Field goals afterwards by Newton, Donovan Clingan, and Stephon Castle resulted in a six-point UConn lead at halftime.

UConn pulled away after shots by Alex Karaban and Hassan Diarra and the Huskies ultimately led by seventeen with under eight minutes to play.

Later in the half, Purdue went on a run of six unanswered points which was ended with two free throws by Newton.

UConn's victory marked their second consecutive national championship, making them the first team to do so since Florida did so in 2006 and 2007.

[25] Purdue controlled the opening tip-off and scored the first points of the game on a jump shot by Trey Kaufman-Renn one minute later.

The teams traded baskets for several minutes before UConn tied the game at five with a pair of free throws by Tristen Newton; a jumper by Cam Spencer shortly afterwards gave the Huskies their first lead.

Field goals by Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan, and Spencer over the next few possessions led to another tie at 11–11 before a three-point shot by Newton put the Huskies ahead by three points.

The UConn lead jumped to five points on a layup by Newton and a jumper by Stephon Castle increased it to seven with three and a half minutes remaining.

UConn maintained this lead for the remainder of the first half; another field goal by Castle with forty-nine seconds left was the last made shot before halftime.

At the first TV timeout of the half, the Huskies led 43–34 and they expanded the lead to thirteen points shortly after on two dunks by Samson Johnson.

Edey scored the game's next four points, followed by shots made by Spencer and Newton to restore the thirteen-point advantage.

Out of the timeout, each team went on a run of four straight points: first Purdue, then UConn, leaving the score 63–46.

[27] 0 Source:[28] The championship game was televised in the United States by TBS, and simulcast on both TNT and TruTV.

Former college basketball referee Gene Steratore provided rules analysis throughout the game.

[29] UConn's victory marked their sixth overall and second consecutive national championship, making them the first team to repeat as champions since Florida did so in 2006 and 2007.