| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Jay Grier (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Antwan Harris steals it from Mundan Emanuel in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Marvin Hughes | 0-5 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Reid Simpson steps in front of the Sol Rizzo pass in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 0-7 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mundan Emanuel and he's hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #1 on Reid Simpson, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 3-9 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a shot near the basket | 3-9 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it but misses | 3-9 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Grier | 3-12 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Nwa Adi lays it in and the foul's on Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango is fouled on the floor by Nwa Adi - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Jay Grier | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Ivan Borkoski is called for the reach on Berdy Winkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Al Burris is denied on a layup by Nwa Adi | 6-12 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Steve Brown snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SG - Steve Brown (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Al Burris is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jay Grier (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is open and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Steve Brown | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the floater from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Steve Brown steps in front of the Jay Grier pass | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Antwan Harris scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-14 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Jeremy Tarango, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Al Burris tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the fadeaway from the left block | 14-18 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (SF) Steve Brown, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd | |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah and the foul's on Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SG - Berdy Winkowski (tiring) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 16-19 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Nwa Adi loses the dribble to Calvin Malone | 16-19 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge lays it up and in on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 16-21 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Berdy Winkowski - foul #1 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Pedro Cruz (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 17-21 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Russell Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Russell Byrd is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Steve Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove buries a floater from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Jay Grier swats the layup by Andrew Sonoski | 19-23 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | The jump hook by Nwa Adi is blocked by Antwan Harris | 19-24 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 19-24 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Jay Grier | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Nwa Adi | 19-24 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Steve Brown gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is whistled for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Terry Bennett (C) Jeremy Tarango, Antwan Harris | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Al Burris | 19-27 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Charles Peterson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Russell Byrd (SF) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge | |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 21-27 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Nwa Adi banks in the layup set up by Charles Peterson | 23-27 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Russell Byrd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 23-27 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Russell Byrd, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 25-28 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Jay Grier connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-30 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Antwan Harris is called for the reach on Ivan Borkoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's pass is intercepted by Charles Peterson | 27-30 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 27-30 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 27-30 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (PF) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 27-30 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo is called for the reach on Jeremy Tarango - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Byrd | 28-33 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Steve Brown scores on a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Borkoski (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Calvin Malone, Russell Byrd, Al Burris | |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Steve Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Peterson and he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #13 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo is called for the reach on Jay Grier - foul #2 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Marvin Hughes takes the ball from Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Berdy Winkowski | 34-40 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Berdy Winkowski is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah - foul #3 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #14 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Berdy Winkowski, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side | 35-42 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Charles Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it back up and in | 35-44 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel and the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #15 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-44 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 38-44 |