| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ron Bain (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Voetberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant hits a driving attempt from close range | 42-30 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Ron Bain misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Mark Grantham gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Noel Shake - foul #2 on Noel Shake, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | UConn | David Lynde scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Grantham | 46-33 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Stephen Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Bobby Miles (SF), Alan Combs (PF) Mark Grantham, Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Stephen Smith, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake | |
| 17:42 | UConn | David Lynde is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Grant - foul #1 on Woodrow Grant, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| 17:26 | UConn | David Pickens buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Lynde | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Wendell Teems hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 49-35 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Alan Combs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) David Pickens, David Lynde, Alan Combs, Lawrence Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Raymond Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Ron Bain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Bobby Miles takes the ball from Wendell Teems | 49-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ron Bain (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Miles (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Ron Bain's layup is rejected by Paul Seabolt | 49-37 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Wendell Teems, Ronald Soucy, Woodrow Grant, Paul Seabolt | |
| 15:15 | UConn | Joseph Partain scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Raymond Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Alan Combs grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 14:28 | UConn | David Lynde clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-37 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Joseph Partain misses the tip | 51-37 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 51-37 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Stephen Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 51-37 |
| 14:20 | UConn | David Lynde grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Noel Shake is called for the reach on Steven Voetberg - foul #3 on Noel Shake, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Bobby Miles (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) David Pickens, David Lynde, Joseph Partain, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SG), Woodrow Grant (PF) Raymond Smith, Stephen Smith, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Ron Bain hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Grantham | 54-37 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Bruce Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Ron Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG), Alan Combs (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Bruce Schultz, Lawrence Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Paul Seabolt (C) Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Stephen Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-37 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Cecil Tarter's pass is intercepted by Wendell Teems | 54-37 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-37 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Bobby Miles snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Ron Bain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Alan Combs gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Wendell Teems steals the ball from Cecil Tarter | 54-37 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Wendell Teems lays it up and in | 54-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Miroslav Frankowski (fresh) SG - Ron Bain (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Miles (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Woodrow Grant picks off the pass by Cecil Tarter | 54-39 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Stephen Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 54-41 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski is hacked by Woodrow Grant - foul #2 on Woodrow Grant, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Miroslav Frankowski, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Wendell Teems, Ronald Soucy, Woodrow Grant, Paul Seabolt | |
| 10:54 | UConn | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on David Lynde - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| 10:32 | UConn | David Lynde can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Bruce Schultz misses the tip | 54-41 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Raymond Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 10:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steven Voetberg | 54-41 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Bruce Schultz misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Joseph Partain gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Partain - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:32 | UConn | Raymond Smith takes the ball from Mark Grantham | 54-41 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | David Lynde steals the ball from Shaiming Chin in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alan Combs - foul #2 on Alan Combs, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Bruce Schultz (PF) Mark Grantham, David Lynde, Alan Combs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Woodrow Grant (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Stephen Smith, Noel Shake, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Woodrow Grant steals it from David Pickens | 54-43 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Raymond Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Ron Bain clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Grant | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled on the floor by Bobby Miles - foul #4 on Bobby Miles, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) David Pickens, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Bruce Schultz, Lawrence Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Noel Shake (C) Raymond Smith, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Lynde (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Partain (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF), Steven Voetberg (C) Joseph Partain, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Woodrow Grant | |
| 06:57 | UConn | David Lynde scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Grantham | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Alan Combs is called for the reach on Ronald Soucy - foul #3 on Alan Combs, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Bain (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Cecil Tarter (C) David Lynde, Bobby Miles, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF) Ronald Soucy | |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Mark Grantham grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Lazaro Bruno steals the ball from Alan Combs | 57-45 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Cecil Tarter steals it from Wendell Teems in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Ron Bain misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Stephen Smith hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Noel Shake | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Ron Bain is hacked by Noel Shake - foul #4 on Noel Shake, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Bobby Miles (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Mark Grantham, Joseph Partain, Alan Combs, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Woodrow Grant (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Wendell Teems, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Raymond Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Steven Voetberg is hacked by Paul Seabolt - foul #2 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lynde (SG) Ron Bain | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:13 | UConn | Steven Voetberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Steven Voetberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Bruce Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Woodrow Grant - foul #3 on Woodrow Grant, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Tarter (C) Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF) Stephen Smith | |
| 04:54 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Bobby Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-51 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Raymond Smith loses the dribble to David Lynde | 62-51 |
| 04:20 | UConn | David Pickens can't finish the layup | 62-51 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Bruce Schultz picks off the pass by Ronald Soucy | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UConn | David Lynde connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Pickens | 64-51 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaiming Chin | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | UConn | David Lynde misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 03:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Schultz | 64-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Pickens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lynde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Schultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cecil Tarter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Seabolt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Cecil Tarter scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by David Lynde | 66-54 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is hacked by Bobby Miles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bobby Miles, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) David Pickens, David Lynde, Bobby Miles, Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Noel Shake (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Shaiming Chin, Woodrow Grant, Paul Seabolt | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Raymond Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Noel Shake | 66-57 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Mark Grantham can't throw it down | 66-57 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Alan Combs tips it in | 68-57 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Raymond Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-57 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Steven Voetberg snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | UConn | Joseph Partain hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Grantham | 71-57 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is hacked by Joseph Partain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Partain, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Woodrow Grant (PF) Wendell Teems, Ronald Soucy, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 71-59 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Joseph Partain scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Ron Bain | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Noel Shake's pass is intercepted by Ron Bain | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Ron Bain can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Noel Shake pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant loses the dribble to Ron Bain | 73-59 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Joseph Partain lays it up and in set up by Ron Bain | 75-59 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-59 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Alan Combs grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Mark Grantham runs out the clock | 75-59 |