| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Larry Harden inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Roland Nieman swats the shot by Brian Tillman | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gustavo Bruno - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Paul Carr loses the dribble to Timothy Carr | 36-27 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Timothy Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 36-27 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | David Marshall is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), John Hendry (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Timothy Carr, Brian Tillman, David Marshall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 16:43 | Villanova | John Hendry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Matthew Jones | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | John Hendry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | John Hendry tips it home | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fresh) SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) PF - John Hendry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | The short jumper by Roland Nieman is denied by Mark Hutson | 38-30 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Mark Hutson grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hutson | 40-30 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Paul Carr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SG), Brian Tillman (PF), David Marshall (C) Phil Theus, Jason Carr, Walter Shea, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 14:47 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Carr - foul #2 on Timothy Carr, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) John Hendry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Noel Thomas | 43-36 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Timothy Carr steals it from Anthony Baden | 43-36 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | The jump hook by Larry Harden is blocked by Paul Carr | 43-36 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the dribble to Brian Tillman | 43-36 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), John Hendry (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Timothy Carr, Brian Tillman, David Marshall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Noel Thomas - foul #2 on Noel Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Irvin Foster picks off the pass by Jason Carr | 45-37 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Phil Theus steals the ball from Irvin Foster | 45-37 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Phil Theus can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Mark Hutson tips it but misses | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled on the floor by Jason Carr - foul #2 on Jason Carr, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (PF) Phil Theus, Walter Shea, John Hendry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 45-40 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), David Marshall (C) Jason Carr, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | David Marshall double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Tillman, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), Walter Shea (SF), Mark Hutson (C) Timothy Carr, Larry Harden, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | David Marshall misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 47-42 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | David Marshall comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Mark Hutson tips it home | 49-42 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Stephens | 49-44 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | David Marshall drills a shot from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Mark Hutson swats the shot by Roland Nieman | 51-44 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (PF) Jason Carr, Walter Shea, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 05:09 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the dunk | 51-44 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | David Marshall steps in front of the Clarence Roberts pass | 51-44 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hutson (C) David Marshall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, John Johnson | |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster buries a jumper from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman lays it in on a great pass from Noel Thomas | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Larry Harden grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (SF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), David Marshall (C) Noel Thomas, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Carr | 57-46 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Larry Harden scores on a runner in the lane set up by David Marshall | 59-46 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Larry Harden - foul #3 on Larry Harden, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Shea (PG), Mark Hutson (C) Timothy Carr, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-48 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Jason Carr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Carr | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Villanova | David Marshall is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SG), Brian Tillman (PF) Walter Shea, Jason Carr, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 01:27 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | The short jumper by Raymond Stephens is denied by David Marshall | 61-48 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Larry Harden pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | David Marshall connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Noel Thomas | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Noel Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Larry Harden tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Timothy Carr - foul #3 on Timothy Carr, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Timothy Carr pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas runs out the clock | 63-50 |