) Carl Walker | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:03 | UConn | Donovan Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 12:03 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett gets the rebound | 8-22 |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Johnson | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Moshier (fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) PF - Donald Llanes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donovan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Armstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Trumbo | 10-24 |
| 11:12 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-24 |
| 11:11 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes can't tip it in | 10-24 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Brian Bennett steals the ball from Jason Hall in the backcourt | 10-24 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | George Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-24 |
| 10:45 | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier grabs the offensive board | 10-24 |
| 10:38 | Sacramento State | Paul Armstead picks off the pass by Donald Llanes | 10-24 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Paul Armstead knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jason Hall | 10-26 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes is whistled for a carry | 10-26 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Moyer (PG), Brian Covarrubias (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Michael Dunlap (C) Matthew Johnson, Jermaine Moshier, George Smith, Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Dustin Parker (SG), William Meigs (SF), Tanner Roper (PF), Louis Brown (C) Jason Hall, Timothy Cunningham, Donovan Thomas, Paul Armstead, Joe Trumbo | |
| 10:06 | UConn | Garrett Mariano hits the finger roll | 10-28 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-28 |
| 09:53 | Sacramento State | Brian Covarrubias tips it home | 12-28 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Tanner Roper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-31 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Llanes | 15-31 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Dustin Parker's pass is intercepted by Brian Covarrubias in the backcourt | 15-31 |
| 09:02 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-31 |
| 09:01 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes tips it home | 17-31 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Garrett Mariano is fouled in the backcourt by George Moyer - foul #2 on George Moyer, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Smith (PG), Brian Bennett (C) George Moyer, Donald Llanes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:59 | UConn | Garrett Mariano misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Dunlap grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 08:48 | Sacramento State | Brian Covarrubias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier (SG) Brian Covarrubias | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:36 | UConn | Dustin Parker is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tanner Roper | 17-34 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 17-34 |
| 08:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tanner Roper | 17-34 |
| 08:16 | UConn | George Smith is called for the reach on Garrett Mariano - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #9 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Timothy Cunningham (SG), Paul Armstead (C) Dustin Parker, William Meigs, Louis Brown | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Garrett Mariano makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Garrett Mariano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy loses the dribble to Tanner Roper | 17-36 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Hall | 17-39 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - Jermaine Moshier (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Dunlap (fairly fresh) C - Brian Bennett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Mariano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tanner Roper (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Armstead (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Armstead - foul #1 on Paul Armstead, team foul #1 | 17-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson (PG), Brian Covarrubias (SG) George Smith, Jermaine Moshier | |
| Subs | UConn | Donovan Thomas (SF), Joe Trumbo (PF) Garrett Mariano, Tanner Roper | |
| 07:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 07:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 07:24 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Brian Covarrubias is called for the reach on Timothy Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Covarrubias, team foul #10 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Smith (SG), Donald Llanes (PF) Brian Covarrubias, Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG) Jason Hall | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 07:02 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Joe Trumbo pulls down the rebound | 18-41 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Trumbo | 18-44 |
| 06:31 | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Patrick Kennedy | 20-44 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Paul Armstead blows the dunk | 20-44 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Donald Llanes pulls down the rebound | 20-44 |
| 06:11 | Sacramento State | Patrick Kennedy is hacked by Donovan Thomas - foul #1 on Donovan Thomas, team foul #2 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Tanner Roper (PF), Louis Brown (C) Timothy Cunningham, Joe Trumbo, Paul Armstead | |
| 05:52 | Sacramento State | Dustin Parker steps in front of the George Smith pass | 20-44 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Dustin Parker lays it in | 20-46 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Dunlap's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Brown | 20-46 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Louis Brown snags the defensive board | 20-46 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Louis Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #11 | 20-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier (SG), Brian Bennett (C) George Smith, Michael Dunlap | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), William Meigs (SF) Dustin Parker, Donovan Thomas | |
| 05:16 | UConn | Louis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-47 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Louis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-48 |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Johnson | 23-48 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-48 |
| 04:44 | UConn | William Meigs grabs the offensive rebound | 23-48 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Jermaine Moshier picks off the pass by William Meigs | 23-48 |
| 04:18 | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-48 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier gets the offensive rebound | 23-48 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson is called for traveling | 23-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Smith (SG), Michael Dunlap (C) Jermaine Moshier, Donald Llanes | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Joe Trumbo (PF), Paul Armstead (C) Jason Hall, Tanner Roper, Louis Brown | |
| 03:55 | UConn | Paul Armstead blows the dunk but the foul's on Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #12 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Moyer (PG), Brian Covarrubias (SG), Carl Walker (SF), Stephen Avent (C) Matthew Johnson, George Smith, Patrick Kennedy, Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:55 | UConn | Paul Armstead makes the 1st free throw | 23-49 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Paul Armstead makes the 2nd free throw | 23-50 |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | George Moyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-50 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Dustin Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-50 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Covarrubias (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Walker (fresh) PF - Michael Dunlap (tiring) C - Stephen Avent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Meigs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Armstead (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Dustin Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Donovan Thomas (SF) Timothy Cunningham, William Meigs | |
| 03:16 | Sacramento State | Paul Armstead steps in front of the Michael Dunlap pass | 23-50 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Garrett Mariano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Dunlap - foul #1 on Michael Dunlap, team foul #13 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett (PF) Michael Dunlap | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:00 | UConn | Garrett Mariano makes the 1st free throw | 23-51 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Garrett Mariano misses the 2nd free throw | 23-51 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Joe Trumbo gets the offensive rebound | 23-51 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Dustin Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Bennett | 23-51 |
| 02:50 | Sacramento State | Stephen Avent pulls down the rebound | 23-51 |
| 02:30 | Sacramento State | Carl Walker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-51 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the board | 23-51 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Donovan Thomas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jermaine Moshier (SG), George Smith (SF) Brian Covarrubias, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (PG), Tanner Roper (PF), Louis Brown (C) Garrett Mariano, Joe Trumbo, Paul Armstead | |
| 02:19 | Sacramento State | Stephen Avent misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-51 |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | George Smith gets the offensive rebound | 23-51 |
| 01:58 | Sacramento State | Brian Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-51 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Dustin Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-51 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham is hacked by Jermaine Moshier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jermaine Moshier, team foul #14 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Dunlap (PF) Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), William Meigs (SF) Dustin Parker, Donovan Thomas | |
| 01:54 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 23-52 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-53 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | George Moyer's pass is intercepted by Garrett Mariano in the backcourt | 23-53 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Garrett Mariano comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Moyer - foul #3 on George Moyer, team foul #15 | 23-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Covarrubias (SG), Carl Walker (SF) George Moyer, Jermaine Moshier | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Paul Armstead (C) William Meigs, Tanner Roper | |
| 01:36 | UConn | Garrett Mariano makes the 1st free throw | 23-54 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Garrett Mariano makes the 2nd free throw | 23-55 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Carl Walker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-55 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Paul Armstead makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-57 |
| 00:33 | Sacramento State | George Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-57 |
| 00:32 | Sacramento State | Stephen Avent tips it home | 28-57 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Hall | 28-60 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | George Smith travels with the ball | 28-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Matthew Johnson (PG), Jermaine Moshier (SG), Donald Llanes (PF) George Smith, Brian Covarrubias, Michael Dunlap | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Donovan Thomas (SF), Tanner Roper (PF), Joe Trumbo (C) Timothy Cunningham, Garrett Mariano, Louis Brown, Paul Armstead | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Hall comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-60 |