| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Theriot (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | William Theriot is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on William Theriot, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Don Garrett - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Shaun Beaird grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Justin Niemi picks off the pass by Don Garrett | 31-28 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Theriot | 31-28 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Manuel Snowden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Shaun Beaird steps in front of the Justin Niemi pass | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Shaun Beaird scores on a jump hook in the lane | 31-30 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | James Jones is hacked by Don Garrett - foul #3 on Don Garrett, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Wendell Perdomo (SG), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Don Garrett, Zhu Tao, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Morton - foul #1 on Douglas Morton, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Morton | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Douglas Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Manuel Snowden | |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-30 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Zhu Tao is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhu Tao, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel lays it up and in set up by James Jones | 36-30 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Rene Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Gillis | 39-30 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 15:57 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Gardner | 39-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chris Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Rene Costa, Wendell Perdomo, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Shaun Beaird | 39-30 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Samuel Peterman is called for the reach on Shaun Beaird in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 15:13 | UConn | William Theriot hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 39-32 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG) Zhu Tao | |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Russell Fleming, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG) Wendell Perdomo | |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Spiro | 42-34 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Rene Costa is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Dan Carter is hacked by Rene Costa - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro, Mark Silvia | |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG), Chris Gardner (PF) Don Garrett, Shaun Beaird | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Manuel Snowden - foul #3 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Zhu Tao (SG), Douglas Morton (C) Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| 13:04 | UConn | Don Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Weigel - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Don Garrett is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Chris Gardner | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Wendell Perdomo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Don Garrett can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-34 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Douglas Morton tips it home | 44-36 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Mark Silvia loses the dribble to Shaun Beaird | 44-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zhu Tao (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Morton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Weigel - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Wendell Perdomo, Douglas Morton | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Rene Costa is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 44-38 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 46-38 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Zhu Tao - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF) Mark Silvia | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Chris Gardner (PF) Zhu Tao, Shaun Beaird | |
| 10:24 | UConn | Manuel Snowden hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Don Garrett and he's fouled by Russell Fleming - foul #1 on Russell Fleming, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:24 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Mark Spiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Kenneth Morin (C) James Lammers, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG) Rene Costa | |
| 09:47 | UConn | Manuel Snowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Russell Fleming | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Manuel Snowden | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wendell Perdomo | 46-41 |
| 09:11 | UConn | William Theriot's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi | 46-41 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Wendell Perdomo - foul #2 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) James Jones, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Zhu Tao, Chris Gardner, William Theriot | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Shaun Beaird pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Rene Costa is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Don Garrett | 46-44 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Rene Costa steals the ball from Justin Niemi | 46-44 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Shaun Beaird tips it in | 46-46 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Mark Spiro can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #1 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #9 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Justin Niemi, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Wendell Perdomo, Douglas Morton | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:36 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Spiro (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Silvia (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Shaun Beaird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 07:15 | UConn | Zhu Tao tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Mark Silvia's pass is intercepted by William Theriot | 46-48 |
| 06:49 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Tony Gillis | 48-51 |
| 05:53 | UConn | William Theriot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Mark Silvia gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:46 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Mark Silvia can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:13 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Rene Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Spiro, Mark Silvia, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 05:08 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Carter | 51-52 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Don Garrett is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Rene Costa and the foul's on Dan Carter - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Rene Costa | |
| 04:34 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | James Jones double dribbles | 51-55 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Manuel Snowden buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wendell Perdomo | 51-58 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's layup is rejected by Douglas Morton | 51-58 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Chris Gardner snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (tiring) SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Perdomo (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Manuel Snowden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), William Theriot (C) Manuel Snowden, Douglas Morton | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Zhu Tao - foul #3 on Zhu Tao, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Zhu Tao connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Don Garrett | 52-61 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Russell Fleming, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Wendell Perdomo | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 02:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chris Gardner | 52-61 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Mark Silvia is called for the reach on Zhu Tao - foul #1 on Mark Silvia, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF) Don Garrett, Chris Gardner | |
| 02:25 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-62 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Shaun Beaird pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:57 | UConn | Manuel Snowden lays it in on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-64 |
| 01:46 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Shaun Beaird drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 52-67 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Jones | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Russell Fleming (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Rene Costa | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 56-67 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Mark Spiro buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Don Garrett is hacked by Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Mark Spiro, Russell Fleming, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SF) Manuel Snowden | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Jones | 61-69 |
| 00:12 | UConn | William Theriot is hacked by Mark Silvia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Silvia, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| 00:12 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Mark Silvia clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 61-70 |