| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Phillips (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Levingston (fresh) 12 pts. C - Peter Ybarra (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Hotaling (fresh) C - Cody Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jon Wright inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Roger Levingston lays it up and in | 28-36 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Victor Able is fouled on the floor by Brad Stanley as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Brad Stanley, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bryant Walls (SG), John Gould (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Victor Able, Jonathan Hotaling, Cody Boyd | |
| 19:03 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Jon Wright - foul #3 on Jon Wright, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Roger Levingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-39 |
| 18:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 28-39 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Roy Palmer is fouled on the floor by Douglas Phillips - foul #2 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Brooks (SF) Francis Baldwin | |
| 18:13 | UConn | Bryant Walls is whistled for a carry | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Baldwin (SF) Todd Brooks | |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Tommy Jones steals the ball from Roger Levingston | 28-39 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Jon Wright steals it from Roy Palmer | 28-39 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Francis Baldwin is called for the reach on Jon Wright - foul #2 on Francis Baldwin, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Able (SG), Todd Brooks (SF) Bryant Walls, Francis Baldwin | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Jon Wright misses the tip | 28-39 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Brad Stanley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Wright | 31-39 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Victor Able works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Palmer | 31-42 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | John Gould steps in front of the Jon Wright pass | 31-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Peter Ybarra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gould (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Victor Able is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-42 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Tommy Jones grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Victor Able shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Tommy Jones misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Roger Levingston grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-42 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Victor Able works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Palmer | 33-45 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Tommy Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Douglas Phillips steals the ball from Victor Able | 33-45 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (PG) Douglas Phillips | |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG), Bryant Walls (SG), Francis Baldwin (SF), Jonathan Hotaling (PF), Cody Boyd (C) Roy Palmer, Victor Able, Todd Brooks, John Gould, Tommy Jones | |
| 13:35 | UConn | Cody Boyd is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Brad Stanley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jon Wright | 36-45 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling makes the shot from the left side set up by Calvin Bower | 36-47 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Jon Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Francis Baldwin - foul #3 on Francis Baldwin, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Francis Baldwin loses the dribble to Paul Robinson | 38-47 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Roger Levingston's layup is rejected by Cody Boyd | 38-47 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Robinson | 38-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Calvin Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Walls (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Hotaling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Bryant Walls grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling blows the layup but he's hacked by Jon Wright - foul #4 on Jon Wright, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), John Eddie (SF), Chad Richardson (C) Paul Robinson, Jon Wright, Peter Ybarra | |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), Victor Able (SG), Tommy Jones (C) Calvin Bower, Bryant Walls, Cody Boyd | |
| 11:16 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Chad Richardson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-49 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Roy Palmer snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Jonathan Hotaling makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Roy Palmer | 38-51 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Roy Palmer gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:40 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Roy Palmer is blocked by Chad Richardson | 38-51 |
| 09:39 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 38-51 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Roger Levingston steals it from Victor Able | 38-51 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips blows the layup but he's fouled by Francis Baldwin - foul #4 on Francis Baldwin, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jon Wright (SF), Peter Ybarra (C) Brad Stanley, Roger Levingston | |
| Subs | UConn | Bryant Walls (SF), John Gould (PF), Cody Boyd (C) Francis Baldwin, Jonathan Hotaling, Tommy Jones | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Bryant Walls hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Jon Wright - foul #5 on Jon Wright, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (PG), Ruben Peluso (SF) Douglas Phillips, Jon Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Bryant Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Chad Richardson snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra travels with the ball | 40-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG) Roy Palmer | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Calvin Bower clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Chad Richardson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ruben Peluso | 42-52 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Victor Able is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Calvin Bower snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - John Eddie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Peluso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Ybarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Calvin Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Able (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Walls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gould (fresh) C - Cody Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UConn | John Gould misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Cody Boyd - foul #2 on Cody Boyd, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), Brad Stanley (SG), Roger Levingston (PF) Paul Robinson, Ruben Peluso, Chad Richardson | |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), Francis Baldwin (SF), Todd Brooks (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Calvin Bower, Victor Able, John Gould, Cody Boyd | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 44-52 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Francis Baldwin makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Palmer | 44-54 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-54 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Peter Ybarra is called for the reach on Roy Palmer - foul #2 on Peter Ybarra, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Able (SG) Bryant Walls | |
| 06:15 | UConn | Roy Palmer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Francis Baldwin | 46-56 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Brad Stanley buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 05:34 | UConn | Victor Able misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Eddie - foul #2 on John Eddie, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bryant Walls (SF), Cody Boyd (C) Francis Baldwin, Tommy Jones | |
| 05:34 | UConn | Victor Able misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Victor Able makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | John Eddie scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Victor Able shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right block | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | John Eddie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Todd Brooks - foul #1 on Todd Brooks, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (PG), Chad Richardson (C) Douglas Phillips, Peter Ybarra | |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (SG), Francis Baldwin (SF), John Gould (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Victor Able, Bryant Walls, Todd Brooks, Cody Boyd | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | John Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | John Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Calvin Bower comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Tommy Jones misses the tip | 53-59 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Brad Stanley snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Eddie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Levingston (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Roy Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Gould (fresh) C - Tommy Jones (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | John Gould swats the dunk try by John Eddie | 53-59 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Francis Baldwin snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Francis Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 53-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Francis Baldwin tips it home | 53-61 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Paul Robinson is whistled for traveling | 53-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor Able (SG), Bryant Walls (SF), Todd Brooks (PF) Roy Palmer, Francis Baldwin, John Gould | |
| 02:53 | UConn | Victor Able hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Bower and he's hacked by Brad Stanley - foul #2 on Brad Stanley, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), John Gould (PF), Cody Boyd (C) Calvin Bower, Todd Brooks, Tommy Jones | |
| 02:53 | UConn | Victor Able makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Ybarra (C) Chad Richardson | |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Baldwin (SF) Victor Able | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Cody Boyd - foul #3 on Cody Boyd, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Calvin Bower (PG), Victor Able (SG), Todd Brooks (PF), Tommy Jones (C) Roy Palmer, Francis Baldwin, John Gould, Cody Boyd | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Victor Able splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Roger Levingston grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Brad Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Brad Stanley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Calvin Bower steals it from Roger Levingston | 56-64 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Calvin Bower throws it down | 56-66 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Brad Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Tommy Jones swats the layup by Peter Ybarra | 56-66 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra tips it home | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Brad Stanley is called for the reach on Victor Able in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Stanley, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Roy Palmer (PG), Jonathan Hotaling (PF) Calvin Bower, Todd Brooks | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Victor Able makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Victor Able misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Roger Levingston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra is whistled for traveling | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Douglas Phillips is called for the reach on Roy Palmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Roy Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Roy Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-67 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Tommy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:36 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Bryant Walls is hacked by Douglas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Bryant Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Eddie's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Hotaling | 58-69 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses the floater from the right block | 58-69 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Roy Palmer snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Roy Palmer runs out the clock | 58-69 |