| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Billie Peyton inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Billie Peyton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Turner | 36-26 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Higgins - foul #1 on James Higgins, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Frederick Wagner is called for the reach on Richard Gaines - foul #3 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 19:07 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-28 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Richard Gaines can't finish the layup | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Frank Turner connects on the shot from the left side set up by Richard Gaines and he's hacked by Vaughn Wynn - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Billie Peyton pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Frank Turner comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Pierce | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Cecil Pierce picks off the pass by Frank Turner | 39-30 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Richard Gaines snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Raymond Myers travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) James Higgins, Frank Turner, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| 16:17 | UConn | Eugene Burford hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Kirkpatrick | 42-30 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Gino Romano buries a floater from the right block | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Dicarlo - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) Tim Dicarlo | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Wesley McNell picks off the pass by James Sok | 44-32 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Wesley McNell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | James Sok misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Burford - foul #3 on Eugene Burford, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Frank Turner (SG) Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, Gino Romano | |
| 15:02 | St. John's | James Sok makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | James Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by James Sok - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) James Sok | |
| 14:27 | UConn | Billie Peyton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Gaines (C) Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses badly on a shot from the right block | 44-34 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Richard Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Frank Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Myers and he's hacked by Randy Quinn - foul #1 on Randy Quinn, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Randy Quinn gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Richard Gaines comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-36 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:19 | UConn | James Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Frank Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Billie Peyton is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Billie Peyton, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Cecil Pierce steals it from Eric Kirkpatrick | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Gino Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 11:58 | UConn | James Holquin is called for the reach on Eric Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Turner (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF), Richard Gaines (C) James Higgins, Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| 11:47 | UConn | Eugene Burford knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Billie Peyton gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Eugene Burford is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Eugene Burford, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG) Eugene Burford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) James Sok | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jeff Bomar steals it from Frederick Wagner | 47-39 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Billie Peyton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeff Bomar | 49-39 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | James Holquin is hacked by Billie Peyton - foul #2 on Billie Peyton, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Gino Romano, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the dunk | 49-39 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Richard Gaines gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Frank Turner buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Quinn | 51-39 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:11 | UConn | Vaughn Wynn is called for the reach on James Higgins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| 10:11 | UConn | James Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-39 |
| 09:47 | UConn | James Higgins gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:35 | UConn | James Higgins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the finger roll set up by Vaughn Wynn | 53-41 |
| 08:53 | UConn | James Higgins lays it up and in set up by Frank Turner and he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Frank Turner, Norman Owens, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| 08:53 | UConn | James Higgins makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | James Holquin lays it in | 56-43 |
| 08:26 | UConn | James Higgins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | UConn | James Sok is called for the reach on Randy Quinn - foul #3 on James Sok, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Gaines (C) Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) James Sok, Thomas Lockett, Gino Romano | |
| 08:02 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Raymond Myers scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on Wesley McNell - foul #1 on Wesley McNell, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Richard Gaines gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Randy Quinn knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 58-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Holquin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is intercepted by Eugene Burford | 58-45 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the lay-in | 58-45 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the tip | 58-45 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 58-47 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Billie Peyton's pass is intercepted by Raymond Myers | 58-47 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Billie Peyton blows the dunk | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | James Holquin travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Turner (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) James Higgins, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| 05:44 | UConn | Gino Romano blocks the short jumper by Eric Kirkpatrick | 58-49 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Eugene Burford - foul #5 on Eugene Burford, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Caleb Rhoades (C) Eugene Burford, Richard Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Frank Turner clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-52 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Gino Romano - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok | |
| 04:58 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 59-54 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn double dribbles | 59-54 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Richard Gaines (C) Jeff Bomar, Caleb Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:50 | UConn | James Higgins is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF) Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) Gino Romano | |
| 03:50 | UConn | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:50 | UConn | James Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frederick Wagner | 60-54 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 60-57 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James Higgins steals it from Raymond Myers | 60-57 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the lay-in | 60-57 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frederick Wagner | 60-57 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Raymond Myers clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Wagner - foul #4 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Frank Turner snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | UConn | James Higgins's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Pierce | 60-59 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Randy Quinn tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 62-59 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Billie Peyton snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Frank Turner's floater is tipped away by Manuel Harrell | 62-59 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Frank Turner snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Frank Turner is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pierce - foul #3 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Randy Quinn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Frank Turner is hacked by Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #14 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:08 | UConn | Frank Turner makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Frank Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Randy Quinn runs out the clock | 65-62 |