| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Sol Rizzo | 33-42 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski loses the dribble to Steven Selvidge | 33-42 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Antwan Harris lays it up and in | 35-42 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski can't connect on a floater from the left block | 35-42 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Marvin Hughes steals the ball from Mundan Emanuel | 35-42 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pedro Cruz | 37-44 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Terry Smith steps in front of the Tony Gillis pass | 37-44 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a floater in the lane set up by Terry Smith | 37-46 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Sol Rizzo steps in front of the Antwan Harris pass | 37-46 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | The short jumper by Terry Bennett is denied by Ivan Borkoski | 37-46 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Robert Matney pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Terry Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits a shot in the paint set up by Ivan Borkoski | 39-50 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 42-50 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Estrada and he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 42-53 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 42-53 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Terry Smith | 42-55 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Antwan Harris clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-55 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 42-55 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Terry Bennett buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 44-55 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Dan Carter, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-55 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | The short jumper by Steven Selvidge is denied by Nwa Adi | 44-55 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-55 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Tony Gillis swats the shot by Sol Rizzo | 46-55 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Calvin Malone snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Sol Rizzo - foul #2 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 47-58 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Ivan Borkoski swats the dunk try by Antwan Harris | 47-58 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is hacked by Steven Selvidge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz lays it in on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 51-62 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Antwan Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 53-62 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes loses the dribble to Ivan Borkoski | 53-64 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Antwan Harris steals the ball from Nwa Adi | 53-64 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Terry Bennett jams it on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 55-64 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Dan Carter, Steven Selvidge, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Luis Estrada | 55-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Al Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Nwa Adi (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Terry Smith | 57-68 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the tip | 57-68 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Al Burris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 59-68 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada lays it up and in | 59-70 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Calvin Malone scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-70 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (C) Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the runner near the basket | 62-72 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terry Smith | 62-74 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Antwan Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #4 on Nwa Adi, team foul #5 | 62-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Marvin Hughes, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 63-74 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Terry Smith's pass is intercepted by Terry Bennett in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Robert Matney is called for traveling | 63-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Nwa Adi | |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Mundan Emanuel - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the dunk but he's hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #5 on Nwa Adi, team foul #6 | 63-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Pedro Cruz (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 63-74 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski comes up short on the shot in the paint | 63-74 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 63-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pedro Cruz (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Robert Matney's pass is intercepted by Ivan Borkoski | 63-74 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Robert Matney takes the ball from Sudi Abdulkarim in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Justin Niemi | 65-74 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Luis Estrada | 65-76 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-76 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 65-76 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 68-78 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Luis Estrada throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-78 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 68-78 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #10 | 68-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Luis Estrada | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Al Burris comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-80 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #11 | 68-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-81 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #7 | 68-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 69-81 |