| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) SG - James McInturff (fresh) SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Fodor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Thorson | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | James Zane tips it in | 2-5 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lorenzo Brennan | 4-5 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Arnulfo Rossi swats the shot by Kelvin Carder | 4-5 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | UConn | James McInturff snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Shon Feeney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Eggers | 7-5 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Shon Feeney loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James McInturff steals it from Travis Abbott | 7-5 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Shon Feeney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 9-5 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Mouzon (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | UConn | James McInturff is hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Bradley Macklin | |
| 16:12 | UConn | James McInturff clanks a floater from the right side | 9-5 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Paul Gebhard - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Paul Mouzon grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the turnaround from close range set up by Paul Mouzon | 11-6 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 11-6 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Eddie Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Eddie Collins knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Kelvin Carder - foul #1 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Shon Feeney (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) James McInturff, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 15:09 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 14-6 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zane | 14-6 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-6 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Travis Abbott | 14-6 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Kelvin Carder | 14-8 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #2 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Eddie Collins, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 13:50 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | James Zane can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Gebhard - foul #2 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF) Shon Feeney, Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi is hacked by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| 13:08 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the easy layup | 17-10 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Shon Feeney (SF) Joe Eggers, Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) James Zane | |
| 12:30 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Victor White steals it from Bradley Macklin | 17-10 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) SF - Victor White (fresh) PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for traveling | 19-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) James McInturff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:07 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the easy layup | 19-10 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a jumper from the left side | 19-10 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Victor White - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Paul Mouzon, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (PG), James Zane (SF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt | |
| 10:16 | UConn | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 09:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to James McInturff | 19-13 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is fouled on the floor by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Stephan Carr | |
| 09:14 | UConn | Thomas Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Victor White grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 08:54 | UConn | James McInturff drills a shot from the right block set up by Joe Eggers and the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #10 | 22-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 08:54 | UConn | James McInturff makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Harry Foutz's layup is rejected by James McInturff | 23-13 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | James Zane misses the tip | 23-13 |
| 08:23 | UConn | James McInturff grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi blows the layup | 23-13 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Joe Eggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:54 | UConn | James McInturff misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-13 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's layup is rejected by Arnulfo Rossi | 23-13 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor White (fairly fresh) PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Harry Foutz picks off the pass by Lorenzo Brennan | 23-13 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it back up and in | 23-15 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 23-15 |
| 06:47 | UConn | James McInturff hits the follow up shot | 25-15 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on a floater in the lane | 25-15 |
| 06:24 | UConn | James McInturff pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 05:58 | UConn | James McInturff hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 27-15 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Harry Foutz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harry Foutz, team foul #11 | 27-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) James McInturff, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin, Harry Foutz | |
| 05:27 | UConn | Victor White drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 29-15 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | James Zane lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 29-17 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Joe Eggers drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Victor White | 31-17 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-17 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Joe Eggers, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) James Zane | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi lays it up and in | 33-17 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Fodor and he's hacked by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #6 | 33-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF) James McInturff, Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Paul Mouzon pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Paul Gebhard comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #12 | 33-19 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 35-22 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Paul Mouzon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-22 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Fodor drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Paul Mouzon - foul #1 on Paul Mouzon, team foul #7 | 35-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Mouzon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Shon Feeney is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #13 | 35-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Witt, James Fodor | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #14 | 36-25 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG) Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:54 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kelvin Carder and he's hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Mouzon (PF) Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), James Zane (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Paul Gebhard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Victor White hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-31 |
| 00:59 | UConn | James McInturff can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is fouled on the floor by Victor White - foul #3 on Victor White, team foul #10 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Shon Feeney (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) James McInturff, Victor White, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi buries a jump hook from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-33 |