| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | James Zane can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:42 | UConn | John Teel gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jonathan Thorson | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is fouled on the floor by Richard Morrison - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan's pass is intercepted by James Fodor | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | John Teel swats the dunk try by James Zane | 38-38 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson tips it in | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 40-38 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Shon Feeney loses the dribble to James Fodor | 40-38 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | James Zane misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | James Fodor buries a floater from the free throw line set up by James Zane | 42-38 |
| 16:49 | UConn | John Teel clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-38 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Richard Morrison pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Richard Morrison, James Zane, James Fodor | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Thomas Bohl knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Rich | 42-40 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Thomas Bohl can't connect on a shot near the basket | 42-40 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Samuel Rich is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Samuel Rich, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Victor White | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers | |
| 14:34 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Jeff Thatcher steps in front of the Thomas Witt pass | 42-40 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Zane misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Rich - foul #2 on Samuel Rich, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Samuel Rich | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Teel | 44-44 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-44 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Shon Feeney gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Zane's fadeaway is rejected by Lorenzo Brennan | 44-44 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 12:06 | UConn | John Teel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Bradley Macklin steals it from Jeff Thatcher | 44-44 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | John Teel lays it in on a great pass from Shon Feeney | 44-46 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Thomas Witt knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Fodor | 47-46 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Bradley Macklin steals it from Kenneth Vaughn | 47-46 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's layup is rejected by Lorenzo Brennan | 47-46 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zane | 47-46 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:26 | UConn | John Teel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:19 | UConn | John Teel drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Shon Feeney and he's fouled by James Zane - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 09:19 | UConn | John Teel makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 08:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Gebhard | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Thomas Bohl scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Morrison - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) John Teel | |
| 08:30 | UConn | Thomas Bohl makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson lays it in on a great pass from Richard Morrison | 51-52 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is denied on a layup by Stephan Carr | 51-52 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Thomas Bohl | 53-52 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Thomas Bohl blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Thorson | 53-52 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Thomas Bohl pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Thomas Bohl lays it up and in | 53-54 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the shot in the paint | 53-54 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Victor White snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Victor White knocks in the 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Bohl | 53-57 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Victor White | 53-57 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Paul Gebhard pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Samuel Rich is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Alex Hill (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't finish the layup | 53-59 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James Zane hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fodor | 55-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Shon Feeney tips it back up and in | 55-63 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-63 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Lorenzo Brennan | 55-65 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Alex Hill | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson hits the follow up shot | 57-65 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Teel | 57-67 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | James Fodor misses long on a jumper from the right block | 57-67 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is whistled for traveling | 57-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Joe Eggers - foul #4 on Richard Morrison, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Jackson and he's hacked by Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Bohl can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | The short jumper by Thomas Witt is denied by Thomas Bohl | 60-71 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Samuel Rich grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Samuel Rich runs out the clock | 60-71 |