| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 31-44 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sonoski - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits the finger roll | 34-46 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Reid Simpson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Steve Brown - foul #1 on Steve Brown, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi | |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Antwan Harris takes the ball from Mundan Emanuel | 37-46 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the turnaround in the lane | 37-46 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mundan Emanuel | 37-48 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses badly on a shot from the left block | 37-48 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it home | 39-48 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's fadeaway is rejected by Antwan Harris | 39-48 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Antwan Harris | 39-48 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 39-50 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-50 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | The short jumper by Antwan Harris is denied by Sol Rizzo | 39-50 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Jay Grier takes the ball from Pedro Cruz | 39-50 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Peterson | 39-52 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 41-52 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a shot in the paint set up by Steve Brown and the foul's on Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #1 | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Andrew Sonoski is called for the reach on Terry Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-54 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Al Burris tips it home | 43-54 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 43-54 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 43-56 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Al Burris is blocked by Nwa Adi | 43-56 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't throw it down | 43-56 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the tip | 43-56 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski loses the dribble to Pedro Cruz | 43-56 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Charles Peterson throws it down set up by Pedro Cruz | 43-58 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Steve Brown takes the ball from Berdy Winkowski | 43-58 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Al Burris swats the layup by Ivan Borkoski | 43-58 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 43-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge throws it down | 45-58 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Steve Brown | 45-60 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Charles Peterson is called for the reach on Jeremy Tarango - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Mundan Emanuel steals the ball from Reid Simpson | 45-60 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Nwa Adi slams it home | 45-62 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Ivan Borkoski is called for the reach on Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Nwa Adi | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Reid Simpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Jay Grier can't tip it in | 45-62 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Jay Grier snags the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #2 | 45-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown | |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Marvin Hughes | 45-62 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 45-62 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-62 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 45-64 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove clanks a runner from the right block | 45-64 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove tips it home | 47-64 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Russell Byrd is called for the reach on Steve Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Byrd, team foul #3 | 47-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Robert Cosgrove swats the short shot by Ivan Borkoski | 47-64 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Reid Simpson grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Jay Grier drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Cosgrove and he's hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 49-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is called for traveling | 49-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Jay Grier, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Charles Peterson takes the ball from Antwan Harris | 49-64 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Charles Peterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrew Sonoski | 49-67 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mundan Emanuel - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Al Burris - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 53-68 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Mundan Emanuel and he's hacked by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Steve Brown gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the shot in the paint | 53-71 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the board | 53-71 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Jay Grier lays it up and in | 55-71 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Jeremy Tarango takes the ball from Andrew Sonoski in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Charles Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Steve Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Pedro Cruz (PF) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz gets the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Steve Brown | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (tired) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Pedro Cruz blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Berdy Winkowski | 55-73 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Burris | 57-75 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #10 | 57-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Sol Rizzo | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 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) | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Steve Brown | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Berdy Winkowski takes the ball from Ottah Abdallah | 57-77 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is denied on a layup by Terry Bennett | 57-77 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the tip | 57-77 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 57-77 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #10 | 57-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 3 from straight away | 58-77 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 58-77 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Sonoski - foul #5 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #11 | 58-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah runs out the clock | 59-77 |