| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) C - Brian Wickline (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) C - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Majors - foul #3 on Ray Majors, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (PF) Ray Majors | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 25-38 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Allan Ledbetter | 28-38 |
| 18:35 | UConn | James Ryan drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Foshee and he's hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #1 on Brian Wickline, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 18:35 | UConn | James Ryan makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Louis Keith is open and buries a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Howard and he's hacked by Benjamin Strauss - foul #1 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Robert Foshee is hacked by Emmanuel Broughton - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Robert Foshee is hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (PF) Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:49 | UConn | James Ryan is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Strauss - foul #2 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:43 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled on the floor by Brian Wickline - foul #2 on Brian Wickline, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 16:30 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Foshee | 34-44 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Wickline - foul #3 on Brian Wickline, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Robert Cross (C) Robert Foshee, James Ryan | |
| 16:04 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton's pass is intercepted by Michael Howard | 34-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | UConn | Jack Beegle knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Louis Keith | 34-47 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Robert Cross steals the ball from Steven Rose | 34-47 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the easy layup | 34-47 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Issa Abdullah | 34-47 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Robert Christian is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Louis Keith | 34-47 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Cross | 34-50 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Jack Beegle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-50 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-50 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Jamal Kelly is fouled on the floor by Issa Abdullah - foul #2 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #8 | 36-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF), James Ryan (C) Louis Keith, Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, Robert Cross | |
| 12:44 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses the easy layup | 36-52 |
| 12:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Majors | 36-52 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Ray Majors's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Broughton | 36-52 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 11:33 | UConn | James Ryan gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UConn | James Ryan misses badly on a runner from the left block | 36-52 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Ray Majors snags the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #9 | 36-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SF) Jamal Kelly | |
| 11:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Ronald Spangler | 38-54 |
| 10:35 | UConn | James Ryan is hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #3 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #10 | 38-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Michael Howard (SF) Floyd Thompson, Jack Beegle | |
| 10:35 | UConn | James Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:35 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Ronald Spangler steps in front of the Louis Keith pass | 41-55 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-55 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #11 | 41-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Ray Majors | |
| 09:01 | UConn | James Ryan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Wickline | 41-55 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 08:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Ryan | 41-55 |
| 08:19 | UConn | James Ryan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Wickline - foul #4 on Brian Wickline, team foul #12 | 41-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Steven Beaudette (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Ray Majors (PF) Robert Foshee, Michael Howard | |
| 08:19 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:19 | UConn | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Ray Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:24 | UConn | James Ryan is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jamal Kelly (SF) Louis Keith, James Ryan | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cross (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Robert Cross snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Robert Cross misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-56 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Christian and he's hacked by Jamal Kelly - foul #1 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Rose (C) Robert Christian, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Robert Foshee (SG), Michael Howard (PF) Floyd Thompson, Jack Beegle, Ray Majors | |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:51 | UConn | Michael Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter's pass is intercepted by Robert Foshee | 44-56 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Issa Abdullah takes the ball from Michael Howard | 44-56 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:24 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-56 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Steven Rose can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Jamal Kelly snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 03:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF), James Ryan (C) Michael Howard, Robert Cross | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Louis Keith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Foshee | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Brian Wickline is denied on a dunk by Ray Majors | 44-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | James Ryan snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jamal Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the follow up shot | 44-61 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Jamal Kelly snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Ray Majors is fouled on the floor by Steven Rose - foul #1 on Steven Rose, team foul #13 | 44-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Robert Cross (C) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Jamal Kelly, James Ryan | |
| 02:02 | UConn | Ray Majors misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Ray Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the contested 3 from straight away | 47-62 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Michael Howard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Robert Cross pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Michael Howard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Beegle | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-65 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it home | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Steven Rose takes the ball from Ray Majors | 49-65 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the tip | 49-65 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-65 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Ray Majors gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Floyd Thompson runs out the clock | 49-65 |