| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Denis Heath - foul #1 on Denis Heath, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:25 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jesse Maes | 41-28 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (C) Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-28 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gomez | 41-28 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Wallace Bickel - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Wallace Bickel, Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it in | 43-30 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled on the floor by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | James Brown makes the fadeaway near the basket | 43-32 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Denis Heath snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the dunk attempt | 46-32 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-32 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Gomez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno hits a floater from the right block set up by Denis Heath and he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Alfredo Gomez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-32 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Clarence Staab loses the dribble to Edward Sullivan | 49-32 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl lays it in set up by Edward Sullivan | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Jamie Rayl, Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Denis Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Virgilio Bruno (PF) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Wade Mandeville | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #4 on Felix Valdez, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno throws it down on a great pass from Edward Sullivan | 53-36 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Lee Saavedra (C) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Sullivan | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Wallace Bickel - foul #4 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Virgilio Bruno and the foul's on Lee Saavedra - foul #1 on Lee Saavedra, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), James Brown (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Lee Saavedra | |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Sullivan - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Jesse Maes steals the ball from Edward Sullivan | 58-40 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes lays it in | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Denis Heath is fouled on the floor by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno travels with the ball | 58-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) James Brown | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Edward Sullivan - foul #3 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Allen Sharp | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ardian Zephyr - foul #3 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #9 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt tips it but misses | 58-46 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #1 on Clarence Staab, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), James Brown (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Allen Sharp (PF) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-46 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr tips it in | 61-46 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | James Brown double dribbles | 61-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (C) Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Robert Sweet, Alfredo Gomez | |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dario Gostowski - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 63-46 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski tips it but misses | 63-46 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-48 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes tips it home | 64-53 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel buries a driving attempt in the paint | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Edward Sullivan is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #4 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF) Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Villanova | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Felix Valdez | 66-55 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 66-55 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses short on a floater in the lane | 66-55 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Edward Sullivan steps in front of the James Brown pass | 66-55 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Denis Heath misses the lay-in | 66-55 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Robert Sweet connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 66-57 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Edward Sullivan (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ardian Zephyr (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Felix Valdez lays it up and in set up by Wallace Bickel | 68-57 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Ardian Zephyr | 68-57 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-57 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Felix Valdez snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr loses the dribble to Jesse Maes | 68-57 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Edward Sullivan is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #5 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Edward Sullivan, Denis Heath | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 68-58 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits a shot near the basket set up by Wallace Bickel | 70-58 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Maes | 70-60 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt blows the layup but he's fouled by Ardian Zephyr - foul #4 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Erick Hale (SF) Jesse Maes | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled in the backcourt by Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Erick Hale, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl steps in front of the James Brown pass | 74-64 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Denis Heath lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 76-64 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ardian Zephyr - foul #5 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #13 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Virgilio Bruno (PF) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl runs out the clock | 76-65 |