| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 5 ast. SF - James Burge (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) PF - Joel Mullenix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Burge inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | John Lujan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix grabs the board | 40-21 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-21 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Robert Cochran is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 18:49 | UConn | David Blackburn misses the shot from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a shot from the right side set up by Dirk Littlejohn and he's hacked by James Burge - foul #2 on James Burge, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese gets the rebound | 40-23 |
| 18:09 | UConn | James Burge clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-23 |
| 18:08 | UConn | James Burge can't tip it in | 40-23 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 40-23 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 17:35 | UConn | David Blackburn blows the layup | 40-23 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Robert Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Robert Cochran loses the dribble to Dirk Littlejohn | 40-23 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 16:20 | UConn | David Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Ervin Nelson - foul #2 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Lucas (SF), Michael Berkman (PF), Joshua Philips (C) James Burge, Jeffrey Reese, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (SG), Miladen Zanders (C) Ervin Nelson, Steve Manners | |
| 15:58 | UConn | Michael Berkman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Joshua Philips tips it home | 42-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Philips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Pettit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Mullenix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Miladen Zanders (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-26 |
| 15:39 | UConn | Ryan Lucas snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Michael Berkman buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dirk Littlejohn - foul #3 on Dirk Littlejohn, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Mark Hoyt (SG) David Blackburn, John Lujan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Davis (SF), Howard Peterson (PF) Jerry Smith, Joel Mullenix | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Michael Berkman misses the free throw | 44-26 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Miladen Zanders gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Mark Hoyt takes the ball from Charles Pettit | 44-26 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Joshua Philips can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Michael Berkman grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Michael Berkman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Charles Pettit hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-26 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn tips it in | 44-28 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Ryan Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Ryan Lucas can't tip it in | 44-28 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Howard Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Charles Pettit misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Miladen Zanders tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Joseph Stark is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG), John Lujan (SG), James Burge (SF), Jeffrey Reese (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Joseph Stark, Mark Hoyt, Ryan Lucas, Michael Berkman, Joshua Philips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Jerry Smith (SF), Steve Manners (C) Charles Pettit, James Davis, Miladen Zanders | |
| 13:13 | UConn | James Burge travels with the ball | 44-30 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-30 |
| 12:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Blackburn | 44-30 |
| 12:27 | UConn | James Burge misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the dunk | 44-30 |
| 12:02 | UConn | James Burge pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Robert Cochran misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-30 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 44-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 5 ast. SF - James Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 11:24 | UConn | David Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joel Mullenix (PF), Miladen Zanders (C) Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 10:59 | UConn | James Burge grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 10:37 | UConn | John Lujan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Berkman (PF) Jeffrey Reese | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 10:05 | UConn | David Blackburn double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Lucas (SF) James Burge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (SG) Ervin Nelson | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Ryan Lucas grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 09:37 | UConn | John Lujan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Cochran | 47-35 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Charles Pettit misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Jerry Smith tips it home | 47-37 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Ryan Lucas buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Blackburn and he's fouled by Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Mark Hoyt (SG), Jeffrey Reese (PF), Joshua Philips (C) David Blackburn, John Lujan, Michael Berkman, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Davis (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Joel Mullenix, Miladen Zanders | |
| 08:57 | UConn | Ryan Lucas misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 49-37 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Steve Manners grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Ryan Lucas misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Charles Pettit hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Hoyt - foul #1 on Mark Hoyt, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UConn | John Lujan (SG), James Burge (SF) Mark Hoyt, Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Jerry Smith (SF) Dirk Littlejohn, James Davis | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Charles Pettit makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Charles Pettit makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Joshua Philips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG) Joseph Stark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Howard Peterson lays it in | 49-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Philips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:45 | UConn | John Lujan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Pettit - foul #1 on Charles Pettit, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Berkman (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Jeffrey Reese, Joshua Philips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn (PG) Charles Pettit | |
| 06:45 | UConn | John Lujan misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | UConn | John Lujan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Howard Peterson gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jerry Smith | 49-47 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Howard Peterson steps in front of the Michael Berkman pass | 49-47 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Hoyt (SG) John Lujan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Davis (SF), Joel Mullenix (PF), Miladen Zanders (C) Jerry Smith, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 05:24 | UConn | David Blackburn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cochran | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Dirk Littlejohn, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Jeffrey Reese (PF) David Blackburn, Michael Berkman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (SG) Ervin Nelson | |
| 04:44 | UConn | Mark Hoyt is hacked by Joel Mullenix - foul #1 on Joel Mullenix, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SF) James Davis | |
| 04:44 | UConn | Mark Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Mark Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Charles Pettit tips it in | 54-49 |
| 04:08 | UConn | James Burge misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | David Blackburn (PG), John Lujan (SG), Ryan Lucas (SF) Joseph Stark, Mark Hoyt, James Burge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (PF) Joel Mullenix | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Ryan Lucas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Miladen Zanders pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | David Blackburn steps in front of the Jerry Smith pass | 54-49 |
| 03:17 | UConn | David Blackburn lays it in | 56-49 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Blackburn (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lujan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Pettit (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Miladen Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | UConn | David Blackburn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | James Burge (SF) Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Steve Manners (C) Charles Pettit, Miladen Zanders | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Robert Cochran hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Burge | 58-49 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | UConn | James Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:42 | UConn | David Blackburn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 61-49 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ervin Nelson | 61-51 |
| 01:11 | UConn | David Blackburn misses badly on a shot in the paint | 61-51 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:57 | UConn | David Blackburn is hacked by Dirk Littlejohn - foul #5 on Dirk Littlejohn, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Hoyt (SG), Ryan Lucas (SF), Michael Berkman (PF), Joshua Philips (C) John Lujan, James Burge, Jeffrey Reese, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (PG) Dirk Littlejohn | |
| 00:57 | UConn | David Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:57 | UConn | David Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Ryan Lucas is called for the reach on Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Ryan Lucas, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG) David Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Steve Manners's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Philips | 63-51 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ryan Lucas snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Joshua Philips can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steve Manners - foul #2 on Steve Manners, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Joshua Philips misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Joshua Philips makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Steve Manners is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Steve Manners, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joseph Stark runs out the clock | 64-51 |