| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lee Nye inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Troy Lai is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the lay-in | 29-29 |
| 19:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it in | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | UConn | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is fouled on the floor by Robert Hirschman - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:47 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the contested driving attempt from close range set up by George Frost and the foul's on William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Schuster | 33-32 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Jeremy Hunsberger picks off the pass by Jan Franks | 33-32 |
| 16:16 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| 16:16 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Allan Philson scores on a shot from the right side set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 35-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | James Taylor hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffery Walters | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 15:16 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Mark Rowland takes the ball from Jeremy Hunsberger | 38-34 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | George Frost misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Michael Vaden gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Jeffery Walters clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Allan Philson snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | The jump hook by Allan Philson is blocked by Jeremy Hunsberger | 38-34 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Michael Vaden grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 13:35 | UConn | John Pelzer doubles Jeremy Hunsberger and is called for the reach - foul #1 on John Pelzer, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 13:30 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Hunsberger out of a doubleteam | 41-34 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | George Frost buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ian Froehlich | 41-37 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 43-37 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 12:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 43-37 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Lee Nye knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Spradley | 45-37 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Jeffery Walters is called for the reach on George Frost - foul #2 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Michael Vaden (SF) Jeffery Walters, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Allan Philson (SG) Ian Froehlich, George Frost | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-37 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman tips it home | 45-39 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| 10:42 | UConn | Stephen Spradley loses the dribble to John Pelzer | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Allan Philson is hacked by Troy Lai - foul #4 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Mark Rowland (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| 10:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Stephen Spradley gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:56 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | John Pelzer pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 09:32 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman lays it in | 45-41 |
| 08:36 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (SF) James Taylor, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), John Pelzer (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman | |
| 08:01 | UConn | George Frost picks off the pass by Jeffery Walters | 45-41 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Frost (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Schuster | 47-41 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | George Frost clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:36 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeremy Hunsberger is blocked by Jan Franks | 47-41 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Pelzer | 47-43 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Jan Franks takes the ball from Jeremy Hunsberger | 47-43 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | George Frost can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | John Pelzer tips it home | 47-45 |
| 05:57 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, Jeremy Hunsberger, William Schuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF) Ian Froehlich, George Frost, John Pelzer | |
| 05:28 | UConn | Stephen Spradley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Taylor | 49-45 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman's floater is tipped away by Troy Lai | 49-45 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Richard Jennings's pass is intercepted by James Taylor | 49-45 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Michael Vaden lays it in on a nice dish by James Taylor | 51-45 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Franks | 51-48 |
| 04:16 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Lee Nye can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Lee Nye is called for the reach on Allan Philson - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), John Pelzer (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | John Pelzer is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spradley - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Robert Hirschman | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | John Pelzer comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 02:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 51-48 |
| 02:44 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Allan Philson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hirschman | 51-50 |
| 02:09 | UConn | James Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Nye | 54-50 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Stephen Spradley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it home | 56-52 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Richard Jennings is called for the reach on Lee Nye - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 00:51 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 00:51 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:51 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 00:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 58-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | UConn | George Frost is called for the reach on Jeremy Hunsberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Frost, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Jennings | 58-52 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 58-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Jeffery Walters is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-55 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Richard Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:23 | UConn | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:22 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lee Nye is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 00:13 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:13 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Jeffery Walters picks off the pass by Richard Jennings | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | UConn | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 66-57 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |