| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Scott Borden buries a floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Hendry - foul #1 on John Hendry, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | John Hendry scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Timothy Carr | 30-40 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Scott Borden steals it from Patrick Thibodeau | 30-40 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Scott Borden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-40 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Jason Arp pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | John Hendry lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Carr | 30-42 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau lays it in | 32-42 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Jason Arp is hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Michael Waite comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-42 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Scott Borden (C) Michael Waite, Brian Tillman | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | David Marshall knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Larry Harden | 34-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Baden and he's hacked by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF) Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left block | 37-46 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Clarence Roberts | 39-46 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Jason Arp scores on a runner from the left block | 39-48 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Larry Harden (SG) Noel Thomas, Jason Arp | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Michael Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the runner near the basket set up by Michael White | 43-48 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Hendry and he's fouled by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), David Marshall (PF) Timothy Carr, John Hendry | |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (C) Scott Borden | |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Larry Harden is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by David Marshall | 43-51 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Roland Nieman swats the dunk try by Brian Tillman | 43-51 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | David Marshall denies the turnaround by Paul Carr | 43-51 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Raymond Stephens takes the ball from Brian Tillman | 43-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 43-51 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Marshall misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), Scott Borden (C) Jason Arp, Larry Harden, Brian Tillman | |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), John Hendry (PF) Michael Waite, David Marshall | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Jason Arp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Noel Thomas and he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Michael Waite gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Jason Arp buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Waite | 45-57 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | John Hendry swats the short shot by Irvin Foster | 45-57 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | John Hendry grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Michael Waite can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Scott Borden clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Patrick Thibodeau - foul #4 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF) John Hendry | |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 3rd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Noel Thomas - foul #4 on Noel Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (C) Scott Borden | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 47-61 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Larry Harden is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Michael Waite | |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | David Marshall picks off the pass by Roland Nieman | 47-63 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Timothy Carr is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Michael White (SF) Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendry (PF), Scott Borden (C) David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Scott Borden snags the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Noel Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-63 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Timothy Carr takes the ball from Raymond Stephens | 47-63 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG) Timothy Carr | |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | John Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Hendry comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Timothy Carr (SF), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden, Scott Borden | |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Brian Tillman is called for the reach on Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF) John Hendry | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the runner near the basket | 47-65 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Michael Waite gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Roland Nieman takes the ball from Jason Arp | 47-65 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Carr - foul #2 on Timothy Carr, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF) Michael Waite, Timothy Carr | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Noel Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | David Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG), Scott Borden (C) Jason Arp, Brian Tillman | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the turnaround from the right block | 49-65 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive board | 49-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-65 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a floater near the basket | 49-65 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Waite | 49-65 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Scott Borden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Brian Tillman (PF), Charles Hamilton (C) Michael Waite, David Marshall, Scott Borden | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits the follow up shot | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF) Jason Arp | |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for a backcourt violation | 51-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is whistled for a carry | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-67 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas runs out the clock | 51-67 |