| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Robert Brick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Giovanni Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kendrick Randazzo (fresh) PF - Robert Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Daren Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Giovanni Gallo steals it from David Rhodes | 29-23 |
| 19:34 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG), Johnny Richards (SF), Bernard McLean (C) Robert Brick, Giovanni Gallo, Kendrick Randazzo, Daren Abdon | |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 31-23 |
| 18:50 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Oliphant swats the layup by Robert Lawson | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Robert Lawson denies the turnaround by David Rhodes | 31-23 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 33-23 |
| 18:05 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-23 |
| 18:04 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton misses the tip | 33-23 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | David Rhodes buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 35-23 |
| 17:22 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean misses the turnaround in the lane | 35-23 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-23 |
| 16:52 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 16:47 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Hamilton | 35-25 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Bernard McLean - foul #3 on Bernard McLean, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG), Giovanni Gallo (SG), Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Craig Crisler (PF), Daren Abdon (C) James Holesovsky, Keith Hamilton, Johnny Richards, Robert Lawson, Bernard McLean | |
| 16:00 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - James Hough (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Robert Brick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Giovanni Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kendrick Randazzo (fresh) PF - Craig Crisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Daren Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | C. Connecticut State | Craig Crisler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is intercepted by Giovanni Gallo | 38-25 |
| 14:55 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick makes the runner in the lane | 38-27 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Powell | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:19 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick misses the easy layup | 41-27 |
| 14:18 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo gets the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:03 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kendrick Randazzo, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton (SF), Robert Lawson (PF), Bernard McLean (C) Kendrick Randazzo, Craig Crisler, Daren Abdon | |
| 13:43 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the dunk | 41-27 |
| 13:42 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:36 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson connects on the shot from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits a runner from the left block | 43-29 |
| 13:01 | C. Connecticut State | David Rhodes swats the layup by Robert Lawson | 43-29 |
| 13:00 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean can't tip it in | 43-29 |
| 12:59 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 12:36 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick scores on a floater from the left side | 43-31 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Bernard McLean - foul #4 on Bernard McLean, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) James Hough, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Johnny Richards (SF), Craig Crisler (PF), Daren Abdon (C) Robert Brick, Keith Hamilton, Robert Lawson, Bernard McLean | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 11:41 | C. Connecticut State | Daren Abdon gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - David Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Holesovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Giovanni Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Richards (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Craig Crisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Daren Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | C. Connecticut State | Giovanni Gallo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Robert Lawson (PF) Johnny Richards, Craig Crisler | |
| 11:24 | C. Connecticut State | Giovanni Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:24 | C. Connecticut State | Giovanni Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:24 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton (SG) Giovanni Gallo | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-32 |
| 10:40 | C. Connecticut State | Daren Abdon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:35 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Daren Abdon - foul #2 on Daren Abdon, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG), Giovanni Gallo (SG), Johnny Richards (SF), Craig Crisler (PF), Vincent Timmer (C) James Holesovsky, Keith Hamilton, Kendrick Randazzo, Robert Lawson, Daren Abdon | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:51 | C. Connecticut State | Louis Taylor denies the turnaround by Vincent Timmer | 46-32 |
| 09:49 | C. Connecticut State | Vincent Timmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 09:32 | C. Connecticut State | Giovanni Gallo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 09:31 | C. Connecticut State | Craig Crisler misses the tip | 46-32 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Louis Taylor jams it set up by Scott Davis | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:59 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Richards knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 48-34 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | James Hough knocks in the shot from close range | 50-34 |
| 08:20 | C. Connecticut State | Louis Taylor is called for the reach on Craig Crisler - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), David Rhodes (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG), Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Robert Lawson (PF), Daren Abdon (C) Robert Brick, Giovanni Gallo, Johnny Richards, Craig Crisler, Vincent Timmer | |
| 08:12 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| 08:12 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:12 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | John Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-36 |
| 07:44 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:21 | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG), Bernard McLean (C) James Holesovsky, Daren Abdon | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Robert Brick (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kendrick Randazzo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard McLean (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-36 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:23 | C. Connecticut State | David Rhodes is called for the reach on Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Giovanni Gallo (SG), Johnny Richards (SF) Robert Brick, Keith Hamilton, Kendrick Randazzo | |
| 06:11 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 06:11 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 06:11 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Davis | 56-37 |
| 05:30 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG), Keith Hamilton (SF), Daren Abdon (C) James Holesovsky, Johnny Richards, Bernard McLean | |
| 05:30 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:30 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the jump hook in the lane | 58-38 |
| 05:05 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 58-38 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Daren Abdon picks off the pass by Robert Hardy | 58-38 |
| 04:35 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick is whistled for traveling | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Craig Crisler (PF), Bernard McLean (C) Robert Brick, Keith Hamilton, Robert Lawson, Daren Abdon | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is whistled for traveling | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton (SG), Johnny Richards (SF), Robert Lawson (PF) Giovanni Gallo, Kendrick Randazzo, Craig Crisler | |
| 03:54 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG) James Holesovsky | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Johnny Richards - foul #2 on Johnny Richards, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Holesovsky (PG), Giovanni Gallo (SG), Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Craig Crisler (PF), Daren Abdon (C) Robert Brick, Keith Hamilton, Johnny Richards, Robert Lawson, Bernard McLean | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Holesovsky - foul #1 on James Holesovsky, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton (SG), Robert Lawson (PF) Giovanni Gallo, Craig Crisler | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 03:19 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Daren Abdon | 58-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Holesovsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kendrick Randazzo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daren Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Hamilton is called for traveling | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Scott Davis, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Brick (PG), Giovanni Gallo (SG), Johnny Richards (SF), Bernard McLean (C) James Holesovsky, Keith Hamilton, Kendrick Randazzo, Daren Abdon | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | David Rhodes can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault gets the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-38 |
| 02:16 | C. Connecticut State | Bernard McLean pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 02:03 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Powell picks off the pass by Giovanni Gallo | 58-38 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo (SF), Daren Abdon (C) Johnny Richards, Bernard McLean | |
| 01:22 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 01:22 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 01:22 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 61-39 |
| 00:59 | C. Connecticut State | Daren Abdon buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Brick | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Robert Lawson - foul #2 on Robert Lawson, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Davis and he's hacked by Robert Brick - foul #1 on Robert Brick, team foul #8 | 63-41 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 00:11 | C. Connecticut State | Daren Abdon gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:04 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #8 | 63-41 |
| 00:04 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 00:04 | C. Connecticut State | Kendrick Randazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 63-42 |