| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lee Nye inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | James Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | George Frost misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Nye - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Richard Jennings can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:24 | UConn | James Taylor makes the shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks's layup is rejected by Troy Lai | 38-41 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | George Frost clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-41 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), John Pelzer (PF) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| 17:06 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is denied on a dunk by William Schuster | 38-42 |
| 16:47 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:19 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | John Pelzer pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | George Frost misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Allan Philson tips it in | 40-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Spradley | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Allan Philson loses the dribble to Jeremy Hunsberger | 40-45 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger slams it home set up by James Taylor | 40-47 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Michael Vaden is called for the reach on John Pelzer - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a 3 from the right wing set up by George Frost | 43-47 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the finger roll set up by Dallas Shaw | 43-49 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Mark Rowland steals it from Lee Nye | 43-49 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Troy Lai steals it from Mark Rowland | 43-49 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Troy Lai clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Jeffery Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Troy Lai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Robert Hirschman, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), William Schuster (PF) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the easy layup | 43-49 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | William Schuster is fouled on the floor by Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Richard Jennings | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 11:13 | UConn | William Schuster drills a floater from the left block | 43-51 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's pass is intercepted by Michael Vaden | 43-51 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Troy Lai misses badly on a floater from close range | 43-51 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 43-51 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (C) Troy Lai | |
| 09:34 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 43-54 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks is whistled for a carry | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Lee Nye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (C) Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:18 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-54 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Richard Jennings snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:49 | UConn | Lee Nye double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Jan Franks (C) Richard Jennings, John Pelzer | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 07:09 | UConn | James Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the floater from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Allan Philson is called for the reach on Lee Nye - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 06:12 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #1 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) John Pelzer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Michael Vaden misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #1 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 05:32 | UConn | Michael Vaden misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | John Pelzer is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 45-58 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | John Pelzer tips it but misses | 45-58 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:59 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 04:57 | UConn | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Richard Jennings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Allan Philson snags the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #2 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (C) James Taylor, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Jan Franks travels with the ball | 45-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 45-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Nye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Richard Jennings's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Troy Lai | 45-60 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Troy Lai pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Troy Lai misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Jennings - foul #3 on Richard Jennings, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-62 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Stephen Spradley pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 03:03 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Maez - foul #1 on Joseph Maez, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Joseph Maez | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| 02:58 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ian Froehlich - foul #1 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne connects on the turnaround from close range | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is fouled on the floor by Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 02:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-66 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eric Lavigne | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 49-66 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is hacked by Lee Nye - foul #4 on Lee Nye, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, William Schuster | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-66 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the floater from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #9 | 49-66 |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Pelzer is hacked by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #3 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Taylor runs out the clock | 51-68 |