| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-23 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Robert Underwood snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson is fouled on the floor by Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Mark Demoss travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 25-26 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 27-28 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Mark Demoss snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman hits a jumper in the paint | 29-28 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 29-30 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 29-30 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Chris Foster travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Clifford Worth (SF) Mark Demoss, Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 29-30 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Paul Oliphant denies the turnaround by Marvin Hoffman | 29-30 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 29-32 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Michael Jackson picks off the pass by Robert Underwood | 29-32 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson banks in the layup | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Ryan Wilson (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 29-34 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 29-37 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Stephen Little steals the ball from Ryan Wilson | 29-37 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | John Hart misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Mark Demoss snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson is whistled for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) John Hart | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #1 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (PF) Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Thomas Powell | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Little and the foul's on Mark Demoss - foul #1 on Mark Demoss, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the free throw | 29-39 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman buries a fadeaway near the basket | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Robert Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-39 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson tips it home | 33-39 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 33-42 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is whistled for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Douglas France (SF), Clifford Worth (C) Mark Demoss, Ryan Wilson, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Crimmins | 33-45 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Douglas France double dribbles | 33-45 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman (C) Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Steven Wiens | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas France (fresh) PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Michael Jackson | 35-48 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | John Hart lays it in set up by Michael Jackson | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses long on a floater from the left side | 35-50 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is hacked by Robert Underwood - foul #2 on Robert Underwood, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Paul Oliphant (PF) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Little | 35-53 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Douglas France misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Robert Underwood pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Clifford Worth drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman (C) Douglas France | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the shot from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Demoss and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Wilson (SF) Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Little | 41-57 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Robert Underwood clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-57 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-57 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it back up and in | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 4 pf. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Paul Oliphant steals the ball from Robert Underwood | 41-59 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little travels with the ball | 41-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Clifford Worth (PF) Mark Demoss, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Robert Ribeiro steals the ball from Rodolfo Mercado | 41-59 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro throws it down | 41-61 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #5 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 42-61 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Robert Underwood is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Underwood, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-61 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ryan Wilson | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Chris Foster picks off the pass by Mark Demoss | 42-61 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Chris Foster dunks the ball | 42-63 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson grabs the offensive board | 43-63 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman hits the finger roll | 45-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 45-63 |