| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Lown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Billie Peyton inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Alexander Lown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raul Salazar | 32-32 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Charles Perkins - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Fletcher (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Daniel Felton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is fouled on the floor by Richard Langford - foul #3 on Richard Langford, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo (C) Richard Langford | |
| 18:44 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Daniel Felton gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Billie Peyton takes the ball from Thomas Lockett | 32-32 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-32 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Charles Perkins pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the driving attempt from close range | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Eugene Burford gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Alexander Lown drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeff Bomar | 34-32 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Raul Salazar is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Lowell Muro (C) Alexander Lown | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Daniel Felton | |
| 16:57 | UConn | Billie Peyton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Alan Hall (C) Eugene Burford, Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SF) Thomas Lockett | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Billie Peyton - foul #2 on Billie Peyton, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Charles Perkins | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Tim Dicarlo denies the turnaround by Lowell Muro | 34-35 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Lowell Muro tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Lowell Muro gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lowell Muro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - James Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) PF - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tim Dicarlo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Clifford Banas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Hai Chu gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Norman Owens is called for the reach on James Cunningham - foul #2 on Norman Owens, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Alexander Lown (C) Clifford Banas, Norman Owens, Lowell Muro, Alan Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis, Hai Chu, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Alexander Lown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Lockett | 34-35 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Alexander Lown gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Jeff Bomar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 34-35 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Raul Salazar grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Cunningham is denied by Robert Davis | 34-35 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Richard Langford tips it home | 34-37 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Daniel Felton steps in front of the Wesley McNell pass | 34-37 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Holleb Abramov (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Gregory Fletcher (PF), Lowell Muro (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell, Robert Davis, Alexander Lown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Raul Salazar, James Cunningham, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton | |
| 12:40 | UConn | Holleb Abramov is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Roger Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Holleb Abramov is hacked by Tim Dicarlo - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hai Chu (C) Richard Langford | |
| 12:08 | UConn | Lowell Muro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Lowell Muro makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Lowell Muro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Charles Perkins tips it in | 35-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) SG - Holleb Abramov (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lowell Muro (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Lowell Muro misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 11:35 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Lowell Muro | 35-39 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Clifford Banas is hacked by Roger Wright - foul #1 on Roger Wright, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Robert Davis (PF) Holleb Abramov, Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Richard Langford (C) Arnold Dennis, Hai Chu | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Robert Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tim Dicarlo - foul #2 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Clifford Banas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett lays it in on a great pass from Charles Perkins | 37-41 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Billie Peyton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Bomar | 39-41 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Charles Perkins is hacked by Eugene Burford - foul #2 on Eugene Burford, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Lown (C) Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Daniel Felton (PF) Roger Wright, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Richard Langford buries a shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Billie Peyton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Robert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Jeff Bomar loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SF), Lowell Muro (PF) Billie Peyton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Raul Salazar makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Cunningham | 39-46 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Eugene Burford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Gregory Fletcher (PF) Eugene Burford, Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford | |
| 08:39 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 08:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wesley McNell | 39-46 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Jeff Bomar connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Banas | 42-46 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis is fouled on the floor by Wesley McNell - foul #1 on Wesley McNell, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Jeff Bomar, Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Hai Chu (C) Arnold Dennis, Daniel Felton | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Wesley McNell picks off the pass by Hai Chu | 42-46 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Robert Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley McNell | 44-46 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 07:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wesley McNell | 44-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Lown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Clifford Banas knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Davis | 47-46 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | The short jumper by Tim Dicarlo is denied by Alexander Lown | 47-46 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Alexander Lown gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Tim Dicarlo swats the layup by Robert Davis | 47-46 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Raul Salazar grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Wesley McNell is called for the reach on Raul Salazar - foul #2 on Wesley McNell, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Gregory Fletcher (C) Clifford Banas, Wesley McNell, Alexander Lown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) Raul Salazar, James Cunningham, Tim Dicarlo, Hai Chu | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Richard Langford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Felton | 47-48 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Lowell Muro (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett jams it | 48-50 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Eugene Burford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Richard Langford is hacked by Billie Peyton - foul #3 on Billie Peyton, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Lowell Muro hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Fletcher | 53-52 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Bomar - foul #3 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Billie Peyton, Lowell Muro | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Roger Wright, Daniel Felton | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Gregory Fletcher tips it home | 55-56 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Richard Langford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Alexander Lown (C) Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell, Gregory Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Daniel Felton (PF) Arnold Dennis, Thomas Lockett, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Alexander Lown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Alexander Lown blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | James Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Charles Perkins drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Raul Salazar | 55-60 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG) Jeff Bomar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo (C) Richard Langford | |
| 03:04 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Charles Perkins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raul Salazar | 58-62 |
| 02:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG) Clifford Banas, Wesley McNell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Richard Langford (C) James Cunningham, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Billie Peyton loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Raul Salazar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Charles Perkins tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raul Salazar - foul #1 on Raul Salazar, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Daniel Felton hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 60-66 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Felton | 60-66 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Raul Salazar lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Felton and the foul's on Alexander Lown - foul #2 on Alexander Lown, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Raul Salazar makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Raul Salazar steals the ball from Eugene Burford | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Jeff Bomar is called for the reach on Thomas Lockett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Alexander Lown buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Eugene Burford is called for the reach on Daniel Felton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Burford, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Daniel Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Richard Langford denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 62-72 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Richard Langford pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene Burford - foul #4 on Eugene Burford, team foul #13 | 62-72 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Gregory Fletcher (PF), Lowell Muro (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Robert Davis, Alexander Lown | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton, Richard Langford | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Norman Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Cunningham runs out the clock | 62-73 |