| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Wallace inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Richard Wallace snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Hough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 24-26 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Hough | 24-28 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Stephen Little steps in front of the Mark Demoss pass | 24-28 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the easy layup | 24-28 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Richard Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Mark Demoss double dribbles | 24-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | The short jumper by Paul Oliphant is denied by Christopher Crimmins | 24-28 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 24-30 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Chris Foster's pass is intercepted by Michael Falk | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Michael Falk - foul #1 on Michael Falk, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 14:33 | St. John's | James Hough is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) James Hough | |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Mark Demoss drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Wallace and the foul's on Stephen Little - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Clifford Worth blows the dunk | 30-31 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 30-31 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Clifford Worth knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Rodolfo Mercado is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Christopher Crimmins (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes | |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 33-34 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | James Hough is called for the reach on Christopher Crimmins - foul #5 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Michael Falk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson scores on a turnaround in the lane | 35-34 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 35-34 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Ryan Wilson picks off the pass by Steven Wiens | 35-34 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | John Hart's pass is intercepted by Ryan Wilson | 37-37 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson's floater is knocked away by Steven Wiens | 37-37 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 37-37 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Wiens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Wilson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #2 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Wallace | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-41 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Richard Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Richard Wallace connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Demoss | 39-41 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Nicholas Rock - foul #3 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) Chris Foster | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Hart | 39-44 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 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) | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the finger roll set up by John Hart | 39-46 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Mark Demoss buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Wallace | 42-46 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Thomas Powell hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-48 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it in | 44-48 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Thomas Powell double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is hacked by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Mark Demoss buries a floater from the left block | 46-48 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Little | 46-51 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Worth | 48-51 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Chris Foster | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Thomas Powell denies the turnaround by Richard Wallace | 48-51 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | John Hart makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Rhodes | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is denied on a layup by Thomas Powell | 48-53 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | David Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG) David Rhodes | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Mark Demoss is called for the reach on Chris Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Demoss, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) David Rhodes | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Michael Falk is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Michael Falk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Falk, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG) David Rhodes | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |