| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brian Mazza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Hain (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Gary Hain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero is fouled on the floor by Matthew Maddox - foul #1 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Gary Hain hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Christian | 40-30 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Gary Hain snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Harold Christian misses the jump hook in the paint | 40-30 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Martin Meyers gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:43 | UConn | John Pelt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Harold Christian steals it from George Rivers | 40-30 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Gary Hain is fouled on the floor by Martin Meyers - foul #2 on Martin Meyers, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps misses the floater from the left side | 40-30 |
| 17:41 | UConn | George Rivers pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:36 | UConn | John Pelt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Gary Hain grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Martin Meyers denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Romero | 40-30 |
| 17:21 | UConn | John Pelt gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:06 | UConn | George Rivers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Martin Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Gary Hain blocks the short jumper by John Pelt | 40-30 |
| 16:47 | UConn | John Pelt tips it home | 42-30 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 16:25 | UConn | George Rivers pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Matthew Maddox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Gary Hain blows the layup but he's hacked by Martin Meyers - foul #3 on Martin Meyers, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Randy Lapine (SG), George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (PF) Brian Mazza, Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Lorenzo Romero | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Gary Hain misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Gary Hain misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Eric Cosby pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Prokop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Cosby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Lapine (fresh) SF - George Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Chon (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Hain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | James Warrington steals the ball from Jeremy Jones | 42-30 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Jeremy Jones steals the ball from James Warrington | 42-30 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Jeremy Jones misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Hain | 42-30 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Eric Cosby blocks the short jumper by Mark Chon | 42-30 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | James Warrington tips it in | 42-32 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Eric Cosby comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Cox - foul #2 on George Cox, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG) Jeremy Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (SG), Archie Poirier (C) Randy Lapine, Gary Hain | |
| 14:36 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Eric Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Warrington is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Maddox - foul #2 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | James Warrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 14:23 | UConn | David Prokop snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 14:18 | UConn | James Warrington takes the ball from Philip Coffman | 43-32 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Mark Chon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Cosby | 43-32 |
| 13:43 | UConn | David Prokop is hacked by Mark Chon - foul #2 on Mark Chon, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UConn | George Rivers (SG), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Christian (SG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF) Brian Mazza, George Cox, Archie Poirier | |
| 13:31 | UConn | George Rivers hits the finger roll | 45-32 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Philip Coffman - foul #3 on Philip Coffman, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Archie Poirier (C) Mark Chon | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Philip Coffman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 48-34 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | UConn | John Pelt (SF) Philip Coffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG) James Warrington | |
| 12:33 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Brian Mazza pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Archie Poirier misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:07 | UConn | George Rivers clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Christian - foul #2 on Harold Christian, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG) Matthew Maddox | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (C) Matthew Stamps, Archie Poirier | |
| 12:07 | UConn | George Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:07 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | George Cox drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brian Mazza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Chon (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UConn | John Pelt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Mark Chon pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Harold Christian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | George Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | George Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 11:12 | UConn | George Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Julius Hensley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Mark Chon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 10:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Rivers | 52-37 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Julius Hensley scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by James Murphy and the foul's on Harold Christian - foul #3 on Harold Christian, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), Philip Coffman (SF), David Prokop (C) George Rivers, John Pelt, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Archie Poirier (PF), Gary Hain (C) Harold Christian, George Cox, Lorenzo Romero, Mark Chon | |
| 10:16 | UConn | Julius Hensley makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | James Warrington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-37 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Gary Hain grabs the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Warrington clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Maddox - foul #3 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Cosby (C) Julius Hensley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Lapine (SG) Brian Mazza | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Warrington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:51 | UConn | David Prokop grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | UConn | David Prokop's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Hain | 55-38 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Gary Hain snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James Warrington hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Poirier | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | UConn | Matthew Maddox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Archie Poirier drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Stamps | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:09 | UConn | Eric Cosby double dribbles | 58-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Christian (SG), George Cox (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Mark Chon (C) Randy Lapine, Matthew Stamps, Archie Poirier, Gary Hain | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Harold Christian misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-43 |
| 07:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Julius Hensley | 58-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Chon (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Julius Hensley hits the finger roll set up by Martin Meyers | 60-43 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero lays it in on a nice dish by James Warrington | 60-45 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Matthew Maddox is hacked by James Warrington - foul #4 on James Warrington, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Drew Pace (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF) Matthew Maddox, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Gary Hain (C) James Warrington, George Cox, Mark Chon | |
| 06:27 | UConn | Brian Mazza steps in front of the Drew Pace pass | 60-45 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps is hacked by Drew Pace - foul #1 on Drew Pace, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), David Prokop (PF) Drew Pace, Julius Hensley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Archie Poirier (PF) Lorenzo Romero | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Martin Meyers snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 05:53 | UConn | John Pelt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Archie Poirier pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Harold Christian knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | UConn | Martin Meyers can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Archie Poirier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), Julius Hensley (PF) James Murphy, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (PF) Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Gary Hain | |
| 04:38 | UConn | Matthew Maddox clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 04:36 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Julius Hensley | 60-49 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 04:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to John Pelt | 60-49 |
| 04:09 | UConn | George Rivers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Mazza - foul #2 on Brian Mazza, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF) John Pelt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero (PF) Archie Poirier | |
| 04:09 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:09 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Mark Chon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Matthew Maddox pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Philip Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Prokop (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brian Mazza (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Chon (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Philip Coffman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Mark Chon clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Julius Hensley - foul #2 on Julius Hensley, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Jeremy Jones (SF), Eric Cosby (PF), Dustin Rushing (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, Julius Hensley, David Prokop | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Lapine (SG), Lars Zarnick (C) James Warrington, Lorenzo Romero | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Mark Chon misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Mark Chon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Jeremy Jones hits a floater from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Brian Mazza knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Lapine | 64-53 |
| 02:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, Eric Cosby, Dustin Rushing | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Harold Christian (SG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Gary Hain (C) Brian Mazza, Randy Lapine, George Cox, Mark Chon, Lars Zarnick | |
| 02:15 | UConn | Martin Meyers loses the dribble to Matthew Stamps | 64-53 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harold Christian | 64-55 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Matthew Maddox hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Rivers | 67-55 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero loses the dribble to George Rivers | 67-55 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Martin Meyers travels with the ball | 67-55 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG), Randy Lapine (SG), George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (PF), Archie Poirier (C) James Warrington, Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Lorenzo Romero, Gary Hain | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Brian Mazza scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Harold Christian (SG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Gary Hain (C) Brian Mazza, Randy Lapine, George Cox, Mark Chon, Archie Poirier | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | James Warrington is called for the reach on Julius Hensley in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Warrington, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF), Eric Cosby (C) John Pelt, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG) James Warrington | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Julius Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Julius Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Brian Mazza's fadeaway is rejected by Julius Hensley | 69-58 |
| 00:42 | UConn | George Rivers snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Matthew Maddox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Christian | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Maddox runs out the clock | 71-60 |