| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Dewey Platt drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wallace Bickel | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Dewey Platt drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl picks off the pass by Andrew Hadley in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl throws it down | 6-0 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 6-2 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Joseph Hart steals it from Dewey Platt | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dewey Platt is blocked by Lincoln Bettencourt | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jesse Maes | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Samuel Conner blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hadley | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 6-4 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Samuel Conner lays it in | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Samuel Conner blocks the jumper by Joseph Hart | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 11-4 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-4 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | The jump hook by Edward Sullivan is blocked by Clarence Staab | 11-4 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Samuel Conner (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, Clarence Staab | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the tip | 11-4 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the tip | 11-4 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Joseph Hart tips it in | 11-6 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan loses the dribble to Jesse Maes | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) James Brown | |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl travels in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is hacked by Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the tip | 11-6 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 13-6 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Sullivan and he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), James Brown (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Alfredo Gomez steals it from Jamie Rayl | 16-8 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dario Gostowski | 16-11 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses long on a runner from the right block | 16-11 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 16-11 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Wallace Bickel steals the ball from Dikembe Adi | 16-11 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Jamie Rayl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, Dikembe Adi, James Brown | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-11 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the shot from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Denis Heath (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Edward Sullivan, Jeremiah Spiva, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (PF) Allen Sharp | |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Adi | 16-13 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 16-13 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Clarence Staab | |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Wallace Bickel - foul #2 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Jesse Maes | 16-13 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 16-15 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Clarence Staab | |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-15 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #3 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Dario Gostowski, James Brown, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a shot from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wallace Bickel | 17-15 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel and the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Wallace Bickel - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Clarence Staab hits the follow up shot | 20-18 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Denis Heath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley's floater is tipped away by Felix Valdez | 22-18 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Clarence Staab | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is whistled for a carry | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Andrew Hadley | |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-18 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |