| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Floyd Thompson inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Jack Beegle steals the ball from Steven Beaudette | 29-38 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Ayon | 29-41 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:44 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Beegle | 29-43 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is whistled for a carry | 29-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:03 | UConn | Albert Ayon loses the ball out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jack Beegle | 29-45 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-45 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Robin Williams swats the short shot by James Ryan | 29-45 |
| 16:51 | UConn | James Ryan tips it in | 29-47 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Beaudette | 32-47 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Steven Beaudette is called for the reach on Floyd Thompson - foul #2 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Issa Abdullah (SF) Ronald Spangler, Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Jamal Kelly (PF) Jack Beegle, Floyd Thompson, Albert Ayon | |
| 16:05 | UConn | Michael Howard blows the layup | 32-47 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin's pass is intercepted by Jamal Kelly | 32-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Michael Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 15:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Ryan | 32-47 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Steven Rose is called for the reach on James Ryan - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Beaudette (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Jesse Ardoin, Robert Christian, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Floyd Thompson (SF), Albert Ayon (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 15:00 | UConn | James Ryan misses the tip | 32-47 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Beaudette | 35-47 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Louis Keith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-47 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Albert Ayon is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Floyd Thompson | 35-49 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Issa Abdullah | 37-49 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 37-49 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't throw it down | 37-49 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler tips it home | 39-49 |
| 12:46 | UConn | James Ryan drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 39-51 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 42-51 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Louis Keith slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Albert Ayon | 42-53 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Albert Ayon gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ryan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Louis Keith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Steven Beaudette, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (SF), Jamal Kelly (PF) Jack Beegle, Floyd Thompson, Albert Ayon | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Michael Howard jams it set up by Christopher Buchanan | 42-57 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams travels with the ball | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 10:25 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:25 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robin Williams | 45-58 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Steven Beaudette is called for the reach on Jack Beegle - foul #3 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (PF) James Ryan | |
| 09:39 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Jamal Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-62 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Albert Ayon snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:20 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Michael Howard tips it but misses | 45-62 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Issa Abdullah | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:41 | UConn | Michael Howard connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 48-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-65 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Jamal Kelly picks off the pass by Robert Christian | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is hacked by Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Floyd Thompson (SF), James Ryan (C) Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler loses the dribble to Albert Ayon | 48-67 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Ronald Spangler steals it from Albert Ayon | 48-67 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Ryan - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #1 | 48-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Albert Ayon | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Floyd Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Robin Williams dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Christian | 52-67 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Louis Keith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Floyd Thompson is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Floyd Thompson, team foul #2 | 52-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Albert Ayon (PF), Jamal Kelly (C) Christopher Buchanan, Robert Cross, James Ryan | |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Steven Rose knocks in the shot from the left block | 54-67 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Jamal Kelly is fouled on the floor by Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:30 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:14 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Beegle | 57-70 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Jack Beegle grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Jack Beegle can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #5 on Steven Rose, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (SF), James Ryan (C) Louis Keith, Floyd Thompson, Jamal Kelly | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-72 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it in | 59-72 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (tired) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ryan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jack Beegle and the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #11 | 59-74 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 61-75 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Jack Beegle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-75 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Jack Beegle snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Michael Howard is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Steven Beaudette takes the ball from Christopher Buchanan after a doubleteam | 61-75 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler jams it set up by Steven Beaudette | 63-75 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Albert Ayon tips it in | 63-77 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Albert Ayon is called for the reach on Gary Heppner - foul #2 on Albert Ayon, team foul #3 | 63-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Robert Cross (SF), Jamal Kelly (C) Christopher Buchanan, Albert Ayon, James Ryan | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #1 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #4 | 63-77 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Louis Keith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #5 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Gary Heppner is fouled on the floor by Jack Beegle - foul #2 on Jack Beegle, team foul #5 | 64-79 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Gary Heppner's floater is knocked away by Michael Howard | 64-79 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Jamal Kelly snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Keith runs out the clock | 64-79 |