| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Jack Dickerson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor's layup is rejected by Paul Jahnke | 27-37 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor tips it but misses | 27-37 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Jamie Riter snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Ronald Carr buries a jumper in the paint set up by Douglas Sailor and he's hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #2 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Raymond Adams blocks the short jumper by Eric Barnes | 30-39 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 30-39 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Eric Barnes is whistled for traveling | 30-39 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Adams | 32-39 |
| 17:14 | UConn | Jamie Riter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 17:14 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Jerry Smith blows the dunk | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Eric Barnes pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Jamie Riter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Ronald Carr double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jamie Riter, Jim Ross | |
| 15:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Jones | 32-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Welke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Ronnie Friedman is called for the reach on James Laplant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Coover | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | James Laplant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 34-42 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Richard Urena can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 14:44 | UConn | David Lamb blows the layup but he's fouled by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Richard Urena, Ronald Carr, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Paul Jahnke | |
| 14:44 | UConn | David Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:44 | UConn | David Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Arnold Walker snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Laplant | 36-44 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Jerry Smith picks off the pass by Jim Ross | 36-44 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a shot in the lane | 36-44 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | James Laplant tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Brian Webber's pass is intercepted by Arnold Walker | 38-44 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Jim Ross comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Laplant - foul #2 on James Laplant, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF) James Laplant, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jamie Riter (PF) Jack Dickerson, David Lamb | |
| 12:54 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Ronald Carr clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Michael Jones tips it home | 40-46 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Jim Ross misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Douglas Sailor | 40-46 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Jerry Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Jamie Riter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Brian Webber tips it in | 40-48 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Michael Jones loses the dribble to Eric Barnes | 40-48 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Eric Barnes hits the finger roll | 40-50 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Jerry Smith clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-50 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Jim Ross pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Brian Webber comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Jamie Riter takes the ball from Douglas Sailor | 40-50 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Brian Webber connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Riter out of a doubleteam | 40-53 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor connects on the floater from the right block set up by Jerry Smith | 42-53 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Eric Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Robert Coover, Jamie Riter, Jim Ross | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | David Lamb picks off the pass by Arnold Walker | 42-53 |
| 08:36 | UConn | David Lamb is hacked by Arnold Walker - foul #2 on Arnold Walker, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (SF) Ronald Carr | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:30 | UConn | Jack Dickerson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Kyle Welke snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | The jumper by Richard Urena is denied by David Lamb | 42-53 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Robert Royal misses the tip | 42-53 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 07:49 | UConn | The jump hook by Jack Dickerson is blocked by Kyle Welke | 42-53 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman tips it home | 42-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Welke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Richard Urena clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 07:17 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Robert Royal, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Riter (PF) David Lamb | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Carr | 44-55 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it in set up by Jack Dickerson | 44-57 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Jerry Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor and he's hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #3 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (C) Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses the shot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 05:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brian Webber | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:12 | UConn | Jim Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-57 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Robert Coover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Ronald Carr snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Eric Barnes grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Brian Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Richard Urena comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Jack Dickerson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | James Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Riter - foul #2 on Jamie Riter, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG) James Laplant | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Eric Barnes is hacked by Richard Urena in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Urena, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 49-60 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | The short jumper by Ronald Carr is denied by Paul Jahnke | 49-60 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 02:57 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Jamie Riter (PF) Robert Jones, David Lamb | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Jamie Riter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Raymond Adams pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-60 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Jerry Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Jamie Riter gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Jamie Riter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Eric Barnes hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Ronald Carr knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 53-62 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Eric Barnes - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:08 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Eric Barnes is hacked by Douglas Sailor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arnold Walker | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Eric Barnes is hacked by Douglas Sailor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Jim Ross is called for the reach on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | James Laplant is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Lamb | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman runs out the clock | 56-68 |