| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Conrad Villeda inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Conrad Villeda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Conrad Villeda is called for the reach on James King - foul #3 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF) Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James King splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 27-27 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Jeffery Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James King | 27-27 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Steve Seitz steps in front of the George Shetler pass | 27-27 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the runner from close range | 29-29 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn tips it home | 29-31 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Richard Hearn is called for the reach on Jeffery Walters - foul #3 on Richard Hearn, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 16:39 | UConn | Richard Jennings picks off the pass by Stephen Spradley | 29-31 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | George Frost banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Jennings | 29-33 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SG) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Jeffery Walters, George Shetler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) George Frost, Richard Jennings | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) SG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Troy Lai | 31-33 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Conrad Villeda - foul #4 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SF) Ellis Bunce, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Mark Rowland | |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:02 | UConn | James Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Troy Lai denies the turnaround by Steve Seitz | 33-34 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 14:15 | UConn | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), George Shetler (C) Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Jeffery Walters grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Jeremy Hunsberger swats the short shot by Richard Hearn | 33-34 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Steve Seitz can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 13:19 | UConn | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:01 | UConn | George Frost is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Troy Lai (PF) James Taylor, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 12:49 | UConn | George Shetler can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Seitz - foul #3 on Steve Seitz, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 12:49 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:49 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Jeffery Walters steps in front of the Mark Rowland pass | 35-34 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Stephen Spradley lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 37-34 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Steve Seitz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 12:06 | UConn | George Shetler gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Ellis Bunce is hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Ellis Bunce | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Eric Lavigne (C) James King, Steve Seitz | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jeffery Walters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Taylor | 39-34 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Mark Rowland tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Jeffery Walters steals the ball from Eric Lavigne | 39-34 |
| 10:30 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Jennings | 39-34 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Jennings | 39-37 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Richard Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Mark Rowland, Eric Lavigne | |
| 09:12 | UConn | Jeffery Walters's floater is knocked away by Robert Hirschman | 39-37 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Richard Hearn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James King | 39-40 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 39-40 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Hearn grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Walters and he's hacked by George Frost - foul #2 on George Frost, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Troy Lai (PF) James Taylor, Jeffery Walters, George Shetler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) George Frost | |
| 07:51 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Conrad Villeda snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) SG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | UConn | Dallas Shaw drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Conrad Villeda | 43-43 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Richard Hearn clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Ellis Bunce blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 43-43 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | James King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 06:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 43-43 |
| 06:24 | UConn | James King is called for the reach on Ellis Bunce in the backcourt - foul #3 on James King, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), George Shetler (C) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Allan Philson, Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 06:11 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Conrad Villeda denies the turnaround by Richard Jennings | 43-43 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 05:32 | UConn | The jump hook by Stephen Spradley is blocked by Mark Rowland | 43-43 |
| 05:31 | UConn | George Shetler tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 05:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Conrad Villeda | 45-43 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 45-43 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:06 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Conrad Villeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Conrad Villeda can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 03:43 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:25 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #4 on James King, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Conrad Villeda, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| 03:25 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James King and the foul's on Jeffery Walters - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SG) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) George Frost | |
| 02:40 | UConn | George Shetler is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits a turnaround from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a shot from the left side set up by James Taylor | 47-48 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | James King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 01:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Conrad Villeda | 47-48 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 50-48 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Hunsberger | 50-48 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger lays it in | 52-50 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | James King is called for the reach on Conrad Villeda in the backcourt - foul #5 on James King, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) James King | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Stephen Spradley steals the ball from Steve Seitz | 52-50 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Stephen Spradley lays it in | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn clanks a halfcourt shot | 54-50 |