| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zipp (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Sjogren - foul #3 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Claudio Rossi picks off the pass by Marshall Wilcox | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is denied on a layup by Andrew Chill | 28-33 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Richard Yeager snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Andrew Chill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF) Andrew Chill | |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Eric Allen denies the turnaround by Donald Ordonez | 28-33 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Darrick Gill tips it in | 30-33 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Donald Ordonez steals it from Gerard Booth | 30-33 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Gregory Simmers is called for the reach on Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (PF) William Anderson | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Darrick Gill picks off the pass by Jerry Sanders | 30-33 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Edward Kelty lays it in on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 32-33 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | James Zipp picks off the pass by Barry Gran in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Eric Allen denies the turnaround by James Zipp | 32-33 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it home | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Eric Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Darrick Gill, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), William Anderson (C) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Andrew Chill | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, William Anderson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Gerard Booth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Richard Yeager tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the easy wide open finger roll | 38-35 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Richard Yeager | |
| 14:48 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for 10 seconds | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (PF) Eric Allen | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Sjogren - foul #4 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Andrew Chill (PF) Christopher Sjogren, Gerard Booth | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 39-37 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Edward Kelty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (SF) Gregory Simmers | |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF) Andrew Chill | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | William Anderson misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Richard Yeager snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Eric Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) James Zipp, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, William Anderson | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-37 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | James McCurren scores on a floater from the left side | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-37 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Allen | 41-37 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-37 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 41-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eric Allen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-37 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Joseph Rose, Barry Gran, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Donald Ordonez steals it from Richard Yeager | 41-37 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Gregory Simmers takes the ball from Donald Ordonez | 41-37 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG) Merle Hose | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #2 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (C) Marshall Wilcox | |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Victor Crawford (SF) Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Barry Gran steals it from Darrick Gill in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Darrick Gill, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Joseph Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Victor Crawford buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Joseph Rose - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marshall Wilcox | 45-47 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Robinson | 47-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Eric Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Barry Gran | 47-49 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-49 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Barry Gran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), William Anderson (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Anderson | 47-51 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | James Zipp buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 49-51 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Sjogren | 49-54 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Sjogren - foul #5 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren, Jerry Sanders, Andrew Chill, William Anderson | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Rose | 53-60 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Edward Kelty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-60 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 53-60 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Gerard Booth can't tip it in | 53-60 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-60 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Eric Allen | 55-62 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) James Zipp, Darrick Gill, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Joseph Rose, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits a 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Andrew Chill (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Larry Robinson knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Leif Taberski and he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (C) Richard Yeager | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Larry Robinson makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Andrew Chill | |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by James McCurren | 61-65 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Barry Gran, William Anderson | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 61-65 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Andrew Chill (PF) Joseph Rose, Eric Allen | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Gregory Simmers is called for the reach on Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG) Gregory Simmers | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Andrew Chill pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager tips it home | 62-67 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Edward Kelty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Andrew Chill comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-67 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Gran - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager loses the ball out of bounds | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Andrew Chill is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Gerard Booth gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Andrew Chill - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #14 | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Barry Gran is hacked by Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's layup is rejected by Gerard Booth | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Gerard Booth snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Eric Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kelty - foul #5 on Edward Kelty, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders snags the defensive board | 68-71 |