| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul Clifford inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Ted Rochon buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Reynolds and he's hacked by Eric Eidemiller - foul #2 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Ted Rochon makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is hacked by Christopher Kraft - foul #1 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Paul Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | William Wyatt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Wyatt, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Paul Parker (PF) Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| 17:36 | UConn | Kevin Richardson is called for the reach on Jim Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Charles Frank - foul #1 on Charles Frank, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds's layup is rejected by Paul Parker | 26-20 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Paul Clifford hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Paul Parker can't finish the layup | 28-20 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Ted Rochon gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Jim Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Jim Jones tips it home | 30-20 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the dunk attempt | 30-20 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Ted Rochon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Kraft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) PF - Paul Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Paul Clifford connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Kraft | 33-20 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Paul Parker tips it home | 33-22 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Paul Clifford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Reynolds | 33-22 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds lays it in | 35-22 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Rudolph Rutledge is blocked by Jim Jones | 35-22 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 14:04 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Ted Rochon is blocked by Kevin Richardson | 35-22 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-22 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Jim Jones gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Paul Clifford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Reynolds | 38-22 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ted Rochon - foul #1 on Ted Rochon, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Max Pearlman (SG), Steven Homes (C) Christopher Kraft, Ted Rochon, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), William Wyatt (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Charles Frank, Dima Czaplinski, Kevin Richardson | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Charles Reid clanks a jump hook in the lane | 38-27 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Eidemiller | 38-27 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-27 |
| 12:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Max Pearlman | 38-27 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Max Pearlman | 41-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Homes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Liptak (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Max Pearlman takes the ball from Rudolph Rutledge | 41-27 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Paul Clifford's pass is intercepted by Eric Eidemiller | 41-27 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Paul Parker can't connect on a shot in the paint | 41-27 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Paul Clifford gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Steven Homes is fouled on the floor by Michael Liptak - foul #2 on Michael Liptak, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Jones (SF), Jim Jones (C) Paul Clifford, Ronald Reynolds | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Frank (PG), Kevin Richardson (C) William Wyatt, Michael Liptak | |
| 09:37 | UConn | Jim Jones is fouled on the floor by Paul Parker - foul #4 on Paul Parker, team foul #6 | 41-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Paul Parker | |
| 09:18 | UConn | Charles Reid hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Max Pearlman | 44-27 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG), Paul Clifford (SF), Ted Rochon (PF) Charles Reid, Thomas Jones, Steven Homes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 08:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jim Jones | 44-28 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Charles Frank blocks the short jumper by Jim Jones | 44-28 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rudolph Rutledge | 44-28 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 07:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jim Jones | 44-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Max Pearlman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Paul Clifford is blocked by William Wyatt | 44-28 |
| 07:10 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Rochon | 44-28 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Paul Clifford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Christopher Kraft is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #3 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #7 | 44-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Ronald Reynolds (SF), Steven Homes (PF) Max Pearlman, Paul Clifford, Ted Rochon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Paul Parker (PF) Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| 05:59 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Paul Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Kraft | 49-32 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Paul Parker connects on the turnaround from close range | 49-34 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Reid | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits the finger roll set up by Charles Reid | 54-37 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Paul Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | UConn | John Muldoon (SG), Max Pearlman (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Christopher Kraft, Ronald Reynolds, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Muldoon (fresh) SF - Max Pearlman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) C - Steven Homes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Parker (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | UConn | Steven Homes comes up short on the runner from close range | 54-37 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Paul Parker gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Frank | 54-40 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Charles Reid misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Eidemiller - foul #3 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Charles Reid makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Charles Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Eidemiller | 56-42 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Charles Reid can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Paul Parker is called for traveling | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Max Pearlman loses the dribble to Kevin Richardson | 56-42 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Steven Homes drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Muldoon | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Paul Parker buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Frank | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Charles Reid is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #4 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Charles Reid makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Charles Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Charles Frank is fouled on the floor by Steven Homes - foul #1 on Steven Homes, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by Steven Homes - foul #2 on Steven Homes, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #10 | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Charles Reid runs out the clock | 61-44 |