| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | John Hart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Hart - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | UConn | James Whobrey misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:06 | UConn | James Elliston is fouled on the floor by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Gene Mackey is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 34-28 |
| 17:08 | UConn | James Whobrey is fouled on the floor by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Kyle Rohn comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 34-28 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in | 36-28 |
| 15:58 | UConn | James Elliston loses the dribble to James Hough | 36-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | David Rhodes is called for 5 seconds | 36-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't finish the layup | 36-28 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gines | 36-28 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Mackey and the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SG) Paul Davis | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Louis Taylor loses the dribble to James Whobrey | 36-31 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Kyle Rohn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Whobrey | 36-33 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Kyle Rohn - foul #2 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (SF) Scott Davis, James Hough | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) James Whobrey | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Thomas Gines is called for the reach on John Hart - foul #3 on Thomas Gines, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG) Thomas Gines | |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:02 | UConn | Paul Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 37-33 |
| 11:54 | UConn | Kyle Rohn pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UConn | James Elliston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), James Hough (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Woodrow Shapiro, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Thomas Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG) Gene Mackey | |
| 10:44 | UConn | Thomas Gines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SG) Paul Davis | |
| 10:44 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Thomas Gines snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), James Elliston (C) Robert Charles, Ivan Zephier | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Thomas Gines picks off the pass by James Hough | 37-35 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Thomas Gines lays it up and in | 37-37 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on James Elliston - foul #2 on James Elliston, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG) Thomas Gines | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Mackey | 38-37 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Rohn | 38-39 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 40-39 |
| 08:16 | UConn | James Elliston hits the finger roll | 40-41 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kyle Rohn - foul #3 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) John Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Thomas Gines (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, Paul Davis, James Whobrey | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) SG - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #4 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Hough knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Rohn | 45-46 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the jumper from the left block | 45-46 |
| 06:43 | UConn | James Elliston gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Kyle Rohn knocks in the shot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Louis Taylor tips it home | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), John Hart (SG) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Paul Davis (SG), James Whobrey (PF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| 05:07 | UConn | James Whobrey is fouled on the floor by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 05:07 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | John Hart hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Paul Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) James Elliston | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Scott Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Hart | 52-48 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:01 | UConn | James Whobrey is hacked by John Hart - foul #4 on John Hart, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SG), Loren Stinson (SF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, Ivan Zephier | |
| 03:01 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:01 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Hough makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 02:45 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF) Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:16 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a runner near the basket | 57-49 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | James Elliston denies the turnaround by Paul Oliphant | 57-49 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Thomas Gines comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Paul Davis is called for the reach on John Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Gene Mackey lays it in | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Davis, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Louis Taylor steals it from James Whobrey | 61-51 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 61-51 |
| 00:13 | UConn | James Elliston pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 61-53 |