| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Vowels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is denied on a layup by Michael Vowels | 32-34 |
| 19:44 | UConn | James Hohowski pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Charles Nolan drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Richard Kelly - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Donald Holmes travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Elbert Burris drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 18:19 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Elbert Burris swats the layup by Donald Holmes | 38-34 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Daniel Cummins is hacked by William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Charles Nolan, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SG), Gerald McCullough (C) Timothy Fleming, Donald Holmes | |
| 17:26 | UConn | Sidney Wise clanks a floater near the basket | 38-34 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Daniel Cummins can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Skalsky - foul #2 on Jerry Skalsky, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Vowels (C) Daniel Cummins, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Manuel Wheeler (C) Bob Savard, Gerald McCullough | |
| 17:09 | UConn | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Michael Vowels steals the ball from Gary Wilson | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Michael Jones misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 40-34 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Sidney Wise can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #1 on Sidney Wise, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Elbert Burris (PF) Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) William Campbell, Jerry Skalsky, Gary Wilson | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Charles Nolan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Hohowski | 43-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nolan (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Holmes | 43-38 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Michael Vowels is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Vowels, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Gerald McCullough (C) Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Donald Holmes comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-38 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Holmes | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Donald Holmes banks in the layup | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Elbert Burris's pass is intercepted by Richard Kelly | 43-40 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Richard Kelly lays it up and in | 43-42 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Elbert Burris is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Sidney Wise (SF) Charles Nolan, Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Gary Wilson (PF) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes | |
| 14:05 | UConn | Gerald McCullough picks off the pass by Michael Scott | 43-42 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough can't throw it down | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Nwa Abdel snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Nwa Abdel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Jones (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Daniel Cummins, Elbert Burris, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bob Savard (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Johnnie Loman, Gerald McCullough | |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | UConn | James Hohowski snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Timothy Fleming steps in front of the Sidney Wise pass in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Wilson and the foul's on Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Michael Vowels banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Charles Nolan (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Michael Jones, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Corey Tanaka (C) William Campbell, Timothy Fleming, Bob Savard, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 12:14 | UConn | Charles Nolan scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Zvorsky and he's fouled by Robert Cobb - foul #3 on Robert Cobb, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Jerry Skalsky, Corey Tanaka | |
| 12:14 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Holmes | 47-45 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Donald Holmes drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Charles Nolan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Nwa Abdel's floater is tipped away by Donald Holmes | 47-47 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 49-47 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Richard Johnson is hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Jones (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Hans Zvorsky, Elbert Burris, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gerald McCullough (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| 10:52 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:33 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by William Campbell - foul #3 on William Campbell, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Sidney Wise (SF) Charles Nolan, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:33 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:33 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is denied on a layup by Sidney Wise | 53-47 |
| 10:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 53-47 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Michael Jones connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Sidney Wise and he's fouled by Gerald McCullough - foul #1 on Gerald McCullough, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG) James Hohowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SF) Bob Savard | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's floater is knocked away by Michael Vowels | 56-47 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Michael Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Michael Jones, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Gary Wilson (PF), Corey Tanaka (C) William Campbell, Gerald McCullough, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 56-49 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Charles Nolan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it in | 58-49 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SF) Daniel Cummins, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), William Campbell (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Jerry Skalsky, Gary Wilson, Corey Tanaka | |
| 07:50 | UConn | Charles Nolan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nolan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is hacked by Elbert Burris - foul #3 on Elbert Burris, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Michael Vowels (C) Charles Nolan, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Elbert Burris is called for the reach on William Campbell - foul #4 on Elbert Burris, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes's pass is intercepted by James Hohowski | 60-49 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hohowski | 62-49 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Campbell | 62-51 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Michael Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Robert Cobb gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is whistled for a carry | 62-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Charles Nolan (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Michael Scott, Hans Zvorsky, Elbert Burris, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Robert Cobb, William Campbell, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Sidney Wise is called for the reach on Richard Kelly - foul #3 on Sidney Wise, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Nolan - foul #2 on Charles Nolan, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 65-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Michael Scott (SG) Daniel Cummins, Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Corey Tanaka (C) Bob Savard, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| 04:50 | UConn | Michael Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Tanaka | 65-52 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka grabs the board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Donald Holmes comes up short on the floater in the paint | 65-52 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Michael Scott's floater is tipped away by Jerry Skalsky | 65-52 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Michael Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Skalsky | 65-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Skalsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Corey Tanaka (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 65-52 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 03:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-52 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Charles Nolan (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Vowels (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Michael Jones, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Jerry Skalsky, Corey Tanaka | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Charles Nolan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Michael Vowels is called for the reach on Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Michael Vowels, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Michael Vowels pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-53 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 65-53 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Charles Nolan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (PF) Robert Cobb, Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Elbert Burris swats the short shot by Gary Wilson | 65-53 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:36 | UConn | Elbert Burris's layup is rejected by Gary Wilson | 65-53 |
| 01:35 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Vowels | 65-53 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hohowski | 67-53 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-53 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | William Campbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 00:55 | UConn | James Hohowski snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Charles Nolan double dribbles | 67-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SF) Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) William Campbell, Jerry Skalsky, Bob Savard, Gary Wilson | |
| 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 a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Hohowski runs out the clock | 67-55 |