| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Sammy Everett - foul #3 on Sammy Everett, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Anthony Baden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Todd Reed pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Todd Reed drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Stanley | 25-26 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Anthony Baden double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 19:18 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael White is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jonathan Stanley | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Sammy Everett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 28-26 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Henry Bean - foul #3 on Henry Bean, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Anthony Baden out of the doubleteam | 28-28 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Bean | 30-28 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 30-28 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Todd Reed gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Sammy Everett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Henry Bean tips it home | 32-28 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Ira Dykes - foul #1 on Ira Dykes, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Sammy Everett, Todd Reed, Jonathan Stanley, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Ira Dykes steps in front of the Anthony Baden pass | 32-28 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Paul Carr clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Michael White | 32-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ira Dykes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Curtis Hamblin - foul #3 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Paul Carr | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Nathan McEuen gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Michael White is called for the reach on Curtis Hamblin - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Jonathan Stanley (SF) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:04 | UConn | Clarence Roberts is called for the reach on Jonathan Stanley - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 14:55 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 32-28 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Nathan McEuen tips it in | 34-28 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau drills a shot from the right block set up by Anthony Baden out of the doubleteam | 34-30 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Nathan McEuen snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Michael White is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (PF), Ira Dykes (C) Robert Barrick, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Ira Dykes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sammy Everett | 38-30 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Michael White works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Carr | 38-32 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley's pass is intercepted by Paul Carr | 38-32 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Paul Carr connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Todd Reed comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SF) Sammy Everett, Jonathan Stanley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 12:21 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Henry Bean is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Henry Bean, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a shot from the right block | 40-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UConn | Todd Reed is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (C) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:15 | UConn | Henry Bean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Roland Nieman loses the dribble to Ricky Matuseski | 42-37 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Todd Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Matuseski | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Robert Barrick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Henry Bean denies the turnaround by Paul Carr | 46-37 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Paul Carr snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-37 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Todd Reed grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Todd Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Ira Dykes (C) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is open but misses the lay-in | 46-37 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Sammy Everett is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #4 on Sammy Everett, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Nathan McEuen (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Nathan McEuen grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Todd Reed connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Sammy Everett | 48-37 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Stanley - foul #2 on Jonathan Stanley, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (PF) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Paul Carr (PF) Roland Nieman, Irvin Foster | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Curtis Hamblin | 48-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens loses the dribble to Ira Dykes | 48-38 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Todd Reed buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sammy Everett | 50-38 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Paul Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Sammy Everett grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Todd Reed clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Paul Carr travels with the ball | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Sammy Everett, Todd Reed, Jonathan Stanley, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:51 | UConn | Ira Dykes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 04:51 | UConn | Ira Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Ira Dykes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-38 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Nathan McEuen snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Nathan McEuen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Michael White snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Michael White is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 03:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Barrick | 51-38 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Robert Barrick is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (C) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Baden out of the doubleteam | 53-40 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Robert Barrick gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Roland Nieman steps in front of the Nathan McEuen pass | 53-40 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Henry Bean - foul #5 on Henry Bean, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ira Dykes (C) Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Ira Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Barrick is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Paul Carr | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Curtis Hamblin - foul #4 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski is hacked by Michael White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael White, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Nathan McEuen is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #5 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Nathan McEuen makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Nathan McEuen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Carr | 56-46 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski runs out the clock | 56-46 |