| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Franqui (fairly fresh) SF - Cameron Felan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (SG), George Bailey (PF) Matthew Franqui, Russell Hughes | |
| 19:48 | UConn | Arthur Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Arthur Collins steps in front of the Robert Sweet pass | 23-38 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Lewis Schell knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Barnhart and the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG), Lee Williamson (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Joseph Barnhart, Cameron Felan, George Bailey | |
| 19:17 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses the free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-40 |
| 19:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lewis Schell | 23-40 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Lee Williamson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 23-40 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | James Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Matthew Franqui, Lee Williamson, Russell Hughes, Lewis Schell | |
| 18:20 | UConn | Allen Sharp is called for the reach on Jacob Fleeman - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Cameron Felan (SF) Jacob Fleeman | |
| 18:09 | UConn | Arthur Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-40 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Charles Funderburk hits the follow up shot | 23-42 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | James Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-42 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau loses the ball out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Joseph Barnhart, Cameron Felan, Clifford Thibodeau, Charles Funderburk | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Jacob Fleeman in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:25 | UConn | Russell Hughes loses the dribble to Terry Burman | 25-42 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 16:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Russell Hughes | 25-42 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Arthur Collins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Lewis Schell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Russell Hughes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Matthew Franqui steps in front of the Kareem Brewer pass in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Jacob Fleeman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #3 | 25-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), George Bailey (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Arthur Collins, Russell Hughes, Lewis Schell | |
| 16:10 | UConn | Jacob Fleeman misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Jacob Fleeman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | James Gibson buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Sweet | 27-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Franqui (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Funderburk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:40 | UConn | Robert Sweet steps in front of the Matthew Franqui pass | 27-42 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jacob Fleeman - foul #2 on Jacob Fleeman, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (SG), Cameron Felan (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Matthew Franqui, Jacob Fleeman, George Bailey, Charles Funderburk | |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Arthur Collins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Cameron Felan | 29-45 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Robert Berlin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Lewis Schell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | James Gibson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 32-45 |
| 13:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Thibodeau | 32-45 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Sweet | 35-45 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG), Matthew Franqui (SG), Russell Hughes (PF), George Bailey (C) Joseph Barnhart, Arthur Collins, Clifford Thibodeau, Lewis Schell | |
| 12:40 | UConn | Daniel Milan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Bailey and the foul's on Terry Burman - foul #2 on Terry Burman, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jacob Fleeman (SF), Charles Funderburk (C) Cameron Felan, George Bailey | |
| 12:40 | UConn | Daniel Milan makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Daniel Milan picks off the pass by Mark Harris in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Charles Funderburk hits a jumper in the paint | 35-50 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Terry Burman | 37-50 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Matthew Franqui misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 11:43 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Fleeman | 37-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - James Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Milan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Franqui (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Funderburk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Charles Funderburk clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Russell Hughes tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Jacob Fleeman blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Kennedy | 37-50 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | James Brown tips it home | 39-50 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Jonathan Kennedy is called for the reach on Russell Hughes - foul #2 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Cameron Felan (SF), George Bailey (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Daniel Milan, Jacob Fleeman, Russell Hughes, Charles Funderburk | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (PG) Joseph Barnhart | |
| 10:12 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Kareem Brewer is called for the reach on Cameron Felan - foul #2 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Russell Hughes (PF) Arthur Collins, George Bailey | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Cameron Felan makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Cameron Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 41-51 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, James Gibson | |
| Subs | UConn | George Bailey (PF) Russell Hughes | |
| 09:25 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (PG), Russell Hughes (PF) Joseph Barnhart, George Bailey | |
| 08:59 | UConn | Jonathan Kennedy is called for the reach on Russell Hughes - foul #3 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), George Bailey (C) Arthur Collins, Lewis Schell | |
| 08:59 | UConn | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Russell Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 08:39 | UConn | George Bailey pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Russell Hughes hits the follow up shot | 41-54 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Mark Harris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF) Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Collins (PG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Joseph Barnhart, Cameron Felan, Russell Hughes, George Bailey | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:05 | UConn | Jacob Fleeman buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Arthur Collins | 41-56 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arthur Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Franqui (tired) 2 stl. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Schell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:08 | UConn | James Gibson is called for the reach on Arthur Collins - foul #1 on James Gibson, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Terry Burman, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Cameron Felan (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Charles Funderburk (C) Matthew Franqui, Jacob Fleeman, Clifford Thibodeau, Lewis Schell | |
| 07:08 | UConn | Arthur Collins makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Arthur Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 43-58 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Arthur Collins misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 43-58 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Cameron Felan grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Cameron Felan picks off the pass by Allen Sharp in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Russell Hughes drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Barnhart | 43-60 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Arthur Collins grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Russell Hughes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Charles Funderburk tips it home | 43-62 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy's layup is rejected by Russell Hughes | 43-62 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Russell Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Mark Harris is called for the reach on Joseph Barnhart - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #10 | 43-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Franqui (SG), Jacob Fleeman (SF), George Bailey (PF), Lewis Schell (C) Arthur Collins, Cameron Felan, Russell Hughes, Charles Funderburk | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Terry Burman is called for 5 seconds | 43-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Milan (PG) Joseph Barnhart | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Kennedy - foul #4 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #11 | 43-63 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Lewis Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Harris (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (tiring) 4 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Milan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Franqui (tired) 2 stl. SF - Jacob Fleeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Schell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 43-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (PG), Cameron Felan (SF), Clifford Thibodeau (PF) Daniel Milan, Jacob Fleeman, George Bailey | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Harris - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #12 | 43-65 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Clifford Thibodeau makes the free throw | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Burman | 46-66 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Matthew Franqui misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #3 on Mark Harris, team foul #13 | 46-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Hughes (PF) Clifford Thibodeau | |
| 01:46 | UConn | Matthew Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Matthew Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy lays it in and he's hacked by Cameron Felan - foul #2 on Cameron Felan, team foul #2 | 48-68 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Russell Hughes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Kennedy - foul #5 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #14 | 49-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:09 | UConn | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Franqui - foul #2 on Matthew Franqui, team foul #3 | 49-70 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Lewis Schell | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the jump hook from the left block | 50-72 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Russell Hughes grabs the board | 50-72 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart runs out the clock | 50-72 |