| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Wallace inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits a floater from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #1 on Richard Wallace, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | David Rhodes steals the ball from Richard Wallace | 22-21 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | James Hough is whistled for a carry | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 24-21 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Clifford Worth buries a 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | David Rhodes takes the ball from Michael Falk | 27-24 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Clifford Worth gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | John Hart is called for the reach on Mark Demoss - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Clifford Worth, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-24 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | David Rhodes's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Wilson | 27-24 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Christopher Patterson - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Clifford Worth (PF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Ryan Wilson, Nicholas Rock | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Falk - foul #3 on Michael Falk, team foul #3 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | David Rhodes takes the ball from Mark Demoss | 28-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | David Rhodes comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 29-24 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Stephen Little can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 29-24 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the jump hook near the basket | 29-24 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster travels with the ball | 29-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | John Hart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-26 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is called for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Michael Falk, Christopher Patterson, Richard Wallace, Clifford Worth | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | David Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | John Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | David Rhodes lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hart | 31-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Thomas Powell swats the shot by Rodolfo Mercado | 31-26 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Rhodes | 34-26 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Wilson | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Paul Oliphant picks off the pass by Michael Falk | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Hough | 40-29 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins can't tip it in | 40-29 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-29 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Richard Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by David Rhodes | 40-29 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson tips it home | 40-31 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | David Rhodes drills a runner from the right block set up by Stephen Little | 42-31 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Richard Wallace takes the ball from David Rhodes | 42-33 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Steven Wiens (PF) John Hart, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Nicholas Rock (C) Christopher Patterson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits a turnaround from the left block | 42-35 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on James Hough - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Clifford Worth steals the ball from Paul Oliphant | 42-35 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Michael Falk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Michael Falk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Falk, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Thomas Powell (PF) James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-35 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #1 on Clifford Worth, team foul #8 | 42-35 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 42-35 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #5 on Michael Falk, team foul #9 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Richard Wallace - foul #5 on Richard Wallace, team foul #10 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Richard Wallace | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-35 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins loses the ball out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Demoss | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephen Little's floater is tipped away by Christopher Crimmins | 43-38 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | John Hart tips it in | 45-38 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 45-38 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled in the backcourt by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #12 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-44 |