| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Joe Bratt snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Marcus Scott connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Cary Presson | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Crank - foul #4 on Raymond Crank, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| 18:03 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah is denied on a layup by James Rollo | 32-36 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Charles Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Issa Abdullah - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Matthew Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 32-38 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 32-38 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Edmund Jenney is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #4 on Edmund Jenney, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Randy Blanchette | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Edmund Jenney, Anthony Norton | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Raymond Crank lays it up and in set up by Joe Bratt | 32-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Charles Holder - foul #2 on Charles Holder, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG) Charles Holder | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the easy open layup | 32-40 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Heppner - foul #3 on Gary Heppner, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (SG), Cecil Reed (C) Robert Christian, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Issa Abdullah (SG), Anthony Norton (C) Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Reed | 34-41 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a driving attempt from close range | 36-41 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Matthew Williams (SF) Cary Presson, Raymond Crank | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Charles Holder takes the ball from George Smathers | 36-43 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad is fouled on the floor by Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Edmund Jenney (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Issa Abdullah, Matthew Natividad, Anthony Norton | |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Joe Bratt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Williams | 36-46 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | George Smathers loses the dribble to Joe Bratt in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 36-46 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Edmund Jenney gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits a 3 from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by George Smathers | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Holder | 38-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edmund Jenney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Charles Holder takes the ball from George Smathers in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | The short jumper by Marcus Scott is denied by Ariel Rizzo | 38-51 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 38-51 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-51 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Bratt - foul #2 on Joe Bratt, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), James Rollo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Randy Blanchette, George Smathers, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Charles Holder, Joe Bratt, Matthew Williams, Edmund Jenney, Marcus Scott | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank can't finish the layup | 40-51 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 40-51 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad can't throw it down | 40-51 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 43-51 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits a runner from the left block | 43-53 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | James Rollo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vasily Losiewski | 46-53 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Cary Presson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Natividad | 46-55 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad double dribbles | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), Cecil Reed (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Vasily Losiewski, James Rollo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Cary Presson, Issa Abdullah, Anthony Norton | |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Stephen Kay knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 49-55 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Raymond Crank knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joe Bratt | 49-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Natividad (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | George Smathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Bratt | 49-59 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Charles Holder pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the easy layup | 49-59 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it but misses | 49-59 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Crank - foul #5 on Raymond Crank, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Randy Blanchette, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Matthew Williams (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Natividad, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo lays it in on a nice dish by George Smathers | 52-62 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Stephen Kay picks off the pass by Cary Presson in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | George Smathers lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 54-62 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Anthony Norton tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo drills a runner from the left block set up by Robert Christian | 56-64 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Matthew Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 58-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Williams (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Edmund Jenney (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Norton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Stephen Kay steals the ball from Matthew Williams | 58-64 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay banks in the layup | 60-64 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Joe Bratt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Stephen Kay snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | James Rollo connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Smathers | 62-64 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Williams, Anthony Norton | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Edmund Jenney is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #5 on Edmund Jenney, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Charles Holder, Issa Abdullah, Edmund Jenney | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Joe Bratt snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the jump hook from the right block | 62-66 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Bratt - foul #3 on Joe Bratt, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | James Rollo blocks the short jumper by Matthew Williams | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian's pass is intercepted by Cary Presson in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is fouled on the floor by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Issa Abdullah (SG) Matthew Williams | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Williams | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-68 |