| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Russell Byrd inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Russell Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel double dribbles | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Howard Spencer travels with the ball | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah | |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Russell Byrd loses the dribble to Mundan Emanuel | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel lays it in | 26-32 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Russell Byrd tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Peterson and he's hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG), Antwan Harris (PF) Reid Simpson, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Howard Spencer pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Steve Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it home | 28-37 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 28-37 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 28-37 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Peterson and the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Ottah Abdallah is called for the reach on Berdy Winkowski - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (C) Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Anthony Verville comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel travels in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG) Nwa Adi | |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Verville | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is hacked by Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Charles Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Jay Grier double dribbles | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Steven Selvidge | 33-40 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Andrew Sonoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't throw it down | 33-40 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Tarango - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Anthony Verville loses the dribble to Nwa Adi | 35-42 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Anthony Verville gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Grier (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Charles Peterson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Brown | 38-45 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Antwan Harris blocks the short jumper by Pedro Cruz | 40-45 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 40-45 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Ottah Abdallah takes the ball from Antwan Harris | 40-47 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo lays it in set up by Ottah Abdallah | 40-49 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | The short jumper by Sol Rizzo is denied by Howard Spencer | 40-49 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Mundan Emanuel swats the short shot by Howard Spencer | 40-49 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 40-49 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 40-49 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-49 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Sonoski | 40-51 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Verville is blocked by Sol Rizzo | 40-51 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah grabs the board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Verville (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 4 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sol Rizzo (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Sonoski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Russell Byrd lays it up and in | 42-54 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The short jumper by Antwan Harris is denied by Mundan Emanuel | 42-54 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Russell Byrd is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Jeremy Tarango, Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Jay Grier is called for the reach on Nwa Adi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG) Ottah Abdallah | |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Brown | 45-58 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Nwa Adi double dribbles | 45-58 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-58 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 45-58 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Nwa Adi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (PF) Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) C - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Sol Rizzo - foul #4 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove tips it in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 50-58 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 50-58 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Jay Grier denies the turnaround by Nwa Adi | 50-58 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Robert Cosgrove, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Steve Brown (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Reid Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Steve Brown | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-58 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is whistled for a carry | 50-58 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Reid Simpson steals it from Pedro Cruz in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Reid Simpson lays it up and in | 52-58 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a runner from close range | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo steals it from Russell Byrd | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-61 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Anthony Verville grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Anthony Verville hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Verville - foul #1 on Anthony Verville, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Reid Simpson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Verville - foul #2 on Anthony Verville, team foul #13 | 58-63 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |