| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SG - Dan Carter (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) PF - Charles Soltero (fresh) C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Charles Soltero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Carlos Canchola tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is intercepted by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Carlos Canchola lays it in set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 0-4 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Soltero | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Charles Soltero is fouled on the floor by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wilbur Bruce | 0-9 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Rene Costa (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 17:22 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-9 |
| 17:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Knapp | 0-9 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Shaun Beaird clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-9 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Manuel Snowden tips it in | 0-11 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 3-11 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Earl Knapp's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel blows the layup | 3-11 |
| 16:32 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Earl Knapp is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Earl Knapp, Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 16:02 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Don Garrett | 3-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-14 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce snags the defensive board | 3-14 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Charles Soltero buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #4 | 3-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Stephen Riley, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the free throw | 3-17 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | James Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-17 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Rene Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 3-17 |
| 14:54 | UConn | William Theriot connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-19 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | James Jones is hacked by Rene Costa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #1 | 3-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Don Garrett, Rene Costa, Charles Soltero | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Lammers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-19 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-19 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tony Gillis | 5-19 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Stephen Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Rene Costa (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-19 |
| 13:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Soltero | 5-19 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Charles Soltero lays it in uncontested set up by Earl Knapp | 5-21 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | James Jones is open and scores on a jumper in the lane | 7-21 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Earl Knapp, Rene Costa, Charles Soltero | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 10-21 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Shaun Beaird's pass is intercepted by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Calvin Malone | 12-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) C - Wilbur Bruce (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is intercepted by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim banks in the layup | 12-23 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dan Carter | 15-23 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Don Garrett, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 11:03 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Stephen Riley - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #2 | 15-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Terry Bennett | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Charles Soltero's floater is tipped away by Terry Bennett | 17-23 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Rene Costa steals the ball from James Jones in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Earl Knapp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lammers | 20-23 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the easy open layup | 20-23 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | James Lammers is hacked by William Theriot in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Theriot, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, James Jones, Samuel Peterman, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Earl Knapp, Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero, William Theriot | |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Shaun Beaird grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Don Garrett is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:21 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Riley | 22-25 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 3 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (tiring) C - Wilbur Bruce (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Shaun Beaird steals the ball from Dan Carter | 25-25 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Don Garrett buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Bruce and the foul's on Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), William Theriot (C) Stephen Riley, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Charles Soltero picks off the pass by Peter Aronson | 25-28 |
| 06:58 | UConn | William Theriot double dribbles | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG) Don Garrett | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Carlos Canchola steps in front of the Justin Niemi pass in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Snowden | 25-31 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Justin Niemi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| 05:56 | UConn | William Theriot misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Charles Soltero tips it home | 25-33 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Charles Soltero pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Manuel Snowden blows the wide open dunk | 25-33 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 05:04 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Carlos Canchola, Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero, William Theriot | |
| 04:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Dan Carter is called for traveling | 25-34 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 25-34 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the board | 25-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tired) 7 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (tiring) C - Wilbur Bruce (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Rene Costa (SF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is hacked by William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Charles Soltero (PF) Stephen Riley, Shaun Beaird | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 27-35 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is denied on a layup by William Theriot | 27-35 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Calvin Malone pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel's pass is intercepted by Charles Soltero | 29-35 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp is fouled on the floor by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Terry Bennett, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Rene Costa, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero, William Theriot | |
| 02:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Earl Knapp is called for the reach on Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Knapp, team foul #6 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is hacked by Manuel Snowden - foul #1 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 01:39 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce tips it in | 31-39 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Manuel Snowden snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Don Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 31-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Rene Costa (SF), Charles Soltero (PF) Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird | |
| 01:16 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Justin Niemi loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Lammers - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #12 | 31-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Terry Bennett (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Shaun Beaird gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-42 |