| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Tony Brown inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | UConn | Robert Meador is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Fleming - foul #3 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Lupe Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is fouled on the floor by Lupe Lopez - foul #2 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is hacked by Lupe Lopez - foul #3 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Harris (C) Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler's layup is rejected by Raymond Harris | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Tony Brown grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Dombrosky | 36-29 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Robert Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Timothy Fleming is called for the reach on David Bobbitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 18:14 | UConn | Tony Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Pagan - foul #1 on Michael Pagan, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Roderick Forrest (PF) Robert Meador, Todd Dombrosky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (C) Robert Fowler | |
| 18:14 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | James Blackmore throws it down and the foul's on Roderick Forrest - foul #1 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG) David Bobbitt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:58 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Roderick Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Tony Brown travels with the ball | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SF) Tony Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Richard Allen is hacked by Francis Adams - foul #2 on Francis Adams, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Louis Gooch, Richard Allen | |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Michael Scott steals the ball from Michael Pagan | 38-31 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Michael Pagan takes the ball from Dennis Curry | 38-31 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Michael Pagan slams it home | 38-33 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Richard Kelly is called for the reach on Dennis Curry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Robert Meador (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF) Dennis Curry, Michael Scott, Francis Adams, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| 16:22 | UConn | Tony Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Tony Brown steals it from Richard Allen | 40-33 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Tony Brown lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 15:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Dombrosky | 42-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Meador | 44-33 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the easy layup | 44-33 |
| 15:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Dombrosky | 44-33 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Manuel Wheeler blocks the short jumper by Tony Brown | 44-33 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Richard Allen drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Kelly | 44-35 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Richard Kelly is called for the reach on David Bobbitt - foul #3 on Richard Kelly, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF), Raymond Harris (C) David Bobbitt, Robert Meador, Tony Brown, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Jones (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Richard Kelly, Richard Allen, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| 13:47 | UConn | Francis Adams knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Curry | 46-35 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses the tip | 46-35 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Michael Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 13:02 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 46-35 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Francis Adams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Gooch - foul #4 on Louis Gooch, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Todd Dombrosky (PF) Michael Scott, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Louis Gooch, James Blackmore | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Francis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Francis Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Rudy Allen, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Robert Meador (SG), Tony Brown (SF) Dennis Curry, Ben Clayson, Francis Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler, Rudy Allen | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Richard Kelly takes the ball from Robert Meador in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Robert Meador pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Tony Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bobbitt | 50-35 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | James Blackmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Roderick Forrest (PF), Raymond Harris (C) Robert Meador, Todd Dombrosky, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Richard Kelly, Richard Allen, James Blackmore | |
| 10:26 | UConn | David Bobbitt is hacked by Louis Gooch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Gooch, team foul #8 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Louis Gooch | |
| 10:26 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:26 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 52-35 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Robert Jones lays it up and in | 52-37 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Tony Brown is hacked by Richard Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Kelly, team foul #9 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Rudy Allen (C) Timothy Fleming, Robert Fowler | |
| 09:48 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Tony Brown snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Tony Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Robert Cobb grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Robert Jones scores on a fadeaway from close range | 54-39 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Michael Scott comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #10 | 54-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Francis Adams (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Lupe Lopez (C) David Bobbitt, Tony Brown, Roderick Forrest, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones, Rudy Allen | |
| 08:35 | UConn | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Dombrosky - foul #3 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Francis Adams is called for traveling | 55-40 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-40 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Michael Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | UConn | Robert Meador is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Lupe Lopez picks off the pass by Robert Jones | 55-40 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Lupe Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Rudy Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Roderick Forrest (PF) Dennis Curry, Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Todd Dombrosky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), James Blackmore (PF) Richard Allen, Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pagan - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #11 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Fowler (C) Rudy Allen | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-40 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Tony Brown snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 05:30 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Roderick Forrest | 56-40 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Tony Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Robert Fowler, team foul #12 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Raymond Harris (C) Michael Scott, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF), Rudy Allen (C) Robert Jones, Robert Fowler | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Tony Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Roderick Forrest gets the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 04:48 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 04:09 | UConn | David Bobbitt is called for 10 seconds | 57-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Robert Meador (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Tony Brown, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan, James Blackmore | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Manuel Wheeler is called for the reach on Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #13 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF) Francis Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Robert Cobb, Rudy Allen | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Dennis Curry snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Timothy Fleming picks off the pass by Robert Meador in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Robert Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Meador - foul #1 on Robert Meador, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Tony Brown blows the layup | 57-48 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Robert Meador grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Robert Meador misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Wheeler - foul #3 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #14 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG) Dennis Curry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (PF) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 02:20 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF) Robert Meador, Tony Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:52 | UConn | David Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #15 | 59-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG), Tony Brown (SF) Michael Scott, Francis Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Michael Pagan, Robert Jones, James Blackmore | |
| 01:52 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:52 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Todd Dombrosky swats the short shot by Richard Kelly | 61-48 |
| 01:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Brown | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #16 | 61-48 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Robert Cobb clanks a shot from the left side | 63-48 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Robert Meador pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Tony Brown is open but misses the lay-in | 63-48 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Tony Brown steals the ball from Richard Kelly | 63-48 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Robert Meador can't finish the layup | 63-48 |
| 00:35 | UConn | David Bobbitt hits the follow up shot | 65-48 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-48 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Tony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Bobbitt runs out the clock | 65-48 |