| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) SF - James Zipp (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) SG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Zipp | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Donald Ordonez steals the ball from Jerry Sanders | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James McCurren | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Jerry Sanders steps in front of the Claudio Rossi pass in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Sanders | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Richard Yeager picks off the pass by Donald Ordonez | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Howse - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is hacked by Victor Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Crawford, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez lays it in | 8-6 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Victor Crawford can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Barry Gran gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Vernon Gray pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Gregory Simmers | |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Gran | 8-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Crawford (fresh) C - Eric Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Leif Taberski | 10-9 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Eric Allen steals the ball from James McCurren | 10-9 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Barry Gran is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen | |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Victor Crawford | |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Gerard Booth gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Charles Cota scores on a jumper from close range set up by Arnold Bolte | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the shot from close range | 12-13 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Charles Cota is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Eric Allen drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Barry Gran | 12-15 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Vernon Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 12-15 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 14-15 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Gray (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marshall Wilcox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Crawford (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Victor Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), James Zipp (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Gerard Booth is called for the reach on James McCurren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Arnold Bolte - foul #1 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Charles Cota's fadeaway is rejected by Leif Taberski | 18-15 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Charles Cota picks off the pass by Leif Taberski in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Cota | 18-19 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is called for 10 seconds | 18-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Charles Cota throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi's pass is intercepted by Gregory Simmers | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Gerard Booth | |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Richard Yeager lays it in | 20-21 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Arnold Bolte picks off the pass by Vernon Gray | 20-21 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Charles Cota banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arnold Bolte | 20-23 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't finish the layup | 20-23 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Vernon Gray tips it but misses | 20-23 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Gray (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Anderson (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, William Anderson | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | The short jumper by James McCurren is denied by Gerard Booth | 20-23 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Victor Crawford is hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Jerry Sanders (SF) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | James McCurren pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger loses the dribble to Marshall Wilcox in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers buries a jumpshot from the left side | 22-25 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Wilcox - foul #1 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox, Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 22-25 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Eric Allen is fouled on the floor by Vernon Gray - foul #1 on Vernon Gray, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager | |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cota | 22-25 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Charles Cota is fouled on the floor by Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Arnold Bolte, Eric Allen | |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 22-26 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | James Zipp is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 24-26 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Charles Cota blows the layup but he's fouled by Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Barry Gran, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Victor Crawford - foul #2 on Victor Crawford, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Gregory Simmers is called for the reach on Allen Durfee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Gerard Booth | |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Eric Allen swats the layup by Michael Clevenger | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 25-28 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | James McCurren snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (tiring) PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (tiring) 6 pts. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Sanders - foul #1 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Victor Crawford (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Arnold Bolte, Richard Yeager, Eric Allen | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Victor Crawford pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Gerard Booth's floater is tipped away by Donald Ordonez | 26-28 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Crawford - foul #3 on Victor Crawford, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Barry Gran, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the lay-in but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Charles Cota, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 28-29 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 28-29 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Eric Allen snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Barry Gran (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), William Anderson (C) Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | William Anderson steals the ball from Allen Durfee in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Barry Gran scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregory Simmers and he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Gregory Simmers | |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Leif Taberski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Sanders | 28-37 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski connects on the runner from close range set up by Kenneth Howse | 30-37 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | William Anderson scores on a shot near the basket set up by Charles Cota | 30-39 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the shot from the right side | 30-39 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Richard Yeager snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-39 |