| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the jumper from the right block set up by Anthony Baden | 38-26 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Todd Reed hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Marsh | 40-26 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Kevin Marsh - foul #3 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Henry Bean grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Steven Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Henry Bean - foul #2 on Henry Bean, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 40-28 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Anthony Baden connects on the jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Todd Reed blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Matthew Jones snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Paul Carr connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UConn | Todd Reed is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Nelson Opielski drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Matuseski | 42-32 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Roland Nieman lays it in | 42-34 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nathan McEuen | 44-34 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Raymond Stephens | 44-36 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Nelson Opielski, Nathan McEuen, Steven Love | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| 13:34 | UConn | Todd Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Paul Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Henry Bean | 46-36 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the tip | 46-36 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Robert Barrick gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Robert Barrick scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Love (C) Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Paul Carr | |
| 12:33 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Roland Nieman loses the dribble to Todd Reed | 49-36 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Steven Love swats the layup by Irvin Foster | 49-36 |
| 11:29 | UConn | Todd Reed snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Todd Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Reed - foul #1 on Todd Reed, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Steven Love | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Kevin Marsh clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF) Anthony Baden, John Johnson | |
| 10:44 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Roland Nieman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Kevin Marsh misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-38 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Marsh | 53-38 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a jumper near the basket | 53-40 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Marsh | 56-40 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Henry Bean - foul #3 on Henry Bean, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF) Kevin Marsh, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 08:33 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Barrick | 56-41 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin is hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Love (C) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Hamblin | 59-41 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 59-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Steven Love knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Reed | 61-44 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 61-47 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Steven Love is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, John Johnson | |
| 06:54 | UConn | Steven Love misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:54 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Love | 61-47 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Kevin Marsh misses the runner in the lane | 61-47 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Roland Nieman lays it in | 61-49 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Henry Bean can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Roland Nieman - foul #4 on Roland Nieman, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Henry Bean misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Henry Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Nathan McEuen - foul #1 on Nathan McEuen, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG) Nelson Opielski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled on the floor by Ricky Matuseski - foul #2 on Ricky Matuseski, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Ricky Matuseski, Henry Bean, Steven Love | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 62-49 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | UConn | Anthony Baden steals the ball from Todd Reed | 62-51 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 62-51 |
| 04:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nathan McEuen | 62-51 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Marsh | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Nathan McEuen steals the ball from Anthony Baden | 64-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan McEuen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Roland Nieman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Todd Reed blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Henry Bean (PF), Steven Love (C) Kevin Marsh, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Bean - foul #4 on Henry Bean, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Steven Love scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 66-53 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Curtis Hamblin is called for the reach on Paul Carr - foul #1 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) John Johnson | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Steven Love grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 66-53 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Ricky Matuseski picks off the pass by Raymond Stephens out of a doubleteam | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan McEuen | 68-53 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Steven Love clanks a jump hook from close range | 68-53 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Steven Love tips it in | 70-53 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-53 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Matthew Jones snags the offensive board | 70-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Matthew Jones hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 70-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Hamblin - foul #2 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski runs out the clock | 70-57 |