| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Willie Birch inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Robert Ribeiro picks off the pass by Gene Mackey | 28-30 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 28-32 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | UConn | John Douglas snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Maurice Short makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Douglas | 30-32 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant and he's fouled by John Douglas - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Paul Satsky pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Paul Satsky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Paul Oliphant swats the short shot by Willie Birch | 33-36 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Willie Birch steals the ball from Robert Ribeiro | 33-36 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Willie Birch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Willie Birch tips it home | 35-36 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | UConn | James Sontag snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Satsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-36 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Sontag blocks the jumper by Michael Jackson | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson tips it in | 37-38 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Satsky | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| 14:04 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Jamie Farrar is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Paul Satsky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant loses the dribble to James Sontag | 38-41 |
| 12:18 | UConn | James Sontag misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 12:16 | UConn | James Sontag tips it in | 40-41 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jamie Farrar - foul #3 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Maurice Short (C) Jamie Farrar, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UConn | John Douglas hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sontag | 43-42 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 10:59 | UConn | John Douglas snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:31 | UConn | John Douglas's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Foster | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Maurice Short snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Paul Satsky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:17 | UConn | John Douglas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, James Sontag | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 09:17 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:17 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Little | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jamie Farrar | 46-45 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Robert Hurley pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Douglas | 48-45 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 48-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | UConn | Robert Hurley clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) John Hart | |
| 07:18 | UConn | Robert Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Robert Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 49-50 |
| 06:45 | UConn | James Sontag misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Jackson, Paul Oliphant | |
| 06:45 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:45 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Chris Foster double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Loren Stinson (PF) Jamie Farrar, Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Brian Espinosa | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Paul Satsky's pass is intercepted by Michael Jackson | 51-50 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Willie Birch's pass is intercepted by Robert Ribeiro | 51-53 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro slams it home | 51-55 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Paul Satsky evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Loren Stinson | 54-55 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | UConn | John Douglas grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 04:44 | UConn | John Douglas drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Birch | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 56-57 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Robert Ribeiro picks off the pass by John Douglas | 56-57 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Chris Foster lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 56-59 |
| 04:05 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Loren Stinson, James Sontag | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 03:49 | UConn | Willie Birch loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 56-59 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Michael Jackson loses the dribble to Paul Satsky | 56-59 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Jamie Farrar blows the layup | 56-59 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Willie Birch can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Maurice Short tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 31 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Paul Oliphant | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't finish the layup | 58-61 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Maurice Short | 60-61 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Maurice Short is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #2 on Maurice Short, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Jamie Farrar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG) Stephen Little | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it back up and in | 60-63 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Brian Espinosa steals the ball from Maurice Short | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Michael Jackson loses the dribble to Paul Satsky | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | UConn | John Douglas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is hacked by Paul Satsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa runs out the clock | 60-63 |