| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Glenn Creek is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Glenn Creek, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Glenn Creek picks off the pass by Mark Rhames | 23-33 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Francis Watkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 23-35 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Mark Rhames drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Hagedorn | 25-35 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Francis Watkins | 25-37 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Johnny Hagedorn - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Justin Britt | |
| 17:39 | UConn | Francis Watkins steals it from Johnny Hagedorn | 25-37 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Willie Byrum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Francis Watkins | 25-39 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Harold Banks knocks in the 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Johnny Willis swats the layup by Justin Spalding | 28-41 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses long on a shot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 15:32 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Hagedorn | 28-41 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Duane Coleman knocks in the shot from close range | 28-43 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Mark Rhames connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Harold Banks | 30-43 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Harold Banks steals it from Justin Spalding | 30-43 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Harold Banks banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Harold Banks steals it from William Taylor | 32-43 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 13:13 | UConn | The rebound goes to Harold Banks | 32-43 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | William Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Harold Banks drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Willis | 34-43 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | William Taylor travels in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (PG), Martin Keaney (SG), David Doucet (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Mark Rhames, Harold Banks, Johnny Hagedorn, Johnny Willis, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 11:58 | UConn | David Doucet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 11:33 | UConn | David Doucet grabs the board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - George Huff (fresh) SG - Martin Keaney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Doucet (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | UConn | Martin Keaney buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Huff | 36-43 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on David Doucet - foul #2 on David Doucet, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:45 | UConn | George Huff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Glenn Creek comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Jerome Devita buries a floater from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Justin Britt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Jason Newman swats the shot by Jerome Devita | 38-46 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 09:04 | UConn | George Huff pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:59 | UConn | George Huff connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Keaney | 43-46 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Doucet - foul #3 on David Doucet, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Harold Banks (SG), Johnny Hagedorn (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) George Huff, Martin Keaney, David Doucet, Jerome Devita, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Glenn Creek, Jason Newman | |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Willie Byrum is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #1 on Willie Byrum, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Willie Byrum | |
| 08:10 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks lays it up and in and he's fouled by Johnny Willis - foul #2 on Johnny Willis, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | William Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Coleman | 43-50 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Justin Spalding clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Johnny Willis loses the dribble to William Taylor | 43-50 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | William Taylor slams it home | 43-52 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-52 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Jason Newman throws it down | 45-54 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Harold Banks misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | The short jumper by Glenn Creek is denied by Jerome Devita | 45-54 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Jerome Devita gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 48-54 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the jump hook from the left block | 48-54 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Mark Rhames drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harold Banks | 50-54 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Francis Watkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Justin Britt | 50-57 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Jerome Devita lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Banks and he's fouled by Glenn Creek - foul #3 on Glenn Creek, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, Jason Newman | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-57 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Mark Rhames snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Mark Rhames drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Ornstein | 54-57 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Jerome Devita gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Sean Ornstein tips it but misses | 54-59 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Glenn Creek is fouled on the floor by Jerome Devita - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG) William Taylor | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled on the floor by Jerome Devita - foul #2 on Jerome Devita, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jerome Devita is called for the reach on Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Jerome Devita, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is fouled on the floor by Mark Rhames - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Harold Banks hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Hagedorn | 57-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Justin Britt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense 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 (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn gets the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |