While UNC would get as close as five points multiple times, UConn always had an answer, whether it be from Spencer, Newton, Alex Karaban or Ball, who broke out for a career-high 13 points on 3-6 shooting from three. Threes from Spencer and Solo Ball would then stretch the lead to as much as 13. Despite missing their star big man, the Huskies ripped off an 8-0 run to grow the lead to 11. Twenty-six seconds into the second half, Clingan picked up his third personal foul, requiring Johnson to come back in. Newton, fresh off his 31-point performance against the Jayhawks, added 10 points in the first half as UConn went into the locker room Spencer would finish the first half with 16 points, an encouraging sign after his worst performance as a Husky against Kansas. Despite the issues in the frontcourt, the Huskies used five-straight points from Spencer, then five more in a row from Hassan Diarra gave the Huskies its first double-digit lead with 1:40 left in the first half. The frontcourt took a major blow as Clingan and Johnson each racked up two fouls with 4:05 to play, allowing the Tar Heels to hang around. With the game tied, UConn immediately answered with a jumper from Alex Karaban, and Newton added four more points to go up seven again. Thanks to a big bounce back from Cam Spencer and continued great play from Tristen Newton, the Huskies stretched their lead to as much as seven before the Tar Heels punched back with a 7-0 run to make it 23-23. UNC jumped out to an early start and led 8-7 less than four minutes in, but UConn took the lead on a Clingan layup and never looked back.

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