| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-30 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Michael Howard misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) George Smathers | |
| 18:20 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the jump hook from the right block | 24-30 |
| 18:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Albert Ayon | 24-30 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 24-30 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Jamal Kelly travels with the ball | 24-30 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the dribble to Christopher Buchanan | 24-30 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Robert Christian picks off the pass by Christopher Buchanan | 24-30 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the layup set up by Robert Christian | 24-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Gary Heppner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Blanchette - foul #1 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette's layup is rejected by Albert Ayon | 25-32 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the jumper from the baseline | 25-32 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 25-32 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Keith - foul #2 on Louis Keith, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| 14:19 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Michael Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Keith | 27-34 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Kay | 27-37 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't finish the layup | 27-37 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Robert Cross is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #1 on Robert Cross, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-37 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Jamal Kelly pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Albert Ayon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan | 30-37 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Robert Christian loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Robin Williams | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jamal Kelly double dribbles | 30-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Robert Cross (SF) Christopher Buchanan, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cross (fresh) PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Albert Ayon steals the ball from Robert Christian | 30-37 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Oscar Clark drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamal Kelly | 33-37 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Ricky Cook (SF) Louis Keith, Albert Ayon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers | |
| 10:17 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Clark | 35-37 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-37 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Ricky Cook - foul #1 on Ricky Cook, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo | |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Oscar Clark - foul #1 on Oscar Clark, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (PF) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Robin Williams is fouled on the floor by Jamal Kelly - foul #3 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | George Smathers loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 08:34 | UConn | Albert Ayon is fouled on the floor by Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a fadeaway from the right side | 37-37 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Cross - foul #2 on Robert Cross, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Jamal Kelly (C) Oscar Clark, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 40-40 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 40-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-42 |
| 06:55 | UConn | Louis Keith tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Louis Keith is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Robert Cross (PF) Louis Keith, Albert Ayon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the shot in the lane | 40-42 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF) George Smathers | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SF) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Vasily Losiewski, James Rollo | |
| 05:44 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Gary Heppner pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Clark - foul #2 on Oscar Clark, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Albert Ayon (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF) Ronald Spangler, Gary Heppner | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Albert Ayon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #4 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Robert Cross blows the layup but the foul's on James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Robert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams is fouled on the floor by Albert Ayon - foul #1 on Albert Ayon, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Cross | 41-47 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Oscar Clark is hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Robin Williams | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Kay | 44-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Jamal Kelly (C) Louis Keith, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 02:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Oscar Clark gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian tips it home | 48-52 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Robin Williams steals the ball from Albert Ayon | 48-52 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Albert Ayon - foul #2 on Albert Ayon, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Buchanan - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #11 | 48-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, Robin Williams | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Louis Keith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Christopher Buchanan is called for the reach on James Rollo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler runs out the clock | 48-58 |