| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Davis (fresh) PF - Anthony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Marlon Davis inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez is fouled on the floor by Dustin Cagle - foul #1 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Edgar Mara (C) Dennis Trent, Ernest Hume | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Marlon Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Anthony Young gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez connects on the turnaround from close range | 24-24 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Marlon Davis is called for the reach on Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Marlon Davis, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Shane Medford, Edgar Mara | |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the shot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Dennis Trent tips it home | 24-26 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Dennis Trent steals the ball from Gary Cain | 24-26 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle jams it on a great pass from Dennis Trent | 24-28 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Marlon Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Victor Peek steps in front of the Jonathon Iniguez pass | 24-28 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Victor Peek banks in the layup | 24-30 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Gary Cain lays it in | 26-30 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Ernest Hume tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Anthony Young pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Anthony Young clanks a floater from the right side | 26-30 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez double dribbles | 26-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG), Jordan Walters (SF), Leonard Harris (PF), Derrick Abell (C) Christopher Bartlett, Marlon Davis, Anthony Young, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden can't throw it down | 26-30 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Derrick Abell gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Leonard Harris drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Jonathon Iniguez | 28-30 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Damon Harbor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan Walters (fresh) PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Abell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Nelson Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edgar Mara (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez lays it in set up by Damon Harbor | 30-30 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses short on a runner near the basket | 30-30 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Edgar Mara snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden hits a fadeaway in the paint | 30-32 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Leonard Harris blows the layup but he's hacked by Edgar Mara - foul #1 on Edgar Mara, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Marlon Davis (SF), Gary Cain (C) Damon Harbor, Jonathon Iniguez, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Timothy Daniel (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden, Edgar Mara | |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Leonard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Leonard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Ernest Hume grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Ernest Hume blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Marlon Davis gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett's pass is intercepted by Victor Peek in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Christopher Bartlett is called for the reach on Victor Peek - foul #2 on Christopher Bartlett, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Young (PF) Leonard Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden (C) Ernest Hume | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | The jump hook by Kenneth Bowden is blocked by Gary Cain | 31-32 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Dennis Trent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Daniel | 31-32 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Victor Peek connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shane Medford | 31-34 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (SG) Jordan Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Shane Medford, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Victor Peek drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Marlon Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez (SG), Derrick Abell (C) Christopher Bartlett, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden (PF) Timothy Daniel | |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Dennis Trent is fouled on the floor by Marlon Davis - foul #3 on Marlon Davis, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Derrick Abell | 31-37 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Damon Harbor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Cagle - foul #2 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jordan Walters (SF) Marlon Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Kenneth Bowden (PF) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Damon Harbor misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Damon Harbor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Bowden | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Damon Harbor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan Walters (fresh) PF - Anthony Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Derrick Abell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Victor Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Victor Peek hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Trent | 32-42 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Damon Harbor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Trent - foul #2 on Dennis Trent, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Leonard Harris (PF), Gary Cain (C) Anthony Young, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF) Victor Peek, Dustin Cagle, Ernest Hume | |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Damon Harbor makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Damon Harbor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-44 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Damon Harbor clanks a shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Shane Medford | 34-44 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden buries a floater from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Damon Harbor | 36-46 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Cain - foul #1 on Gary Cain, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Marlon Davis (SF) Damon Harbor, Jordan Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Ernest Hume gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Ernest Hume is fouled on the floor by Gary Cain - foul #2 on Gary Cain, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Young (PF) Leonard Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Shane Medford, Ernest Hume | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Anthony Young is called for the reach on Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Anthony Young, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jordan Walters (SG), Derrick Abell (C) Jonathon Iniguez, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Hume (C) Kenneth Bowden | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Dennis Trent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Derrick Abell pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Jordan Walters is hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Dennis Trent, Ernest Hume | |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Jordan Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden can't throw it down but the foul's on Derrick Abell - foul #2 on Derrick Abell, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Cain (C) Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG) Shane Medford | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Anthony Young grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Anthony Young hits a floater near the basket | 38-48 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Victor Peek is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bartlett - foul #3 on Christopher Bartlett, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez (SG), Leonard Harris (PF) Jordan Walters, Anthony Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF) Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marlon Davis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 20 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Trent (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Victor Peek pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel hits the follow up shot | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Shane Medford gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Leonard Harris snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Ernest Hume gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Victor Peek clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Leonard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Marlon Davis travels with the ball | 38-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG), Jordan Walters (SF), Anthony Young (PF), Derrick Abell (C) Christopher Bartlett, Marlon Davis, Leonard Harris, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Nelson Garrett travels with the ball | 38-52 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Jordan Walters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Anthony Young hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Derrick Abell pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Jordan Walters is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bowden - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marlon Davis (SF) Jonathon Iniguez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF) Dennis Trent, Edgar Mara | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Anthony Young is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Anthony Young, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden lays it up and in | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Damon Harbor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Walters (fresh) SF - Marlon Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Anthony Young (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Abell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Nelson Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Jordan Walters hits a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nelson Garrett | 43-57 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Anthony Young is called for traveling | 43-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Gary Cain (C) Marlon Davis, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Damon Harbor is called for the reach on Victor Peek - foul #2 on Damon Harbor, team foul #10 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez (SG), Leonard Harris (PF) Jordan Walters, Anthony Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Daniel (PF) Kenneth Bowden | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Timothy Daniel is called for the reach on Leonard Harris - foul #3 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marlon Davis (SF) Damon Harbor | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Leonard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Ernest Hume gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Dennis Trent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Gary Cain snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Dennis Trent hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dustin Cagle | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Ernest Hume takes the ball from Leonard Harris | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Dennis Trent is fouled on the floor by Leonard Harris - foul #2 on Leonard Harris, team foul #11 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Young (PF) Leonard Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Gary Cain grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Anthony Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Bartlett | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Victor Peek runs out the clock | 48-62 |