| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sean Ornstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Harris - foul #1 on Clarence Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Glenn Creek makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Glenn Creek makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a jumper from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | UConn | David Doucet misses the floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Brooks | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | UConn | David Doucet is fouled on the floor by Willie Byrum - foul #1 on Willie Byrum, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Clarence Harris | |
| 17:22 | UConn | Sean Ornstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF) David Doucet | |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Francis Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Martin Keaney pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Jerome Devita scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Harold Banks | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Devita - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), George Huff (SG), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Johnny Hagedorn, Sean Ornstein | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Jerome Devita pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | UConn | George Huff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Mark Rhames steals the ball from Justin Britt in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Glenn Creek steals it from Johnny Willis | 5-4 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - George Huff (fresh) SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Glenn Creek | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF) George Huff, Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita | |
| 15:06 | UConn | David Doucet blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Newman - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, Johnny Willis | |
| 14:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Duane Coleman pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-5 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Clarence Harris snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Harold Banks is hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:07 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Glenn Creek - foul #1 on Glenn Creek, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 5-6 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Glenn Creek gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Justin Spalding clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:08 | UConn | David Doucet can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 5-8 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Jason Newman is hacked by Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Jerome Devita (PF) Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Clarence Harris | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Sean Ornstein swats the short shot by Glenn Creek | 5-8 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Justin Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Glenn Creek connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 7-8 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Sean Ornstein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Banks | 7-10 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Glenn Creek hits a runner near the basket | 9-10 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Banks | 9-12 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Willie Byrum clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Ornstein - foul #1 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Martin Keaney, Sean Ornstein | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:17 | UConn | David Doucet clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Francis Watkins - foul #1 on Francis Watkins, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF) Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:17 | UConn | David Doucet makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:17 | UConn | David Doucet makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jerome Devita - foul #2 on Jerome Devita, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Rhames and he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Jason Newman clanks a runner from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Duane Coleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 08:36 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:15 | UConn | David Doucet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Britt, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, Leif Preston | |
| 08:02 | St. John's | David Doucet denies the turnaround by Floyd Brooks | 13-17 |
| 08:01 | UConn | David Doucet pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Harold Banks's layup is rejected by Glenn Creek | 13-17 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Johnny Willis tips it in | 13-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 6 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Doucet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Glenn Creek's pass is intercepted by Johnny Willis | 13-19 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Harold Banks is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Leif Preston (PF) Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| 07:05 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Leif Preston steps in front of the Glenn Creek pass | 13-20 |
| 06:19 | UConn | George Huff's pass is intercepted by Justin Britt | 13-20 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Justin Britt banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Martin Keaney is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Jason Newman (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Clarence Harris (PF) George Huff, Leif Preston | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Jason Newman buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SF) Martin Keaney | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Sean Ornstein knocks in the jumper from close range | 18-22 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Banks - foul #1 on Harold Banks, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Sean Ornstein | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Mark Rhames knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Harris | 19-24 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | William Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Jason Newman tips it in | 21-24 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Mark Rhames hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Harris | 21-26 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | William Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-26 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Johnny Willis snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Jason Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Doucet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UConn | Mark Rhames blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Britt - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Clarence Harris, Johnny Willis | |
| 03:20 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is whistled for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG) Mark Rhames | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Harold Banks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 21-27 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Justin Britt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Glenn Creek tips it in | 23-27 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Martin Keaney is fouled on the floor by Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (PG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG) George Huff | |
| 02:01 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Justin Spalding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #1 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF) Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita | |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Floyd Brooks is called for the reach on Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Sean Ornstein blocks the short jumper by Floyd Brooks | 23-32 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Sean Ornstein can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 23-32 |