| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) C - Freddie Rine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John McCarthy inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Christopher Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | George Holt is hacked by Claude Williams - foul #1 on Claude Williams, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | John McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Anderson - foul #2 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Kosta Lewandowski picks off the pass by Freddie Rine | 38-23 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 38-23 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the shot from the left side | 38-23 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | John McCarthy snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Claude Williams | 40-23 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | John McCarthy steps in front of the Kerry Anderson pass | 40-23 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-23 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski tips it in | 42-23 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Christopher Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), Richard Bailey (SF), William Hartwell (PF) Claude Williams, John McCarthy, Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Leo Kraemer, Freddie Rine | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Dunn | 44-23 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Kevin Dunn picks off the pass by Robert Royal | 44-23 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | William Hartwell misses the easy layup | 44-23 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Richard Bailey tips it home | 46-23 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Robert Royal makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Holt | 46-25 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Richard Bailey double dribbles | 46-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), John McCarthy (SF), Brett Ferguson (PF), Jonathan Wadsworth (C) Kevin Dunn, Richard Bailey, William Hartwell, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Leo Kraemer (PF) George Holt, Robert Royal, Kyle Welke | |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Arnold Walker comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Claude Williams - foul #2 on Claude Williams, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Arnold Walker misses the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen's pass is intercepted by Christopher Watson | 46-26 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Christopher Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Freddie Rine (C) Arnold Walker | |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Brett Ferguson | 48-26 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Claude Williams is called for the reach on Christopher Watson - foul #3 on Claude Williams, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Dunn (SG), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Arnold Hansen, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | John McCarthy gets the rebound | 48-26 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn is fouled on the floor by Kerry Anderson - foul #3 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (PF) Christopher Watson, Kerry Anderson, Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Claude Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-26 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Kyle Welke gets the rebound | 48-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 3 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Kraemer (fresh) SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | George Holt is hacked by Claude Williams - foul #4 on Claude Williams, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), William Hartwell (PF) Claude Williams, Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG) Kyle Welke | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Freddie Rine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Dunn - foul #3 on Kevin Dunn, team foul #5 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Kyle Welke (PF) Ryan Fauntleroy, Robert Royal, Leo Kraemer | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Freddie Rine makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Freddie Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | George Holt steps in front of the Arnold Hansen pass in the backcourt | 48-28 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by John McCarthy - foul #2 on John McCarthy, team foul #6 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Freddie Rine | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Christopher Watson connects on the shot from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | John McCarthy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Christopher Watson, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), Brett Ferguson (PF) Arnold Hansen, William Hartwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leo Kraemer (PF) Kyle Welke | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Christopher Watson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 50-33 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-33 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kerry Anderson | 50-33 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by George Holt | 50-35 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 52-35 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brett Ferguson | 52-35 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Dunn | 52-35 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses short on a floater from close range | 52-35 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | George Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Dunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John McCarthy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 3 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Kosta Lewandowski denies the turnaround by Christopher Watson | 52-35 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brett Ferguson | 52-35 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John McCarthy | 55-35 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Christopher Watson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kerry Anderson | 55-38 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-38 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | John McCarthy tips it in | 57-38 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | George Holt makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Watson | 57-40 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-40 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it home | 57-42 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (SG), Richard Bailey (SF), William Hartwell (PF) Kevin Dunn, John McCarthy, Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Freddie Rine (C) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Leo Kraemer, Arnold Walker | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bailey | 58-42 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Richard Bailey misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Freddie Rine gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Robert Royal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) SF - Robert Royal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Bailey | 60-44 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Robert Royal's floater is tipped away by William Hartwell | 60-44 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | William Hartwell hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Claude Williams | 62-44 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Kyle Welke connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from George Holt | 62-46 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Richard Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Robert Royal pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | George Holt is called for traveling | 62-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Dunn (SG), John McCarthy (SF), Brett Ferguson (PF) Arnold Hansen, Richard Bailey, William Hartwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Leo Kraemer (PF) Ryan Fauntleroy, Robert Royal, Kyle Welke | |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Watson - foul #2 on Christopher Watson, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Christopher Watson scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kerry Anderson | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 63-48 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Freddie Rine gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Claude Williams picks off the pass by George Holt | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Williams runs out the clock | 63-48 |