| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Michael Howard inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Robert Foshee's pass is intercepted by Brian Wickline | 24-21 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Benjamin Strauss - foul #2 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 18:44 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Michael Howard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Wickline | 25-24 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss is hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #2 on Robert Foshee, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Ray Majors denies the turnaround by Brian Wickline | 25-24 |
| 17:54 | UConn | James Ryan gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Foshee | 27-24 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Ray Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Louis Keith - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 16:39 | UConn | James Ryan misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 16:38 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Foshee | 27-24 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Robert Christian steals it from Michael Howard | 27-24 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 27-26 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Benjamin Strauss is called for the reach on Michael Howard - foul #3 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG) Robert Foshee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| 15:04 | UConn | Louis Keith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #1 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 14:22 | UConn | James Ryan snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allan Ledbetter | 29-26 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Steven Rose is hacked by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG) Jack Beegle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Issa Abdullah, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter travels with the ball | 29-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Rose | |
| 12:51 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss is hacked by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Louis Keith pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Louis Keith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss connects on the floater near the basket | 29-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the finger roll set up by James Ryan | 31-28 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-28 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 10:49 | UConn | James Ryan hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Spangler | 33-30 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Michael Howard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Keith | 36-30 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (PF), Robert Cross (C) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Ray Majors, James Ryan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Wickline | 38-33 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is whistled for a carry | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Robert Foshee (SG) Floyd Thompson, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| 08:09 | UConn | Louis Keith hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Beegle | 40-33 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Jamal Kelly steps in front of the Allan Ledbetter pass | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Beegle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Robert Cross connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Benjamin Strauss - foul #4 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF), James Ryan (C) Jack Beegle, Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Robert Cross makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 07:09 | UConn | James Ryan snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Louis Keith loses the dribble to Allan Ledbetter | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Robert Christian works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Strauss | 43-36 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Louis Keith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Foshee and the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Brian Wickline's layup is rejected by Ray Majors | 46-36 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it in | 46-38 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Michael Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 06:01 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Keith | 46-38 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Michael Howard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Brian Wickline tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Brian Wickline blocks the short jumper by James Ryan | 46-40 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 04:41 | UConn | James Ryan tips it home | 48-40 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 04:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Majors | 48-40 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Allan Ledbetter (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Keith - foul #1 on Louis Keith, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Ray Majors loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Louis Keith picks off the pass by Emmanuel Broughton | 48-42 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Michael Howard lays it up and in set up by Louis Keith | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is hacked by James Ryan - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (PF) Robert Foshee, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Jack Beegle - foul #2 on Jack Beegle, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (C) Brian Wickline | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:33 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF) Jack Beegle, Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Michael Howard tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 50-46 |
| 01:48 | UConn | James Ryan banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Foshee and he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 01:48 | UConn | James Ryan makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Brian Wickline tips it home | 53-48 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Louis Keith blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Emmanuel Broughton and he's hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #3 on Robert Foshee, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Louis Keith's pass is intercepted by Robert Christian | 53-51 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter hits the finger roll set up by Robert Christian | 53-53 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a shot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-53 |