| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Larry Harden inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | David Marshall clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-19 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | David Marshall drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jason Carr | 20-22 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Anthony Baden works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Clarence Roberts | 22-22 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses the shot from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Timothy Carr - foul #1 on Timothy Carr, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 22-22 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Larry Harden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Larry Harden, team foul #2 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SG), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Jason Carr, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Anthony Baden double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG) Larry Harden | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-22 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Jason Carr steals it from Roland Nieman | 22-22 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Roland Nieman steals the ball from John Hendry | 22-22 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Paul Carr is fouled on the floor by Walter Shea - foul #2 on Walter Shea, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Noel Thomas, Jason Carr, John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Larry Harden blocks the short jumper by Clarence Roberts | 22-22 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Mark Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Gustavo Bruno is called for the reach on Walter Shea - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #2 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Hutson - foul #3 on Mark Hutson, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (SF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG) Walter Shea | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Timothy Carr connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Carr | 22-25 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-25 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Mark Hutson is hacked by Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #3 | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (C) Mark Hutson | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Larry Harden takes the ball from Anthony Baden after a doubleteam | 24-27 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | David Marshall's floater is knocked away by Irvin Foster | 24-27 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SF), John Hendry (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Jason Carr, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Paul Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG) Timothy Carr | |
| 09:17 | Villanova | John Hendry is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) Jason Carr | |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:19 | Villanova | John Hendry connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Shea | 27-31 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Paul Carr comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-31 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Mark Hutson snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Anthony Baden is called for the reach on Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Walter Shea, John Hendry, Mark Hutson | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Harden - foul #2 on Larry Harden, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | David Marshall is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the dunk but the foul's on Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Shea (SF), Mark Hutson (C) Larry Harden, Brian Tillman | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | John Johnson is called for the reach on Walter Shea - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Walter Shea makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Walter Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Timothy Carr - foul #2 on Timothy Carr, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) Jason Carr | |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Timothy Carr connects on the jump hook from close range set up by David Marshall and he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #11 | 34-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Irvin Foster blocks the short jumper by Larry Harden | 37-37 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Walter Shea tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Anthony Baden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Mark Hutson snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Walter Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | David Marshall hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Harden | 37-41 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Jason Carr (SG), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Walter Shea, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-41 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is fouled on the floor by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #12 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (PF) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Roland Nieman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 39-42 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Jason Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | John Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Baden and he's fouled by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Raymond Stephens steps in front of the David Marshall pass | 42-42 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Anthony Baden blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Timothy Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | David Marshall can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Baden - foul #5 on Anthony Baden, team foul #13 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Jason Carr is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Jason Carr, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 43-43 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Larry Harden hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Irvin Foster wins the tip | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mark Hutson - foul #4 on Mark Hutson, team foul #10 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | David Marshall can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #14 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:16 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Matthew Jones tips it in | 45-44 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Matthew Jones blocks the short jumper by David Marshall | 45-44 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Timothy Carr hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jason Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Mark Hutson tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | David Marshall scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Carr | 47-48 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | David Marshall swats the layup by Roland Nieman | 47-48 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Timothy Carr gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Timothy Carr is called for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Roland Nieman, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | David Marshall steals the ball from Gustavo Bruno | 47-48 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Mark Hutson is denied on a dunk by Irvin Foster | 47-48 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Timothy Carr tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it in | 47-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Carr (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden is hacked by Gustavo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #15 | 49-50 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Larry Harden snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Gustavo Bruno is called for the reach on Larry Harden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #16 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendry (PF) David Marshall | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |