| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Christopher Watson inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Brian Webber - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Ray Brown snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Brian Webber steals the ball from Kerry Anderson | 31-23 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it in | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-23 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Ray Brown snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Kerry Anderson takes the ball from Louis Hiatt | 33-23 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | George Holt misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-23 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Chester Majors grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | George Holt misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Webber - foul #3 on Brian Webber, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | George Holt misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Chester Majors comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 33-24 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Chester Majors tips it but misses | 33-24 |
| 16:15 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Webber | 33-24 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is hacked by Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Christopher Watson, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Freddie Rine | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Robert Royal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ryan Fauntleroy | 33-26 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-26 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ryan Fauntleroy | 33-26 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Robert Royal misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Kyle Welke (PF) George Holt, Ryan Fauntleroy, Leo Kraemer | |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Robert Royal makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Robert Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the fadeaway from the left side | 35-28 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Christopher Watson knocks in the runner from the left block and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (C) Robert Royal, Arnold Walker | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Chester Majors drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jim Ross and he's hacked by Kerry Anderson - foul #2 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Leo Kraemer (PF) Ryan Fauntleroy, Kyle Welke | |
| 13:33 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Louis Hiatt - foul #4 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #6 | 38-31 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Chester Majors scores on a jump hook from close range | 40-31 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leo Kraemer | 40-33 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Brian Webber buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Chester Majors | 42-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 2 ast. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | George Holt's floater is knocked away by Chester Majors | 42-33 |
| 11:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chester Majors | 42-33 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Louis Hiatt gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Brian Webber hits a jumper in the lane | 44-33 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Freddie Rine tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Chester Majors scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 46-35 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | George Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a turnaround from close range | 48-35 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson's floater is knocked away by Louis Hiatt | 48-35 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Chester Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Chester Majors misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-35 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-35 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leo Kraemer | 48-35 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Christopher Watson blows the layup | 48-35 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 07:47 | UConn | George Holt steals the ball from Ronnie Friedman in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Leo Kraemer knocks in the floater near the basket | 48-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Hiatt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Chester Majors (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Freddie Rine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Chester Majors can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman grabs the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Louis Hiatt scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Brian Webber | 50-37 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-37 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Christopher Watson pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-37 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Watson - foul #2 on Christopher Watson, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Leo Kraemer, Freddie Rine | |
| 05:22 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Kyle Welke knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Holt and he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #5 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Kyle Welke makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Robert Jones hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Lamb | 54-40 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy lays it up and in on a great pass from George Holt | 54-42 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Robert Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Royal | 54-42 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Robert Coover hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Kyle Welke buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by George Holt | 56-44 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Jim Ross is called for traveling | 56-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 9 pts. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | George Holt misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 02:41 | UConn | David Lamb is hacked by Robert Royal - foul #1 on Robert Royal, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Kyle Welke swats the shot by Robert Coover | 56-44 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Arnold Walker gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Kyle Welke double dribbles | 56-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leo Kraemer (PF) Kyle Welke | |
| 01:47 | UConn | David Lamb misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 01:46 | UConn | David Lamb can't tip it in | 56-44 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 56-44 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Paul Jahnke steals it from Robert Royal | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Jim Ross misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by George Holt - foul #1 on George Holt, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Freddie Rine (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Robert Royal, Arnold Walker | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the board | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | David Lamb blows the layup | 58-44 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Christopher Watson steals it from Jim Ross | 58-44 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 58-46 |