| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilson clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-26 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Thomas Borrego gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses the driving attempt near the basket | 26-26 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 26-26 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Thomas Borrego can't finish the layup | 26-26 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo tips it in | 26-28 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-28 |
| 17:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Borrego | 26-28 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lococo takes the ball from Charles Wilson | 26-28 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Matthew Joyce banks in the layup set up by Ernest Lococo | 26-30 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Micheal Kim is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Micheal Kim, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | UConn | Gary Meany (SF) Micheal Kim | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is hacked by Gary Meany - foul #1 on Gary Meany, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul White (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 28-30 |
| 15:46 | UConn | Thomas Borrego is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Borrego, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Micheal Kim (SF), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Gary Meany, Thomas Borrego | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Wilson | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Daniel Rose misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Micheal Kim pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Matthew Joyce travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Matthew Joyce, Daniel Rose, Paul White, Ronald Stansell | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lee Kinnard | 33-30 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo loses the dribble to Scott Wood | 33-30 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 35-30 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lee Kinnard - foul #2 on Lee Kinnard, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Scott Wood, Maurice Beaudet, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | UConn | Gary Meany (SF) Micheal Kim | |
| 12:55 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Gary Meany grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Gary Meany hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Ernest Lococo tips it in | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 37-33 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Charles Wilson takes the ball from Christopher Kraft in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Charles Wilson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Gary Meany buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kraft - foul #1 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Micheal Kim (SF) Christopher Kraft, Gary Meany | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 11:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 39-36 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Micheal Kim is hacked by Scott Wood - foul #2 on Scott Wood, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul White (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| 10:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Paul White pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Matthew Joyce can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Paul White, Thomas Borrego | |
| 09:28 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Stansell - foul #2 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:46 | UConn | Daniel Rose scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Daniel Rose misses the floater from the right side | 41-41 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 41-41 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 44-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 8 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Daniel Johnson misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-41 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is denied on a layup by Ronald Stansell | 44-41 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Gary Meany connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Rose and he's hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Paul White (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Matthew Joyce, Daniel Rose, Daniel Johnson, Ronald Stansell | |
| 06:36 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Gary Meany snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Gary Meany misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 05:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Borrego | 44-44 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Lee Kinnard is called for the reach on Christopher Kraft - foul #3 on Lee Kinnard, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Micheal Kim (SF) Christopher Kraft, Gary Meany | |
| 04:57 | UConn | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Borrego - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Johnson (PF) Paul White | |
| 04:37 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Micheal Kim tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Scott Wood is called for the reach on Matthew Joyce - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman tips it home | 46-46 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Thomas Borrego hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by Ernest Lococo - foul #2 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Paul White (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | The jumper by Dima Czaplinski is denied by Micheal Kim | 46-48 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 46-48 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Paul White is called for the reach on Dima Czaplinski - foul #1 on Paul White, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Daniel Rose, Paul White, Ronald Stansell | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Thomas Borrego snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Ernest Lococo loses the dribble to Scott Wood | 46-48 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet slams it home on a great pass from Scott Wood | 48-48 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Ernest Lococo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Joyce | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 48-50 |