| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SF - Jason Gale (fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) C - Dikembe Adi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits a floater from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Lazaro Bruno takes the ball from Samuel Conner | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Dikembe Adi steals it from Samuel Conner | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | The short jumper by Ronald Soucy is denied by Felix Valdez | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't finish the layup | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Jesse Maes pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Jesse Maes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 0-4 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Jason Gale snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jason Gale clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Lazaro Bruno swats the short shot by Jamie Rayl | 2-4 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Dewey Platt pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the turnaround from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski's floater is tipped away by Vincent Domanski | 4-4 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's layup is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 4-4 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 4-4 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Dikembe Adi (C) Dario Gostowski, Lazaro Bruno, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Samuel Conner knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Wallace Bickel | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (PF) Joseph Hart | |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses badly on a floater near the basket | 6-5 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Terry Sacks tips it home | 6-7 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Samuel Conner buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 8-7 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Jason Gale snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Lazaro Bruno denies the turnaround by Edward Sullivan | 8-7 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Jason Gale tips it home | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Hadley and he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks | |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Jason Gale connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 12-10 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | The short jumper by Joseph Hart is denied by Vincent Domanski | 12-10 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Dikembe Adi | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wallace Bickel and the foul's on Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jesse Maes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Joseph Hart takes the ball from Dewey Platt | 15-10 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Joseph Hart banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Dikembe Adi (C) Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Joseph Hart comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF) Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski clanks a floater from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Adi steals it from Jamie Rayl | 16-13 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hinkson | 16-13 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is called for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt, Dikembe Adi | |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jason Gale | 20-13 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl picks off the pass by Jesse Maes | 20-13 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | The jump hook by Lazaro Bruno is blocked by Felix Valdez | 20-13 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fairly fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 blk. C - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #1 on Clarence Staab, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF) Jason Gale, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dikembe Adi (C) Andrew Hadley, Clarence Staab | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Jesse Maes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-13 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-13 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 22-13 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Jamie Rayl, Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy lays it in and the foul's on Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Kevin Hinkson (SF) Jason Gale, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Soucy | 22-18 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Rayl and he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-18 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the tip | 24-18 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy tips it in | 24-20 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Wallace Bickel and he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Lincoln Bettencourt, Dikembe Adi | |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the easy layup | 27-20 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski double dribbles | 27-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (PF) Joseph Hart | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Felix Valdez (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Edward Sullivan, Vincent Domanski, Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-22 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the board | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is fouled on the floor by Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Dikembe Adi (C) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno, Clarence Staab | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Dewey Platt buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 29-23 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Dewey Platt steals it from Dario Gostowski | 29-23 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Dewey Platt connects on the shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Vincent Domanski (SF) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Ronald Soucy | |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Jesse Maes knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 33-27 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-27 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley loses the dribble to Wallace Bickel in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a runner from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is fouled on the floor by Wallace Bickel - foul #2 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF) Jamie Rayl, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt, Dikembe Adi | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 36-27 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jason Gale snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Samuel Conner comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-27 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 36-27 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |