| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 18 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill inbounds the ball | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is whistled for a carry | 46-30 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Richard Walker misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-30 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Darin Trombly is hacked by Ivan Zausch - foul #3 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Richard Walker is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 46-30 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Richard Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-30 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it home | 48-30 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses badly on a floater in the paint | 48-30 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Darin Trombly gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon's fadeaway is rejected by Leif Taberski | 48-30 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it but misses | 48-30 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-30 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Robert Hockett gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Richard Walker buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hockett | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Daniel Blackmon is called for the reach on Edward Kelty - foul #2 on Daniel Blackmon, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (PG), Eugene Gabor (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF), Ulysses Stafford (C) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-30 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Edward Kelty snags the offensive board | 50-30 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Eugene Gabor takes the ball from James Zipp | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) C - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Kenneth Howse takes the ball from Eugene Gabor | 50-30 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gabor - foul #1 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill, Ivan Zausch | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Zipp buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Kelty | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 15:03 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-33 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Larry Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-36 |
| 14:35 | UConn | The short jumper by Robert Palazzolo is denied by Donald Ordonez | 50-36 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford hits the follow up shot | 52-36 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-36 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Eugene Gabor snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Eugene Gabor scores on a floater from the baseline | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-38 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Woodrow Scribner (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Eugene Gabor, Robert Palazzolo, Ulysses Stafford | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Larry Robinson, Donald Ordonez | |
| 13:12 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Kenneth Howse steals it from Kevin Bey | 54-40 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse lays it in | 54-42 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Robert Hockett is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Bey | 57-42 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 11:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Trombly | 57-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Bey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Blackmon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James McCurren | 57-44 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Blackmon | 59-44 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Woodrow Scribner - foul #1 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Robert Palazzolo (PF), Eugene Gabor (C) Kevin Bey, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Ivan Zausch (PF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski | |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is hacked by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (C) Robert Hockett | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Claudio Rossi | |
| 09:54 | UConn | Richard Walker's floater is knocked away by James Zipp | 59-46 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Eugene Gabor tips it home | 61-46 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Larry Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Eugene Gabor grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford is fouled on the floor by Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Woodrow Scribner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Merle Hose, James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| 09:13 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-46 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Eugene Gabor - foul #2 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG) Ulysses Stafford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi double dribbles | 61-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Richard Walker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Darin Trombly | 63-46 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse double dribbles | 63-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (PG), Woodrow Scribner (SF) Richard Walker, Robert Palazzolo | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Woodrow Scribner | 65-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-46 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 65-46 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Darin Trombly gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hockett | 67-46 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Darin Trombly swats the shot by James McCurren | 67-46 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 67-48 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Darin Trombly is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Eugene Gabor (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF) Ulysses Stafford, Robert Hockett, Darin Trombly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:45 | UConn | Eugene Gabor can't throw it down but the foul's on Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Larry Robinson double dribbles | 68-48 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Gabor | 71-48 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-48 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Eugene Gabor grabs the board | 71-48 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #5 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #7 | 71-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (PG), Kevin Bey (SG), Ulysses Stafford (C) Richard Walker, Woodrow Scribner, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 04:32 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Joshua Doud pulls down the rebound | 73-48 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-48 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse gets the rebound | 73-48 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-48 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Joshua Doud snags the defensive board | 73-48 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo is open but misses the lay-in | 73-48 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 73-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Gabor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fairly fresh) C - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse connects on the jumper from the left wing | 73-50 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Ivan Zausch steps in front of the Kevin Bey pass | 73-50 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Doud - foul #1 on Joshua Doud, team foul #5 | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Kevin Bey snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Kevin Bey is called for 10 seconds | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Leif Taberski is blocked by Eugene Gabor | 73-50 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the offensive board | 73-50 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Darrick Gill scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Merle Hose | 73-53 |
| 02:17 | UConn | James McCurren picks off the pass by Robert Palazzolo in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Merle Hose banks in the layup on a nice dish by James McCurren | 73-55 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Joshua Doud is called for traveling | 73-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SG) James McCurren, Merle Hose | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a jumper from the right side | 73-55 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski tips it but misses | 73-55 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 73-57 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Kevin Bey is hacked by James Zipp in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 73-57 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Darrick Gill buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Zipp | 73-59 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo makes the free throw | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-59 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Doud | 78-59 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Leif Taberski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Darrick Gill | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joshua Doud runs out the clock | 78-62 |