| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) PF - Albert Stair (fresh) C - Joseph Fish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Robert Pruitt 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) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Erik Mahlum's floater is tipped away by Joseph Fish | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Joseph Fish hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Dino Ricci can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Robert Pruitt can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Albert Stair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Vincente Rossi snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Robert Pruitt drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vincente Rossi | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Jose Sosa lays it in set up by Robert Ward | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Vincente Rossi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Albert Stair gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Erik Mahlum steals it from Jesse Stone | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Vincente Rossi's pass is intercepted by Jose Sosa in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Albert Stair hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Albert Stair scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jose Sosa and the foul's on Vincente Rossi - foul #1 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF), George Andersen (PF), Henry Korhonen (C) Vincente Rossi, Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci, Erik Mahlum, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Albert Stair denies the turnaround by Charles Bryant | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Korhonen | 2-7 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Jesse Stone is called for the reach on Nicholas Davis - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 15:53 | UConn | John Andrews makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Davis | 5-7 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) SG - Nicholas Davis (fresh) SF - John Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Andersen (fresh) C - Henry Korhonen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Musto (fresh) C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Andrews - foul #1 on John Andrews, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF), Erik Mahlum (PF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, John Andrews, Henry Korhonen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | UConn | George Andersen grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Erik Mahlum lays it up and in | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Paul Musto connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Shayne McCallion is called for 3 seconds | 7-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Pruitt (C) George Andersen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF) Jesse Stone, Robert Ward | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Paul Musto hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 7-10 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Wendell Morrison swats the short shot by Vincente Rossi | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs hits a turnaround from the left block | 7-12 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Vincente Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), George Andersen (PF) Vincente Rossi, Erik Mahlum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Joseph Fish is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF) Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:53 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses short on a floater from close range | 7-12 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Albert Stair drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Stone | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Albert Stair steals it from John Andrews | 7-14 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Robert Ward is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF), Erik Mahlum (PF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, John Andrews, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:43 | UConn | Erik Mahlum is fouled on the floor by Albert Stair - foul #1 on Albert Stair, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SF) Robert Ward | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Andersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Vincente Rossi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Dino Ricci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Erik Mahlum grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:55 | UConn | George Andersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stidham (SF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jesse Stone, Joseph Fish | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Dino Ricci steals the ball from Paul Musto | 10-14 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Erik Mahlum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Albert Stair - foul #2 on Albert Stair, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF) Albert Stair | |
| 10:30 | UConn | Erik Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Erik Mahlum makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Robert Ward scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Stidham | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Erik Mahlum loses the dribble to Jose Sosa | 12-16 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Robert Ward lays it in set up by Jose Sosa | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Vincente Rossi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Dino Ricci snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:12 | UConn | George Andersen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wendell Morrison - foul #1 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF), Robert Pruitt (C) Vincente Rossi, Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci, Erik Mahlum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Joseph Fish (C) Jose Sosa, Paul Musto, Wendell Morrison | |
| 09:12 | UConn | George Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | UConn | George Andersen misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Joe Horace makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Ward | 13-21 |
| 08:33 | UConn | John Andrews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 08:32 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Davis | 13-21 |
| 08:18 | UConn | George Andersen connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Davis | 15-21 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-21 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 07:40 | UConn | George Andersen is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stidham - foul #1 on Anthony Stidham, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, John Andrews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Paul Musto (SF), Wendell Morrison (PF) Joe Horace, Robert Ward, Anthony Stidham | |
| 07:40 | UConn | George Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Fish | 15-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) PF - George Andersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Morrison (fresh) C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison loses the dribble to Vincente Rossi | 15-21 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Dino Ricci clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Jesse Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison misses the easy layup | 15-21 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Dino Ricci can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wendell Morrison - foul #2 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Erik Mahlum (PF) George Andersen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SF) Wendell Morrison | |
| 06:44 | UConn | Dino Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Dino Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jesse Stone connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jose Sosa | 17-23 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Shayne McCallion clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is hacked by Vincente Rossi - foul #2 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Henry Korhonen (C) Vincente Rossi, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Anthony Stidham (C) Jose Sosa, Samuel Diggs, Joseph Fish | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham loses the dribble to Shayne McCallion | 17-23 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Charles Bryant lays it in set up by Shayne McCallion | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is hacked by Charles Bryant - foul #1 on Charles Bryant, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG), Joseph Fish (C) Jesse Stone, Paul Musto | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Horace | 19-25 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Charles Bryant is whistled for a carry | 19-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF) Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Davis - foul #1 on Nicholas Davis, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ward | 19-28 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Nicholas Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Ward dunks the ball set up by Jose Sosa and the foul's on John Andrews - foul #2 on John Andrews, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Sergio Sanchez (SF), Robert Pruitt (C) John Andrews, Henry Korhonen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Paul Musto (PF) Samuel Diggs, Anthony Stidham | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Sergio Sanchez misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 19-31 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Robert Pruitt clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 19-31 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 19-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Davis (fresh) SF - Sergio Sanchez (fresh) PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Musto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Charles Bryant - foul #2 on Charles Bryant, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Dino Ricci (SF), George Andersen (PF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, Sergio Sanchez, Erik Mahlum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Stair (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jesse Stone, Joseph Fish | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Robert Pruitt buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Wendell Morrison - foul #3 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Anthony Stidham (C) Jose Sosa, Robert Ward, Wendell Morrison | |
| 02:54 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-35 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses short on a shot from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Paul Musto grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Jesse Stone connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Robert Pruitt lays it in | 24-38 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Albert Stair connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Horace | 24-41 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Robert Pruitt clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Stidham - foul #2 on Anthony Stidham, team foul #10 | 24-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Erik Mahlum (PF) George Andersen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham | |
| 01:21 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Robert Ward comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 26-41 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Joseph Fish hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Erik Mahlum hits a floater near the basket | 28-43 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Joseph Fish clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Erik Mahlum pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Albert Stair blocks the short jumper by Robert Pruitt | 28-43 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Dino Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Dino Ricci hits a floater near the basket | 30-43 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses the fullcourt shot | 30-43 |