| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Swims inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:19 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Troy Jarboe - foul #2 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Alexander Smith blows the layup | 21-31 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits the follow up shot | 23-31 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 23-33 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Walker | 25-33 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the shot from the left block | 25-33 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-33 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Eli Galuski pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-33 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | James Swims pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | James Swims is hacked by William Olivar - foul #4 on William Olivar, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SF) William Olivar | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | James Swims grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Timothy Walker scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerardo Santana | 28-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | James Swims misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Alexander Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Charles Broderick gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe's fadeaway is rejected by Alexander Smith | 28-33 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Eli Galuski is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) Steve Charles, James Swims, Charles Broderick, Derrick Volpe | |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Jack Sams clanks a floater in the paint | 28-33 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Joe Coleman gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Joe Coleman hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joey Thomas | 30-33 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Jack Sams can't finish the layup | 30-33 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Chad Walker tips it in | 30-35 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Matthew Boyd steals the ball from Gene Edgerly | 30-35 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Jack Sams scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Boyd and the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #1 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), William Olivar (SF) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Charles Broderick (C) Troy Jarboe, Dennis Williamson | |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Joe Coleman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Jack Sams double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, Jack Sams | |
| 12:02 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Matthew Boyd - foul #1 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Charles Broderick pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | James Swims hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Broderick | 32-41 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the lay-in | 32-41 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | James Swims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF) James Swims, Matthew Boyd | |
| 09:39 | UConn | Joe Coleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe blows the layup | 32-41 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 08:43 | UConn | Gene Edgerly can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Joe Coleman hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 08:31 | UConn | James Nguyen grabs the board | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 08:07 | UConn | James Nguyen double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Timothy Walker (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) James Nguyen, Joey Thomas, William Olivar, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), James Swims (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) Steve Charles, Chad Walker, Charles Broderick, Derrick Volpe | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Timothy Walker is called for the reach on Matthew Boyd - foul #2 on Timothy Walker, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Jack Sams hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Boyd | 34-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Swims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith dunks the ball | 36-46 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Alexander Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (PF) Jack Sams | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Gerardo Santana picks off the pass by James Swims | 36-46 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Timothy Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerardo Santana | 38-46 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | James Swims comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerardo Santana - foul #4 on Gerardo Santana, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Gerardo Santana scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Charles Broderick's pass is intercepted by Eli Galuski | 41-47 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Eli Galuski throws it down set up by Gerardo Santana and he's hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), William Olivar (SF) Timothy Walker, Gerardo Santana | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Troy Jarboe, Dennis Williamson | |
| 05:20 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steve Charles and he's fouled by William Olivar - foul #5 on William Olivar, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) William Olivar, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joe Coleman | 43-49 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Joe Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Gerardo Santana is hacked by James Swims - foul #3 on James Swims, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF) Matthew Boyd, James Swims | |
| 03:56 | UConn | James Nguyen comes up short on the shot near the basket | 43-49 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Troy Jarboe and he's fouled by Joe Coleman - foul #3 on Joe Coleman, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Timothy Walker (SG), Alexander Smith (PF) James Nguyen, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Charles Broderick | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Eli Galuski (C) Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe blows the layup but he's fouled by Eli Galuski - foul #2 on Eli Galuski, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF) Chad Walker | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 47-53 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Troy Jarboe and he's fouled by Eli Galuski - foul #3 on Eli Galuski, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Alexander Smith drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Nguyen and he's hacked by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG) Steve Charles | |
| 02:01 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | UConn | James Nguyen can't throw it down | 49-57 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Charles Broderick can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 49-57 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Charles Broderick misses the tip | 49-57 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Eli Galuski pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | James Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Matthew Boyd | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is hacked by James Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Nguyen, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Charles Broderick | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Nguyen is called for the reach on Troy Jarboe in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Nguyen, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Alexander Smith is hacked by Troy Jarboe - foul #3 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Timothy Walker, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Charles Broderick (PF) Matthew Boyd, Jack Sams | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe runs out the clock | 49-59 |