| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman hits a jumpshot from the left side | 29-23 |
| 19:20 | UConn | James Hohowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Douglas Deal snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:06 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it in | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | David Cheatham drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-26 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue is whistled for a carry | 31-26 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Cheatham - foul #3 on David Cheatham, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SG) David Cheatham | |
| 17:57 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a floater from close range | 33-28 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dee Polk and he's hacked by James Hohowski - foul #1 on James Hohowski, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Monte Bennett, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Douglas Deckert (PF), Jerry Coco (C) Dee Polk, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Wymore - foul #1 on Paul Wymore, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SF) James Hohowski, Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF) Johnnie Loman | |
| 16:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 3rd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Jerry Coco tips it home | 35-33 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Paul Wymore lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Deckert and he's fouled by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Douglas Deal (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Norman Smith (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Kevin Smith, Darrel Briceno, Douglas Deckert, Jerry Coco | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Vincent Stearns snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 9 pts. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Paul Wymore is called for the reach on Vincent Stearns - foul #2 on Paul Wymore, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce | |
| 15:06 | UConn | James Hohowski knocks in the jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (C) Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | UConn | James Hohowski buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Deal | 41-35 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Norman Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Micheal Pesce (PF) Norman Smith | |
| 13:22 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Cheatham | 41-35 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 12:39 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein lays it in set up by Hans Zvorsky | 43-35 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Nwa Abdel snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Douglas Deckert is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Douglas Deal (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Smith (PF) Christopher Feldmann | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 9 pts. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | James Hohowski scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Vowels | 45-35 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Monte Bennett - foul #1 on Monte Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Michael Vowels knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Hohowski | 47-37 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 10:56 | UConn | James Hohowski snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:52 | UConn | James Hohowski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Douglas Deal tips it home | 49-37 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | The short jumper by Dee Polk is denied by Vincent Stearns | 49-37 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Douglas Deal snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Norman Smith steps in front of the James Hohowski pass | 49-37 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Dee Polk is fouled on the floor by Vincent Stearns - foul #3 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Vowels, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), Micheal Pesce (C) Dee Polk, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Norman Smith is whistled for traveling | 49-37 |
| 09:29 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 52-37 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Paul Wymore (SG), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, David Cheatham, Norman Smith | |
| 09:04 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Pesce - foul #4 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF), Jerry Coco (C) Johnnie Loman, Micheal Pesce | |
| 09:04 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Douglas Deal steals it from Paul Wymore | 53-37 |
| 08:28 | UConn | James Hohowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Deal | 55-37 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert buries a turnaround near the basket | 55-39 |
| 08:02 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it but misses | 55-39 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses the tip | 55-39 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it in | 57-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrel Briceno (fresh) PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert connects on the turnaround in the lane | 57-41 |
| 07:16 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) Hans Zvorsky, Douglas Deal, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Kevin Smith, Paul Wymore, Darrel Briceno, Douglas Deckert, Jerry Coco | |
| 07:16 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:16 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 59-41 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Monte Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Nwa Abdel can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Fredrick Pogue - foul #2 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG) James Hohowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-41 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Michael Vowels clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Norman Smith gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue double dribbles | 60-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Monte Bennett, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Paul Wymore (SG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 04:58 | UConn | Dee Polk is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Dee Polk, team foul #9 | 60-41 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Brooks Michelstein takes the ball from Douglas Deckert | 62-41 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert double dribbles | 62-41 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrel Briceno (fresh) PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky can't finish the layup | 62-41 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Dee Polk's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 62-41 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Richard Johnson blows the layup | 62-41 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses the tip | 62-41 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Paul Wymore gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 62-41 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 62-41 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is hacked by Paul Wymore - foul #3 on Paul Wymore, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert throws it down on a great pass from Micheal Pesce | 63-45 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brooks Michelstein | 66-45 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Paul Wymore steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass in the backcourt | 66-48 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Paul Wymore slams it home | 66-50 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is hacked by Micheal Pesce - foul #5 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Coco (C) Micheal Pesce | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Vincent Stearns pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Vincent Stearns runs out the clock | 68-50 |