| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Terry Smith tips it home | 37-31 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it home | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Sudi Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Antwan Harris evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Matney | 37-35 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's dunk attempt is rejected by Nwa Adi | 37-35 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Robert Matney is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ivan Borkoski is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Luis Estrada clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Mundan Emanuel | 42-39 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Terry Smith takes the ball from Calvin Malone | 42-39 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Al Burris is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Steven Selvidge, Terry Bennett | |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Al Burris denies the turnaround by Sol Rizzo | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Al Burris - foul #3 on Al Burris, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Terry Smith steals the ball from Al Burris | 46-39 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Mundan Emanuel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't finish the layup | 46-39 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it in | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Sol Rizzo | 48-41 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Terry Bennett lays it in | 48-43 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris | |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes | |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 50-48 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Antwan Harris | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Borkoski | 55-51 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't throw it down | 55-51 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 55-53 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (C) Terry Smith, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Al Burris blocks the short jumper by Pedro Cruz | 55-53 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Al Burris - foul #4 on Al Burris, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (C) Al Burris | |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't connect on a floater from close range | 56-53 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses badly on a shot in the paint | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it home | 58-53 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #4 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo steps in front of the Robert Matney pass | 58-54 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 58-54 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Luis Estrada can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pedro Cruz (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Peter Aronson | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Robert Matney clanks a jump hook in the lane | 58-54 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Ivan Borkoski | 60-54 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis loses the ball out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Sol Rizzo is blocked by Antwan Harris | 60-54 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Calvin Malone and he's fouled by Mundan Emanuel - foul #5 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Peter Aronson | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Luis Estrada | 62-56 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it home | 62-58 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Antwan Harris denies the turnaround by Nwa Adi | 62-58 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Luis Estrada | 64-61 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Marvin Hughes, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Terry Smith loses the dribble to Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Antwan Harris | 64-66 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Steven Selvidge is called for the reach on Ivan Borkoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the easy layup | 65-66 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Al Burris connects on the runner near the basket set up by Steven Selvidge | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pedro Cruz (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tired) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Terry Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Nwa Adi (PF) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is whistled for a carry | 65-70 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Dan Carter, Peter Aronson | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-70 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim's pass is intercepted by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 65-70 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is fouled on the floor by Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-71 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-71 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim grabs the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 67-71 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Sudi Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Tony Gillis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-73 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is hacked by Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Smith, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #4 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #14 | 67-75 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim tips it but misses | 67-77 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Matney runs out the clock | 67-77 |