| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Peter Northcutt inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-25 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Christian | 30-28 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Jason Auger comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Ronald Stansell hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Jason Auger pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:38 | UConn | George Smathers picks off the pass by Kevin Stephens | 32-28 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Lococo - foul #1 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Jason Auger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 17:09 | UConn | Ronald Stansell buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Peter Northcutt and the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Ronald Stansell swats the layup by Donald Depuy | 35-29 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Donald Depuy knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Spangler and he's hacked by Jason Auger - foul #2 on Jason Auger, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Peter Northcutt knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 37-32 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Donald Depuy lays it in set up by James Rollo | 37-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Peter Northcutt snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Ronald Stansell loses the dribble to George Smathers | 40-34 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Ronald Stansell is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Oscar Clark (SG) Kevin Stephens, Ernest Lococo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Donald Depuy scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Kay | 40-38 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Clark and he's hacked by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Ronald Stansell drills a runner from the right block set up by Peter Northcutt | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jason Auger - foul #3 on Jason Auger, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG) Christopher Buchanan, Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Ronald Stansell pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is hacked by Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Kevin Stephens tips it home | 47-40 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Peter Northcutt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Ernest Lococo tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the runner near the basket | 49-40 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Kevin Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Ronald Stansell can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 49-40 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-43 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Stephens and he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (PF), Micheal Kim (C) Kevin Stephens, Jason Auger, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 10:22 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Peter Northcutt steps in front of the Stephen Kay pass | 52-43 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Northcutt | 54-43 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo banks in the layup | 54-45 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Peter Northcutt is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Peter Northcutt, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Oscar Clark (SG), Jason Auger (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Peter Northcutt, Michael Howard, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | George Smathers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Stansell - foul #3 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Christopher Buchanan - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 07:44 | UConn | Kevin Stephens buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Oscar Clark | 57-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | George Smathers knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 57-49 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Ronald Stansell clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark, Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Ernest Lococo loses the ball out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jason Auger - foul #4 on Jason Auger, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses long on a floater near the basket | 59-51 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Smathers | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Ronald Stansell jams it | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kevin Stephens | 61-53 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams travels with the ball | 61-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Micheal Kim (PF) Kevin Stephens, Michael Howard, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (PF) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo | |
| 04:25 | UConn | Ronald Stansell hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on Ernest Lococo - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 04:01 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Ernest Lococo gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Micheal Kim is whistled for a carry | 63-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG) Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | George Smathers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Auger (PF) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 02:51 | UConn | Peter Northcutt lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Lococo | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense 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 (-2) | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 65-56 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Ernest Lococo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 67-56 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | George Smathers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 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) | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Stansell (C) Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 01:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ronald Stansell | 67-58 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Stephens | 70-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ernest Lococo snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Peter Northcutt grabs the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Kevin Stephens runs out the clock | 70-58 |