| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (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) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Lorenzo Brennan swats the shot by Travis Abbott | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UConn | John Teel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Teel | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Zane is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shon Feeney | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Zane is whistled for a carry | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Thatcher | 8-0 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is called for traveling | 8-0 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher can't finish the layup | 8-0 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it in | 10-0 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-2 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-2 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 12-2 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | James Zane misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 12-2 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:20 | UConn | John Teel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 12-2 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephan Carr | 12-4 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fairly fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UConn | John Teel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott | |
| 15:40 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:40 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Paul Gebhard is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #1 | 14-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) John Teel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the runner in the lane | 14-4 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Paul Gebhard pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Bradley Macklin is called for the reach on Samuel Rich - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Thomas Jackson steps in front of the Samuel Rich pass | 14-4 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephan Carr | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:00 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Samuel Rich picks off the pass by Travis Abbott | 15-7 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Thorson | 15-7 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher tips it home | 17-7 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fodor | 17-10 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a jumper near the basket | 17-10 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Richard Morrison snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison buries a 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Samuel Rich hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Thatcher | 19-13 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Lorenzo Brennan swats the short shot by James Zane | 19-13 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| 11:55 | UConn | Joe Eggers's pass is intercepted by James Zane | 19-13 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Lorenzo Brennan denies the turnaround by Travis Abbott | 19-13 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 19-13 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson connects on the runner from the left block | 19-15 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Jonathan Thorson picks off the pass by Shon Feeney | 19-15 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #2 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Robert Trask (SG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Jeff Thatcher, Samuel Rich, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Stephan Carr steals it from John Teel | 19-17 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Gebhard - foul #2 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 3rd free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Victor White drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 21-20 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Victor White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Thomas Witt pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Thomas Bohl is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF) Robert Trask, Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-22 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Fodor | 21-22 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Shon Feeney gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) John Teel, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Stephan Carr | |
| 08:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is hacked by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Shon Feeney scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeff Thatcher and he's hacked by James Fodor - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Alex Hill (SF) Jeff Thatcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Hill (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UConn | Joe Eggers buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Rich | 27-23 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Jonathan Thorson - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF), Victor White (PF) Alex Hill, Shon Feeney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the dunk | 27-23 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Victor White | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Harry Foutz (C) James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 07:04 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Teel - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Thomas Bohl knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 31-23 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Thomas Witt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 31-25 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Samuel Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Alex Hill (SF), Shon Feeney (PF) John Teel, Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson, Harry Foutz | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it in | 31-27 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the shot near the basket | 31-27 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Alex Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-27 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Thomas Bohl loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Alex Hill, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Richard Morrison (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Thomas Witt, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Roy Baranski, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | James Fodor comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 33-29 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 02:46 | UConn | John Teel gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:28 | UConn | John Teel misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:28 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:28 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Harry Foutz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Thomas Witt steals the ball from Samuel Rich | 35-31 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Thomas Witt lays it up and in | 35-33 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Samuel Rich connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Harry Foutz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Harry Foutz pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Witt, Harry Foutz, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher loses the dribble to Buddy Williams | 38-33 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the fullcourt shot | 38-36 |