| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Kyle Rohn inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | James Whobrey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-35 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 29-35 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | David Rhodes buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Hardy | 29-39 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Thomas Gines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | David Rhodes is fouled on the floor by James Whobrey - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| 17:21 | St. John's | James Whobrey takes the ball from John Hart | 29-39 |
| 17:17 | UConn | John Hart picks off the pass by Gene Mackey in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | James Hough jams it set up by John Hart | 29-41 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Kyle Rohn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, David Rhodes | |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 32-42 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the contested fadeaway from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Kyle Rohn knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| 15:50 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Hough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Davis | 35-44 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | James Hough gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Ivan Zephier takes the ball from Martin Arsenault | 35-44 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Kyle Rohn travels with the ball | 35-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), James Whobrey (SF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Scott Davis, James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Whobrey - foul #2 on James Whobrey, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Loren Stinson gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:18 | UConn | James Elliston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:32 | UConn | James Whobrey drills a jumper from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Charles | 39-47 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:44 | UConn | James Whobrey comes up short on the floater in the lane | 39-47 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Thomas Gines | 39-47 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the dunk | 39-47 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | David Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Kyle Rohn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-50 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it in | 41-50 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Kyle Rohn scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gene Mackey | 43-53 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Charles - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Robert Charles, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:11 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:57 | UConn | James Whobrey is whistled for traveling | 43-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG) Scott Davis, James Hough | |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Hart | 43-57 |
| 09:16 | UConn | James Whobrey is whistled for a carry | 43-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Ivan Zephier steals it from Robert Hardy | 43-57 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Davis | 46-57 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | David Rhodes is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Loren Stinson - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Thomas Powell | |
| 08:30 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Kyle Rohn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Elliston | 49-58 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Gene Mackey lays it in and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 07:45 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | John Hart makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scott Davis | 52-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF) John Hart, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Robert Charles - foul #2 on Robert Charles, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:58 | UConn | James Whobrey snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gene Mackey | 55-61 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | James Hough is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Scott Davis tips it home | 55-63 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Gines | 57-63 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Gene Mackey - foul #4 on Gene Mackey, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Joe Wheeler (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Robert Charles, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Robert Hardy takes the ball from Kyle Rohn | 57-66 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the lay-in | 57-66 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Joe Wheeler grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Ivan Zephier loses the dribble to David Rhodes | 57-66 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Hart | 57-68 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is fouled on the floor by Scott Davis - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Thomas Gines (SG) Paul Davis, Joe Wheeler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Paul Oliphant | |
| 04:10 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UConn | James Elliston (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:10 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | John Hart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 59-70 |
| 03:35 | UConn | David Rhodes steals it from Kyle Rohn | 59-70 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled on the floor by Gene Mackey - foul #5 on Gene Mackey, team foul #10 | 59-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Whobrey (SF) Gene Mackey, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Elliston | 59-71 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Thomas Gines drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Elliston | 61-71 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | UConn | James Whobrey throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 63-73 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 02:03 | UConn | James Whobrey pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) James Hough | |
| 01:58 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Kyle Rohn picks off the pass by Paul Oliphant | 63-73 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Robert Charles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-73 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | John Hart snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | John Hart is called for the reach on Loren Stinson - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Loren Stinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | John Hart makes the driving attempt near the basket | 64-77 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Robert Charles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Charles, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 64-77 |