| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Corey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Schutt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Corey Miller inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | John Durrant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lefebre | 29-23 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Rod Isbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | William Matthes grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Steve King buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Lefebre and he's fouled by Rod Isbell - foul #3 on Rod Isbell, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Anderson (PF) Rod Isbell | |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Steve King makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Thomas Lefebre picks off the pass by William Matthes in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Miller (SF), David Flowers (C) Corey Miller, Dennis Schutt | |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Charles Anderson scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Pike | 34-25 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Hubert Pike is called for the reach on Manuel Miller - foul #2 on Hubert Pike, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), Ralph Schindler (PF), John Anderson (C) Thomas Lefebre, John Durrant, Steve King | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Charles Anderson clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-25 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hubert Pike | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Schindler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Miller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gabriel Daniels | 37-25 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Anderson | 40-25 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-25 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Charles Anderson tips it home | 40-27 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Schindler | 43-27 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Charles Anderson is hacked by Hubert Pike - foul #3 on Hubert Pike, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), Peter Nipp (SG), Gary Bourdon (SF), John Durrant (PF), Steve King (C) Carl Henkle, Gabriel Daniels, Hubert Pike, Ralph Schindler, John Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Corey Miller (SF), Rod Isbell (PF), Dennis Schutt (C) William Matthes, Joseph Koehler, Manuel Miller, Charles Anderson, David Flowers | |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Corey Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-27 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Steve King hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Peter Nipp | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-29 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve King | 47-29 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the fadeaway near the basket | 47-31 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Gary Bourdon tips it home | 49-31 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Rod Isbell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 49-33 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Peter Nipp scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Nipp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bourdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve King (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Clifton Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Schutt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Clifton Patel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt tips it in | 52-35 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | The short jumper by Steve King is denied by Corey Miller | 52-35 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Corey Miller snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Clifton Patel knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Baldwin | 52-38 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Rod Isbell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Rod Isbell drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Schutt and he's fouled by John Durrant - foul #4 on John Durrant, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), Gabriel Daniels (SG), Hubert Pike (SF), Ralph Schindler (PF), John Anderson (C) Thomas Lefebre, Peter Nipp, Gary Bourdon, John Durrant, Steve King | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Matthes (PG), Joseph Koehler (SG), Charles Anderson (SF), David Flowers (C) Clifton Patel, Christopher Baldwin, Corey Miller, Dennis Schutt | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | John Anderson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hubert Pike | 54-41 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Rod Isbell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Miller (SF) Rod Isbell | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Flowers - foul #2 on David Flowers, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Durrant (PF) Ralph Schindler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | David Flowers grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), Steve King (C) Carl Henkle, John Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rod Isbell (PF) David Flowers | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Durrant | 55-45 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Steve King jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Lefebre | 57-45 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | John Durrant takes the ball from Charles Anderson | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Steve King (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Manuel Miller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Miller - foul #1 on Manuel Miller, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Schindler (PF) John Durrant | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Miller (SF), Dennis Schutt (C) Manuel Miller, Charles Anderson | |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler's pass is intercepted by Ralph Schindler | 59-45 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Steve King drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lefebre | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:24 | St. John's | William Matthes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ralph Schindler | 61-45 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Hubert Pike tips it home | 63-45 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lefebre - foul #2 on Thomas Lefebre, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Nipp (SG), Gary Bourdon (SF), John Durrant (PF) Gabriel Daniels, Hubert Pike, Ralph Schindler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Charles Anderson (PF) William Matthes, Joseph Koehler, Rod Isbell | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Charles Anderson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifton Patel | 63-47 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-47 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Clifton Patel misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | John Durrant snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Steve King grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Steve King can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre grabs the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Steve King is fouled on the floor by Christopher Baldwin - foul #1 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), Gabriel Daniels (SG), Hubert Pike (SF), John Anderson (C) Thomas Lefebre, Peter Nipp, Gary Bourdon, Steve King | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Matthes (PG), Joseph Koehler (SG), Rod Isbell (PF), David Flowers (C) Clifton Patel, Christopher Baldwin, Corey Miller, Dennis Schutt | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | John Anderson buries a shot in the lane | 65-47 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Durrant | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - John Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | John Anderson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Flowers - foul #3 on David Flowers, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Manuel Miller (SF) William Matthes, Joseph Koehler, Rod Isbell | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Clifton Patel hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Baldwin | 67-50 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Henkle | 70-50 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Charles Anderson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 70-50 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Hubert Pike is called for a charge - foul #4 on Hubert Pike, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Schindler (PF) John Durrant | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Clifton Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | David Flowers grabs the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Charles Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifton Patel | 70-52 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler's pass is intercepted by Charles Anderson | 70-52 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Charles Anderson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Patel | 70-54 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Manuel Miller is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 70-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), John Durrant (PF), Steve King (C) Carl Henkle, Ralph Schindler, John Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rod Isbell (PF) Manuel Miller | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rod Isbell | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Christopher Baldwin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Thomas Lefebre | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre is hacked by Clifton Patel - foul #3 on Clifton Patel, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre runs out the clock | 70-54 |