| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Mark Demoss evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Pagan | 39-31 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Michael Falk is called for the reach on Scott Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | David Rhodes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Michael Falk scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | John Hart loses the dribble to Michael Falk | 39-33 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Michael Falk comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Michael Falk steals the ball from John Hart in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Mark Demoss shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Falk | 39-39 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Clifford Worth travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it in | 44-39 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Louis Taylor | 44-39 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 46-39 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Richard Wallace (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Thomas Powell's pass is intercepted by Douglas Colbert | 46-39 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | The short jumper by David Rhodes is denied by Douglas Colbert | 46-41 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Clifford Worth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Wallace | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes blows the dunk but the foul's on Douglas Colbert - foul #3 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Mark Demoss, Douglas Colbert | |
| 13:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Michael Falk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 48-43 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | John Hart scores on a 3 from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Martin Arsenault (PF) James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Nicholas Rock (PF) Michael Falk, Clifford Worth | |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Paul Oliphant swats the short shot by Nicholas Rock | 51-43 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Hardy | 53-45 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Richard Wallace splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson's floater is tipped away by Paul Oliphant | 53-45 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 56-45 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Rock | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rock | 56-45 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Louis Taylor (C) John Hart, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Andrew Atkinson (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Nicholas Rock | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | James Hough loses the dribble to Andrew Atkinson | 56-45 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson lays it up and in | 56-47 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Mark Demoss pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Powell | 58-47 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss's fadeaway is rejected by David Rhodes | 58-47 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Clifford Worth tips it home | 58-49 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | James Hough slams it home set up by Louis Taylor | 60-49 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Mark Demoss works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Scott Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 63-49 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | David Rhodes lays it in on a great pass from Scott Davis | 65-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wallace (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Michael Falk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, James Hough, David Rhodes, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) Andrew Atkinson, Richard Wallace | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Pagan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #3 | 65-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #4 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #4 | 65-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Rock (C) Douglas Colbert | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Scott Davis, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG) Rodolfo Mercado | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3rd free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Robert Hardy picks off the pass by Jeffrey Pagan | 68-50 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #3 on Michael Falk, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | James Hough loses the dribble to Mark Demoss | 68-50 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is fouled on the floor by Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Richard Wallace (C) Mark Demoss, Nicholas Rock | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant dunks the ball set up by Robert Hardy | 70-50 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Rock (PF) Clifford Worth | |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a turnaround from the left block | 70-51 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Wallace | 70-51 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Richard Wallace evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from close range | 70-53 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant scores on a runner from the right block set up by John Hart and he's fouled by Jeffrey Pagan - foul #4 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, James Hough, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Andrew Atkinson (SF), John Williams (C) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan, Richard Wallace | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-53 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 73-53 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-53 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant loses the dribble to Nicholas Rock | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-53 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 73-53 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the finger roll | 75-53 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson double dribbles | 75-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) John Williams | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 77-53 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #9 | 77-53 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in | 77-55 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock grabs the board | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 77-55 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodolfo Mercado | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #5 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #8 | 77-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (C) Douglas Colbert | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock is denied on a layup by David Rhodes | 79-57 |