| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) SG - James McCurren (fresh) SF - James Zipp (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez loses the dribble to Richard Bowers | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | James McCurren is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Vernon Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Vernon Gray - foul #1 on Vernon Gray, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Gerard Booth snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Richard Bowers drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Cota | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | James McCurren is called for the reach on Gregory Simmers - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Ivan Zausch | |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Bolte | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Marshall Wilcox - foul #1 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Arnold Bolte | 6-3 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Donald Ordonez is called for the reach on Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Gregory Simmers (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Arnold Bolte, Marshall Wilcox, Barry Gran | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Charles Cota's pass is intercepted by Allen Durfee | 6-3 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | James McCurren's pass is intercepted by Gregory Simmers | 6-3 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses badly on a shot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) SG - James McCurren (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Richard Bowers, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) James McCurren | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is hacked by Gerard Booth - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG) Allen Durfee | |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 6-3 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Gregory Simmers steals it from James Zipp in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Simmers | 8-3 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi drills a turnaround from close range set up by Vernon Gray | 8-5 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | A charge is called on Richard Yeager - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Bowers (PF), Eric Allen (C) Arnold Bolte, Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | The jumper by James McCurren is denied by Richard Bowers | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Allen Durfee pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by James McCurren | 8-7 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Richard Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Charles Cota comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SF) Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Vernon Gray and the foul's on Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Richard Bowers, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 10-9 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Gerard Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG), Richard Bowers (PF) Charles Cota, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Toles (fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 10-11 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Gerard Booth loses the dribble to Claudio Rossi | 10-11 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Vernon Gray loses the dribble to Richard Bowers in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Ralph Toles - foul #1 on Ralph Toles, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Barry Gran (SF) Arnold Bolte, Ralph Toles | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Claudio Rossi | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Gerard Booth tips it in | 12-11 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Arnold Bolte (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Marshall Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #8 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:23 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses short on a shot near the basket | 14-13 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Charles Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is hacked by Gerard Booth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #9 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF) Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gregory Simmers | 14-13 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Eric Allen is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Eric Allen connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Arnold Bolte | 16-13 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James McCurren | 16-13 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | James Zipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Arnold Bolte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the floater from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Bowers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | James McCurren is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Charles Cota hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #10 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Michael Clevenger | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Richard Bowers gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | James McCurren is called for the reach on Richard Bowers - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James McCurren, Ivan Zausch | |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Vernon Gray comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte buries a floater in the lane set up by Gregory Simmers and the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the floater from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-16 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the tip | 25-16 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Vernon Gray grabs the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Barry Gran picks off the pass by Claudio Rossi | 25-16 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Barry Gran is hacked by Leif Taberski - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #10 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger, Claudio Rossi | |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Eric Allen is called for the reach on Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #11 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Richard Bowers loses the dribble to Vernon Gray | 27-18 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Vernon Gray lays it up and in | 27-20 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses the fadeaway in the lane | 27-20 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Allen Durfee snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Aldo Rossi | 27-23 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Allen Durfee pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Simmers (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Toles (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Zipp (tired) 7 pts. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Ralph Toles picks off the pass by Allen Durfee in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Richard Bowers can't throw it down but the foul's on Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Arnold Bolte, Gregory Simmers, Ralph Toles, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Charles Cota buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerard Booth | 30-23 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Claudio Rossi steals the ball from Gerard Booth | 30-23 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 30-23 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Charles Cota hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Vernon Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | The short jumper by Claudio Rossi is denied by Gerard Booth | 30-23 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Charles Cota comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the tip | 30-23 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Barry Gran pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Richard Yeager can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Leif Taberski, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG), Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF) Charles Cota, Marshall Wilcox, Barry Gran | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager's layup is rejected by Michael Clevenger | 32-25 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Michael Clevenger | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is hacked by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #13 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Ralph Toles | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Allen Durfee clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-25 |