| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Elbert Burris snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 19:11 | UConn | The short jumper by Elbert Burris is denied by Kasey Rector | 20-25 |
| 19:10 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Chris Rivard | 20-25 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits a jumper from the left wing set up by John Smith | 22-25 |
| 18:07 | UConn | James Hohowski clanks a runner near the basket | 22-25 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:37 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 17:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Elbert Burris | 22-25 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Kasey Rector denies the turnaround by Michael Vowels | 22-25 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:02 | UConn | John Smith is called for the reach on Elbert Burris - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Michael Vowels buries a shot from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 22-27 |
| 16:44 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | John Deforest snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | Nwa Abdel picks off the pass by Kasey Rector | 22-27 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter travels with the ball | 22-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF) John Smith, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG), Sidney Wise (SF) James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| 15:15 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Elbert Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by James Edwards and he's fouled by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), John Deforest (SG), Kasey Rector (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) James Edwards, Jo-Long Zhou, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Vowels (SF), James Moore (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Elbert Burris, Nwa Abdel | |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is fouled on the floor by John Deforest - foul #1 on John Deforest, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF) Paul Isaac | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:36 | UConn | James Moore is denied on a layup by Dikembe Alvarenga | 25-32 |
| 13:35 | UConn | James Hohowski tips it but misses | 25-32 |
| 13:34 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | Hans Zvorsky is called for the reach on John Deforest - foul #1 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UConn | Elbert Burris (PF) James Moore | |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Vowels - foul #3 on Michael Vowels, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Nwa Abdel (C) Hans Zvorsky, Michael Jones | |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Hohowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 12:24 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Chris Rivard | 27-32 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter drills a shot from the baseline | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Nwa Abdel can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Elbert Burris tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 11:41 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 11:26 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is fouled on the floor by Michael Vowels - foul #4 on Michael Vowels, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Ilia Marcheski (PF) John Smith, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Michael Vowels | |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SF) Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG) James Hohowski | |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky and he's hacked by Ilia Marcheski - foul #1 on Ilia Marcheski, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) John Deforest, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 31-34 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski clanks a shot from close range | 31-34 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 09:55 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Isaac | 33-34 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Richard Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, Jo-Long Zhou, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), James Moore (PF), Michael Jones (C) Hans Zvorsky, Elbert Burris, Nwa Abdel | |
| 09:16 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-34 |
| 09:15 | UConn | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Chris Rivard blocks the short jumper by James Hohowski | 33-34 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Sidney Wise tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 08:50 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Deforest | 33-34 |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the finger roll | 35-34 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Michael Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 35-34 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | John Deforest gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | John Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Michael Vowels (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, James Moore, Michael Jones | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Kasey Rector denies the turnaround by Michael Vowels | 35-34 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | John Deforest pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter lays it up and in | 37-34 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Michael Vowels loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), Paul Isaac (SF) John Deforest, Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | James Edwards connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kasey Rector | 39-34 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Chris Rivard is called for the reach on Nwa Abdel - foul #4 on Chris Rivard, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (PF) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG) James Hohowski | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Michael Vowels hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky and the foul's on James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) John Smith, Paul Isaac, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Nwa Abdel drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| 04:23 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | John Deforest clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:43 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Edwards | 41-40 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the dunk attempt | 41-40 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 03:01 | Saint Louis | James Hohowski steals it from James Edwards in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 02:38 | Saint Louis | John Deforest loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), Paul Isaac (SF) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Vowels, Elbert Burris, Nwa Abdel | |
| 02:36 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF) Paul Isaac | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Elbert Burris (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Hans Zvorsky, James Moore, Michael Jones | |
| 02:09 | UConn | James Hohowski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Wise | 41-43 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Elbert Burris gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Elbert Burris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:59 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter dunks the ball set up by John Smith | 43-43 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Richard Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Elbert Burris scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Hohowski | 43-45 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 43-45 |