| 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 - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan 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) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Shon Feeney and he's fouled by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Buddy Williams loses the dribble to Lorenzo Brennan | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | UConn | John Teel snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Shon Feeney lays it up and in set up by Jeff Thatcher | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | UConn | John Teel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 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 | | |
| 17:11 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the jumper from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Teel gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Zane | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) SF - John Teel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Thomas Bohl can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by John Teel - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, John Teel, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Samuel Rich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Samuel Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt | |
| 13:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Zane | 9-10 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses short on a runner from the right block | 9-10 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Shon Feeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Buddy Williams takes the ball from Kenneth Vaughn in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Paul Gebhard snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher connects on the 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Macklin | 12-13 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 15-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Victor White (fresh) C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | James Zane can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Victor White grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Paul Gebhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a turnaround from the left block | 15-15 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:46 | UConn | John Teel tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), James Fodor (PF) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:22 | UConn | Joe Eggers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Thomas Witt | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | James Fodor is hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG) Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bohl | 17-18 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF) Joe Eggers, John Teel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn banks in the layup set up by Jeff Thatcher | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is hacked by Thomas Bohl - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | James Zane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 08:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Samuel Rich | 19-18 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Paul Gebhard grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) C - Roy Baranski (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Samuel Rich's dunk attempt is rejected by James Fodor | 19-18 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Jeff Thatcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Paul Gebhard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Roy Baranski banks in the layup on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Paul Gebhard, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| 06:36 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG) Kenneth Vaughn, Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Joe Eggers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Thatcher | 24-22 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Jeff Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) John Teel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Roy Baranski | |
| 05:29 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Buddy Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 26-27 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Joe Eggers | 28-27 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | James Fodor misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Samuel Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Joe Eggers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Paul Gebhard denies the turnaround by Buddy Williams | 28-27 |
| 04:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 28-27 |
| 04:18 | UConn | John Teel connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Samuel Rich | 30-27 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on James Fodor | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bradley Macklin - foul #3 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG) Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Bradley Macklin | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) PF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) John Teel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:00 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan lays it in | 34-27 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SF) Kenneth Vaughn, Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Stephan Carr denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Brennan | 34-28 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Joe Eggers snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), John Teel (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), James Fodor (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 01:17 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-28 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Roy Baranski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Samuel Rich grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Samuel Rich buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Teel | 39-28 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Teel | 41-28 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Fodor hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-31 |