| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) SG - Brett Ferguson (fresh) SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Matthew Boyd steps in front of the Arnold Hansen pass | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | George Holt travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on Chad Kraus - foul #1 on Charles Broderick, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is fouled on the floor by Arnold Hansen - foul #1 on Arnold Hansen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kosta Lewandowski - foul #1 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Chad Kraus blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Chad Kraus misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Claude Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | George Holt misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 2-3 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brett Ferguson (fresh) SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Chad Kraus's pass is intercepted by Dennis Williamson | 4-3 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | George Holt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Claude Williams | 4-6 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Claude Williams - foul #1 on Claude Williams, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Arnold Walker (C) Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Charles Johnson (C) Claude Williams, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson is hacked by George Holt - foul #1 on George Holt, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Leo Kraemer (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) George Holt, Kerry Anderson, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth (SF) Arnold Hansen | |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF) Leo Kraemer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski (C) Charles Johnson | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Brett Ferguson steals it from Christopher Watson | 6-6 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson banks in the layup | 6-8 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd comes up short on the floater from the left side | 6-8 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Freddie Rine pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Arnold Walker snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Chad Kraus is called for the reach on Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Chad Kraus, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Kyle Welke (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Freddie Rine, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), Arnold Hansen (SF) John McCarthy, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brett Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Kraus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Kyle Welke buries a jumper from the left block | 8-8 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | George Holt slams it home set up by Matthew Boyd | 10-8 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Claude Williams is fouled on the floor by George Holt - foul #2 on George Holt, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF) George Holt, Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Chad Kraus, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Claude Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Fauntleroy | 13-11 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Kyle Welke denies the turnaround by Brett Ferguson | 13-11 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Arnold Hansen - foul #2 on Arnold Hansen, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SG), Chad Kraus (PF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Brett Ferguson, Arnold Hansen, Charles Johnson | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Kyle Welke makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Dennis Williamson takes the ball from Kosta Lewandowski after a doubleteam | 14-13 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by John McCarthy - foul #1 on John McCarthy, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Freddie Rine (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Kyle Welke, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Chad Kraus | 14-13 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses the jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Freddie Rine gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Watson (fresh) SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John McCarthy (fresh) SF - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) PF - Chad Kraus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kosta Lewandowski - foul #2 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SG), Charles Johnson (C) Claude Williams, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Boyd - foul #1 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Kerry Anderson, Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Wadsworth | 19-15 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 19-15 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | John McCarthy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson lays it up and in | 21-18 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Christopher Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Charles Broderick (PF) Christopher Watson, Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), Arnold Hansen (SF), Kosta Lewandowski (PF) John McCarthy, Jonathan Wadsworth, Chad Kraus | |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 21-18 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Holt is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SG), Jonathan Wadsworth (PF) Brett Ferguson, Charles Johnson | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Holt misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth grabs the board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) C - Arnold Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Claude Williams loses the dribble to Kerry Anderson | 21-20 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 23-20 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John McCarthy and he's fouled by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF), Dennis Williamson (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SG), Chad Kraus (PF) John McCarthy, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson is called for traveling | 23-23 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Williams | 23-26 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-26 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Matthew Boyd is called for the reach on Arnold Hansen - foul #2 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Kyle Welke (PF) Kerry Anderson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Kyle Welke tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is hacked by Arnold Hansen - foul #3 on Arnold Hansen, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Jonathan Wadsworth (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Claude Williams, Arnold Hansen, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | John McCarthy drills a floater from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Holt is hacked by John McCarthy - foul #2 on John McCarthy, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Charles Broderick (PF) Christopher Watson, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Holt misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-30 |