| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Richard Johnson steals it from Kevin Smith in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 19:56 | UConn | Richard Johnson throws it down | 36-34 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Kevin Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Mann | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Tony Lilley loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | A charge is called on David Cheatham - foul #2 on David Cheatham, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Timothy Mann's pass is intercepted by Norman Smith | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Kevin Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mann - foul #3 on Timothy Mann, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG) Timothy Mann | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Lilley - foul #1 on Tony Lilley, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Richard Johnson lays it up and in set up by Monte Bennett | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | David Cheatham snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Cheatham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Alphonso Costa, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue, Norman Smith | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses the 3rd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Sidney Wise snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Vincent Stearns makes the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Johnson | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | David Cheatham buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Douglas Deal (SF) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Norman Smith (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Micheal Pesce | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Monte Bennett takes the ball from Christopher Feldmann | 40-40 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Monte Bennett lays it in | 42-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 42-43 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Deal | 45-43 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Paul Wymore can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Deal | 48-43 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Norman Smith is denied on a dunk by Douglas Deal | 48-43 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Douglas Deal grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Monte Bennett, Hans Zvorsky, Douglas Deal, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Dee Polk, Christopher Feldmann, Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert, Norman Smith | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Johnnie Loman blocks the jumper by Tony Lilley | 48-46 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce is denied on a layup by Sidney Wise | 48-46 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Sidney Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | UConn | Sidney Wise buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Mann and the foul's on Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Sidney Wise misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #4 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF) Johnnie Loman | |
| 10:57 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Timothy Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Kevin Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Cheatham - foul #3 on David Cheatham, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Smith (C) Micheal Pesce | |
| 10:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Paul Wymore grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | David Cheatham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Alphonso Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:46 | UConn | The jump hook by Alphonso Costa is blocked by Fredrick Pogue | 51-49 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Paul Wymore comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Alphonso Costa pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Tony Lilley is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Timothy Mann, Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Paul Wymore, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 08:39 | UConn | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by Norman Smith | 51-49 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Norman Smith gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Monte Bennett's dunk attempt is rejected by Douglas Deckert | 51-49 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Vincent Stearns swats the shot by Christopher Feldmann | 51-49 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Vincent Stearns pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrel Briceno (fresh) PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Vincent Stearns can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brooks Michelstein - foul #3 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Monte Bennett, Richard Johnson, Douglas Deal, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Dee Polk, Christopher Feldmann, Darrel Briceno, Norman Smith | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Timothy Mann drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-50 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Timothy Mann pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Alphonso Costa's pass is intercepted by David Cheatham | 54-50 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | The short jumper by Fredrick Pogue is denied by Tony Lilley | 54-50 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Alphonso Costa gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Alphonso Costa clanks a jump hook from close range | 54-50 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 54-52 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Alphonso Costa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Mann | 56-52 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Alphonso Costa pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Johnnie Loman steals the ball from Hans Zvorsky | 56-52 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | David Cheatham lays it in set up by Johnnie Loman | 56-54 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fredrick Pogue - foul #2 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Stearns (C) Timothy Mann, Hans Zvorsky, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Norman Smith (C) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue, Douglas Deckert | |
| 03:46 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Alphonso Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Stearns - foul #2 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (SG) Kevin Smith | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | UConn | Douglas Deal knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG), Sidney Wise (SF), Tony Lilley (C) Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Dee Polk, Christopher Feldmann, Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Tony Lilley steps in front of the Fredrick Pogue pass | 59-55 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Timothy Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Loman | 59-55 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Norman Smith knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Johnnie Loman | 59-57 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Norman Smith picks off the pass by Sidney Wise | 59-57 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Kevin Smith is whistled for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Alphonso Costa (PF) Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Lilley | 62-57 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | David Cheatham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Timothy Mann grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | UConn | Timothy Mann is hacked by Kevin Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:43 | UConn | Timothy Mann makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Timothy Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | David Cheatham connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:34 | UConn | David Cheatham is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cheatham, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is fouled on the floor by David Cheatham - foul #5 on David Cheatham, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG) David Cheatham | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue tips it home | 64-62 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson is hacked by Kevin Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Smith, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Alphonso Costa (PF) Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Kevin Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Richard Johnson is hacked by Dee Polk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dee Polk, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Brooks Michelstein is called for the reach on Dee Polk - foul #4 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Alphonso Costa (PF) Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Norman Smith travels with the ball | 67-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Timothy Mann is hacked by Kevin Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Smith, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (SG) Kevin Smith | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Timothy Mann makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 68-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein runs out the clock | 68-62 |