| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Richard Allen is fouled on the floor by Lupe Lopez - foul #3 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (PF) Lupe Lopez | |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Tony Brown clanks a jump hook in the lane | 33-27 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Dombrosky - foul #2 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Tony Brown travels in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Richard Allen double dribbles | 34-27 |
| 18:21 | UConn | David Bobbitt drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), James Blackmore (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Francis Adams (SG), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Raymond Harris | |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Roderick Forrest pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Adams | 35-31 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Todd Dombrosky steals it from James Blackmore | 35-31 |
| 16:56 | UConn | A charge is called on Roderick Forrest - foul #2 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Dennis Curry (SF) Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Tony Brown | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Roderick Forrest blocks the short jumper by Louis Gooch | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Rudy Allen tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 16:22 | UConn | David Bobbitt is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Rudy Allen - foul #1 on Rudy Allen, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Robert Cobb, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Harris (C) Roderick Forrest | |
| 16:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Dennis Curry is called for the reach on Michael Pagan - foul #1 on Dennis Curry, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Timothy Fleming, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Francis Adams (SG), Lupe Lopez (PF) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF) Dennis Curry | |
| 15:14 | UConn | Lupe Lopez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Raymond Harris gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Robert Meador is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kelly - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Michael Pagan, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG) Robert Meador | |
| 14:36 | UConn | Raymond Harris comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG) Francis Adams | |
| 14:36 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Tony Brown takes the ball from Rudy Allen | 37-33 |
| 13:55 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses long on a shot from the right block | 37-33 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Tony Brown tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Rudy Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Tony Brown snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Raymond Harris double dribbles | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Richard Allen, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Francis Adams (SG), Dennis Curry (SF), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Tony Brown, Raymond Harris | |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Louis Gooch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Dennis Curry pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Lupe Lopez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-35 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Michael Pagan gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Dennis Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Robert Meador misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Robert Cobb pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) SG - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lupe Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Michael Pagan snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | James Blackmore banks in the layup | 39-35 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Louis Gooch picks off the pass by Lupe Lopez | 39-35 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is hacked by Roderick Forrest - foul #3 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Rudy Allen (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Robert Cobb, James Blackmore, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Raymond Harris (C) Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Dennis Curry, Lupe Lopez, Roderick Forrest | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Richard Allen is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Michael Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:06 | UConn | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Tony Brown - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 09:50 | UConn | David Bobbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Rudy Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Fowler snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Richard Allen connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-35 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Timothy Fleming is called for the reach on Ben Clayson - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), James Blackmore (C) Timothy Fleming, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UConn | Lupe Lopez (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| 08:45 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 41-37 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Rudy Allen connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 43-37 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Tony Brown misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 43-37 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Brown | 45-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Brown | 45-39 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Lupe Lopez gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Tony Brown hits a wide open floater from the right block set up by Ben Clayson | 45-41 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Allen | 47-41 |
| 06:06 | UConn | David Bobbitt lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Ben Clayson | 47-43 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Michael Pagan steals the ball from Ben Clayson | 49-43 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Richard Allen connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rudy Allen | 51-43 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Richard Allen is called for the reach on David Bobbitt - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Rudy Allen, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Francis Adams (SG), Dennis Curry (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Tony Brown, Lupe Lopez, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Francis Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Louis Gooch lays it up and in set up by Robert Cobb and the foul's on Roderick Forrest - foul #4 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Roderick Forrest snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Raymond Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Roderick Forrest | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) SG - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Robert Meador picks off the pass by Louis Gooch | 53-45 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Robert Meador hits the finger roll | 53-47 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's pass is intercepted by Francis Adams | 53-47 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Robert Meador hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Adams | 53-49 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 55-49 |
| 02:15 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF), Lupe Lopez (PF) Dennis Curry, Roderick Forrest | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | UConn | Francis Adams blows the dunk | 55-49 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Rudy Allen (PF) Louis Gooch, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG) Robert Meador, Francis Adams | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 01:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Tony Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Allen - foul #4 on Richard Allen, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ben Clayson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #5 on Richard Allen, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ben Clayson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ben Clayson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Raymond Harris blows the layup | 58-53 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Ben Clayson is called for the reach on Rudy Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Clayson, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 59-53 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Ben Clayson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is hacked by David Bobbitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bobbitt, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (PF) Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ben Clayson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Rudy Allen (PF) Louis Gooch, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Clayson - foul #3 on Ben Clayson, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | UConn | David Bobbitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | UConn | David Bobbitt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Brown | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Ben Clayson is called for the reach on Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Clayson, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ben Clayson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 65-62 |