| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Robert Lowery inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Paul Seabolt steps in front of the Neville Thome pass | 37-24 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits a shot from the right side | 37-26 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Robert Lowery is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Lowery, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 37-26 |
| 18:30 | UConn | David Bolin snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SF) Jimmie Hazelwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| 17:44 | UConn | David Bolin's layup is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 37-26 |
| 17:42 | UConn | David Bolin tips it home | 39-26 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | David Bolin takes the ball from Lazaro Bruno | 39-26 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), Donald Cowger (PF) Robert Lowery, David Bolin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 17:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jimmie Hazelwood - foul #2 on Jimmie Hazelwood, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SF), Neville Thome (C) Jimmie Hazelwood, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Donald Cowger's fadeaway is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 40-28 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Neville Thome tips it home | 42-28 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 42-30 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Mark Grantham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), David Bolin (PF) Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 15:50 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Langer (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Cowger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 blk. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Terry Sacks buries a shot from the right block set up by Dikembe Adi and the foul's on David Bolin - foul #1 on David Bolin, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, John Langer, Donald Cowger | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Dikembe Adi takes the ball from Marshall Bellamy | 44-33 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Denver Volz picks off the pass by Terry Sacks in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 15:12 | UConn | David Bolin lays it in on a great pass from Denver Volz | 46-33 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the easy layup | 46-33 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt tips it in | 46-35 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood is whistled for a carry | 46-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Jimmie Hazelwood, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Minh Zheng (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Robert Lowery picks off the pass by Minh Zheng | 46-35 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Bobby Miles comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Mark Grantham denies the turnaround by Ronald Soucy | 46-35 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Neville Thome snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Minh Zheng is called for the reach on Robert Lowery - foul #1 on Minh Zheng, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), David Bolin (PF) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Minh Zheng, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| 13:14 | UConn | Dikembe Adi takes the ball from Denver Volz | 46-35 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 46-37 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Donald Cowger misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, John Langer, David Bolin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Donald Cowger misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Donald Cowger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Alfredo Gomez | 47-39 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Bobby Miles clanks a shot in the paint | 47-39 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bobby Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cowger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Terry Sacks tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles, Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 11:05 | UConn | Robert Lowery hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #3 on Joseph Hart, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Mark Grantham steals it from Ronald Soucy in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Denver Volz lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Grantham | 51-41 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Robert Lowery snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Mark Grantham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Neville Thome - foul #2 on Neville Thome, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Denver Volz, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | St. John's | Minh Zheng (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:25 | UConn | David Bolin comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 51-42 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Soucy | 51-42 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Neil Anderson | 51-44 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Jason Robinson's pass is intercepted by Ronald Soucy in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt slams it home set up by Minh Zheng | 51-46 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Robert Lowery clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Jason Robinson drills a floater from the right side set up by David Bolin | 53-46 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Minh Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Minh Zheng, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Langer (fresh) PF - Donald Cowger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses the dunk | 53-46 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Mark Grantham steps in front of the Alfredo Gomez pass in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Lazaro Bruno swats the short shot by Mark Grantham | 53-46 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Mark Grantham tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi is called for 10 seconds | 55-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF) Mark Grantham, John Langer, Donald Cowger | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:26 | UConn | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on David Bolin - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Jimmie Hazelwood (SF) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 06:26 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin lays it up and in set up by Andrew Hadley | 55-48 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Denver Volz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno knocks in the shot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Denver Volz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Denver Volz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #3 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Jimmie Hazelwood, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 04:24 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | A charge is called on Ronald Soucy - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG) Denver Volz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Bobby Miles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bobby Miles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cowger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses the tip | 60-50 |
| 03:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Robinson | 60-50 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Bobby Miles makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Robinson and he's fouled by Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #11 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 02:39 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses the free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt lays it in | 62-52 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Jason Robinson travels in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on an open shot in the lane | 62-52 |
| 01:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Neville Thome | 62-52 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Neville Thome scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Denver Volz and he's hacked by Paul Seabolt - foul #1 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #12 | 64-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG) Mark Grantham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is hacked by Jason Robinson - foul #2 on Jason Robinson, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | David Bolin blocks the short jumper by Terry Sacks | 64-52 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 00:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Denver Volz | 64-52 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | David Bolin's fadeaway is rejected by Shaiming Chin | 64-52 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Robinson runs out the clock | 64-52 |