| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Richard Kelly comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Lupe Lopez gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Manuel Wheeler steps in front of the Lupe Lopez pass | 29-34 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Tony Brown grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | UConn | David Bobbitt is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky tips it home | 29-36 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Richard Kelly double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:14 | UConn | David Bobbitt banks in the layup | 29-38 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Lupe Lopez snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:33 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 29-38 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Rudy Allen (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Robert Meador, Tony Brown, Todd Dombrosky, Lupe Lopez | |
| 17:08 | UConn | Dennis Curry is hacked by Richard Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Kelly, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Francis Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Harris | 29-40 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Roderick Forrest takes the ball from Rudy Allen | 29-40 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Manuel Wheeler steals the ball from Raymond Harris | 29-40 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Cobb | 31-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Roderick Forrest | 31-40 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Raymond Harris knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Scott and he's hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (C) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Lupe Lopez (C) Dennis Curry, Michael Scott, Francis Adams, Roderick Forrest | |
| 15:02 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-43 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Tony Brown is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Ben Clayson tips it in | 31-45 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG), Todd Dombrosky (PF) Ben Clayson, Raymond Harris | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 13:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Dombrosky | 31-45 |
| 13:03 | UConn | David Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Rudy Allen (PF) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG) David Bobbitt | |
| 12:53 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the floater in the paint | 31-47 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is hacked by Todd Dombrosky - foul #2 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SF), Roderick Forrest (C) Tony Brown, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Robert Jones lays it in | 33-47 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Robert Meador throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), James Blackmore (PF) Timothy Fleming, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Todd Dombrosky (PF) Robert Meador, Lupe Lopez | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't throw it down | 33-47 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | UConn | Francis Adams comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the easy layup | 33-47 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Francis Adams clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Pagan - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Robert Jones, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Raymond Harris (PF), Lupe Lopez (C) Dennis Curry, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| 10:43 | UConn | Francis Adams misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Francis Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is denied on a layup by Lupe Lopez | 33-47 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Robert Cobb travels with the ball | 33-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG) Michael Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG), Tony Brown (SF) Michael Scott, Francis Adams | |
| 09:32 | UConn | Raymond Harris knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Bobbitt | 33-49 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 35-49 |
| 08:45 | UConn | David Bobbitt is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lupe Lopez | 35-51 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Louis Gooch can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the tip | 35-51 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 07:51 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Meador | 35-53 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Louis Gooch dunks the ball | 37-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Gooch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (tired) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Fowler (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | UConn | Raymond Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Louis Gooch, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Robert Meador, Tony Brown, Raymond Harris, Lupe Lopez | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Rudy Allen snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Richard Allen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Dennis Curry is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kelly - foul #5 on Richard Kelly, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Blackmore - foul #2 on James Blackmore, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF), Lupe Lopez (C) Francis Adams, Roderick Forrest | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the free throw | 37-56 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Lupe Lopez can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Rudy Allen - foul #1 on Rudy Allen, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Timothy Fleming, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Roderick Forrest (C) Dennis Curry, Michael Scott, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 05:02 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Roderick Forrest grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Ben Clayson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Cummins | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Daniel Cummins | 37-60 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Daniel Cummins hits the finger roll | 37-62 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 39-62 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Tony Brown knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Cummins | 39-64 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Robert Fowler double dribbles | 39-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Michael Pagan, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Robert Meador (SG), Francis Adams (SF) Daniel Cummins, Ben Clayson, Tony Brown | |
| 03:34 | UConn | David Bobbitt is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-67 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | James Blackmore's floater is tipped away by Lupe Lopez | 39-67 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Roderick Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Roderick Forrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Francis Adams double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (PF), Raymond Harris (C) Lupe Lopez, Roderick Forrest | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Louis Gooch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-67 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Francis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 03:01 | UConn | Richard Allen picks off the pass by David Bobbitt in the backcourt | 39-67 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-67 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the offensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 39-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Timothy Fleming, Richard Allen, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Lupe Lopez (C) Robert Meador, Raymond Harris | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 40-67 |
| 02:26 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-67 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky can't tip it in | 40-67 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Bobbitt - foul #3 on David Bobbitt, team foul #4 | 40-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF) Francis Adams | |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Tony Brown connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Bobbitt and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 42-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Michael Pagan, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG) Michael Scott | |
| 01:56 | UConn | Tony Brown misses the free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the board | 42-69 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the offensive board | 42-69 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Timothy Fleming | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown is hacked by Manuel Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-71 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Fleming | 45-71 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-71 |
| 01:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Dombrosky | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Tony Brown is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Todd Dombrosky | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-73 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Meador gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Robert Cobb picks off the pass by Tony Brown in the backcourt | 45-73 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Louis Gooch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Timothy Fleming | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Bobbitt runs out the clock | 47-73 |