| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Benjamin Davis inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Justin Spalding takes the ball from Clarence Harris | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Clarence Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Leonard Starr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Spalding and he's hacked by Benjamin Davis - foul #2 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't throw it down | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Leonard Starr is called for 5 seconds | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Johnny Willis clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-30 |
| 17:56 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Davis | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Clarence Harris connects on the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Davis | 36-30 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks connects on the jumper from the left block | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Thomas Beres's pass is intercepted by Floyd Brooks | 36-32 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Benjamin Davis picks off the pass by Frank Chow | 36-32 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Benjamin Davis misses the dunk attempt | 36-32 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Benjamin Davis grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 16:26 | UConn | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 36-32 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Craig Christiansen | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) SG - David Kato (fresh) SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the contested shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Norman Murphy - foul #1 on Norman Murphy, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (PF) Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Duane Coleman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Johnny Willis snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Jerry Cook steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Paul Williams, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Thomas Beres can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Leonard Starr is hacked by Benjamin Davis - foul #3 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Davis steals the ball from Floyd Brooks | 38-37 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Troy Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:01 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Beres | 38-37 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Justin Spalding steals the ball from Thomas Beres | 38-37 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Duane Coleman connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Troy Peters is called for a charge - foul #1 on Troy Peters, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen tips it in | 38-41 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled on the floor by David Kato - foul #3 on David Kato, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Thomas Beres, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Craig Christiansen, Joseph Boyer | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) SG - David Kato (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #3 on Duane Coleman, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG) Norman Murphy | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | The short jumper by Duane Coleman is denied by Johnny Willis | 40-43 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Clarence Harris scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Hagedorn | 42-43 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Clarence Harris is called for the reach on Duane Coleman - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) David Kato, Richard Sullivan, Floyd Brooks | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Frank Chow double dribbles | 42-43 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Benjamin Davis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Frank Chow snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is fouled on the floor by Clarence Harris - foul #3 on Clarence Harris, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG) Frank Chow | |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 42-44 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Beres and he's fouled by Norman Murphy - foul #2 on Norman Murphy, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Duane Coleman tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Thomas Beres connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Johnny Hagedorn | 47-46 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Leonard Starr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), David Kato (SG), Craig Christiansen (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Joseph Boyer | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leonard Starr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Frank Chow hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Christiansen | 49-48 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Thomas Beres knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Troy Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 06:15 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Davis | 51-48 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Thomas Beres knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Willis | 53-48 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Frank Chow hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Kato | 53-51 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Frank Chow steps in front of the Benjamin Davis pass | 53-51 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Frank Chow jams it | 53-53 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnny Willis, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, David Kato, Leonard Starr, Craig Christiansen, Floyd Brooks | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is denied on a layup by Kenneth Gaskins | 53-53 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Williams | 56-53 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Gaskins - foul #1 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Paul Williams misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Johnny Willis (PF) Thomas Beres, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 58-55 |
| 03:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 58-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Richard Sullivan is called for the reach on Paul Williams - foul #1 on Richard Sullivan, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Paul Williams misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Duane Coleman pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Johnny Willis is open but can't throw it down | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Justin Spalding gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Paul Williams, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan, Joseph Boyer | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Johnny Willis buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Johnny Hagedorn | 60-56 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Clarence Harris takes the ball from Justin Spalding | 60-56 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 60-56 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Frank Chow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG) Troy Peters | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-56 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Thomas Beres steals it from Floyd Brooks | 60-56 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the floater from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Thomas Beres tips it in | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Justin Spalding is called for the reach on Clarence Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn runs out the clock | 64-56 |