| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rene Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Theriot (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Al Burris misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on William Theriot - foul #1 on William Theriot, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:48 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Shaun Beaird | 37-38 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:01 | UConn | Rene Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Charles Soltero (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Rene Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's pass is intercepted by Don Garrett | 37-38 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Charles Soltero scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Canchola | 39-38 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Carlos Canchola picks off the pass by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 39-38 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Charles Soltero pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Don Garrett, Charles Soltero, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Tony Gillis | |
| 17:19 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Lee Free (PF) Earl Knapp, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 16:45 | UConn | James Jones picks off the pass by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Stephen Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Riley | 42-38 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman throws it down | 42-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 14:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Rene Costa | 44-43 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Stephen Riley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Free | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Mark Spiro connects on the open jumper from the right wing set up by Dan Carter | 47-45 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Stephen Riley is hacked by Samuel Peterman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Charles Soltero (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, Lee Free, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| 14:06 | UConn | Carlos Canchola hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Justin Niemi connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 47-48 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce banks in the layup set up by Charles Soltero and the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:46 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Don Garrett - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Charles Soltero gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Don Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | James Lammers is hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #3 on Charles Soltero, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Earl Knapp, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Carlos Canchola grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Carlos Canchola travels in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Carlos Canchola snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Charles Soltero pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Garrett (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Charles Soltero (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (tiring) 5 pts. C - Wilbur Bruce (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 4 ast. SG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Gillis (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Matney - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Lammers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Rene Costa (SF) Carlos Canchola, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) James Lammers | |
| 11:07 | UConn | William Theriot makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rene Costa | 53-48 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 10:51 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Earl Knapp is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Earl Knapp, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Don Garrett (SG) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Manuel Snowden picks off the pass by Calvin Malone | 53-48 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Manuel Snowden scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Don Garrett | 55-48 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-48 |
| 09:52 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Rene Costa is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), James Lammers (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Stephen Riley is called for the reach on Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (SF) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by James Jones is blocked by Shaun Beaird | 55-48 |
| 09:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 55-48 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Lee Free (C) Stephen Riley, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Robert Matney, James Jones, James Lammers, Al Burris | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Lee Free steals the ball from Dan Carter | 56-48 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Lee Free hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Carlos Canchola picks off the pass by Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Don Garrett lays it in set up by Carlos Canchola | 60-48 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Charles Soltero gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:11 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Don Garrett, Charles Soltero, Shaun Beaird, Lee Free | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 08:08 | UConn | Stephen Riley is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:08 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 60-48 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Lammers | 60-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:54 | UConn | Stephen Riley is hacked by Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) James Jones | |
| 07:54 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is intercepted by William Theriot in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Manuel Snowden connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SF) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 07:45 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | James Lammers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| 07:22 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Manuel Snowden hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 64-50 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Lee Free tips it in | 66-50 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Al Burris and he's hacked by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Charles Soltero (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Rene Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, Peter Aronson, Al Burris | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Lee Free - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Lee Free misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Don Garrett, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Earl Knapp, Lee Free | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Charles Soltero connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 05:40 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 70-57 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF) Don Garrett, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Lammers (SF) Robert Matney, Mark Spiro | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Lammers buries a floater from the right side | 70-59 |
| 04:52 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:42 | UConn | Manuel Snowden double dribbles | 70-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF), Lee Free (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) James Jones, James Lammers, Terry Bennett | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Burris | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Lee Free misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-62 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | The jumper by Calvin Malone is denied by Lee Free | 70-62 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 70-62 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Earl Knapp, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Al Burris | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Garrett (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Bruce (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses short on a runner from close range | 70-62 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Wilbur Bruce swats the layup by Samuel Peterman | 70-62 |
| 02:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Carlos Canchola | 70-62 |
| 02:53 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Charles Soltero (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Don Garrett, Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:28 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the fadeaway near the basket | 70-62 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | James Lammers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-62 |
| 02:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Soltero | 70-62 |
| 02:17 | UConn | James Lammers picks off the pass by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Al Burris is fouled on the floor by William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF) Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Justin Niemi | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Earl Knapp grabs the offensive board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shaun Beaird | 72-64 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), William Theriot (C) Earl Knapp, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Dan Carter, James Jones, James Lammers, Peter Aronson | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Al Burris misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:10 | UConn | William Theriot is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| 01:10 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:10 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Justin Niemi double dribbles | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Don Garrett is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #13 | 74-65 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Matney hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Bennett | 74-68 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Don Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #14 | 74-68 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 00:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Don Garrett | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Don Garrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #15 | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Al Burris - foul #4 on Don Garrett, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #16 | 76-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Stephen Riley (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Rene Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Stephen Riley is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Stephen Riley, team foul #11 | 78-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Rene Costa (SF) Carlos Canchola, Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:11 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:09 | UConn | William Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #17 | 78-71 |
| 00:09 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:09 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Dan Carter is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 79-74 |