| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Joseph Rose - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | James Zipp is called for traveling | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Joseph Rose is whistled for traveling | 26-36 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 28-36 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers can't tip it in | 28-36 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Edward Kelty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a runner from close range | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Wilcox | 30-36 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Gregory Simmers, Joseph Rose, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders's pass is intercepted by Donald Ordonez | 32-36 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Andrew Chill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Andrew Chill clanks a jump hook from the left block | 32-36 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 32-36 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Sanders | 32-39 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Victor Crawford (SF), William Anderson (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Christopher Sjogren, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen, Andrew Chill | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Gerard Booth clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (PF) William Anderson | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Victor Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Crawford (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Richard Yeager drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Victor Crawford | 32-42 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), William Anderson (PF) Gregory Simmers, Gerard Booth | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Merle Hose, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (C) Victor Crawford, William Anderson | |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Darrick Gill buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Larry Robinson is called for the reach on Marshall Wilcox - foul #1 on Larry Robinson, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Andrew Chill (C) Joseph Rose, Richard Yeager | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | James McCurren lays it in on a nice dish by James Zipp | 38-43 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Andrew Chill scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Gregory Simmers and he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (PF) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by William Anderson - foul #1 on William Anderson, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Christopher Sjogren, Andrew Chill | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | William Anderson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Howse | 40-46 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse lays it up and in | 42-46 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Victor Crawford (SF), Richard Yeager (C) Gregory Simmers, Jerry Sanders, Gerard Booth | |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Leif Taberski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 44-46 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | William Anderson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Rose | 44-48 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Edward Kelty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (C) Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford, William Anderson | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Richard Yeager | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Allen | 45-53 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Eric Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for 10 seconds | 45-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Leif Taberski (PF) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Christopher Sjogren, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Richard Yeager banks in the layup set up by Barry Gran | 45-55 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG) Gregory Simmers | |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Leif Taberski steals the ball from Barry Gran | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), William Anderson (PF) Barry Gran, Richard Yeager | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Andrew Chill pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-55 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Larry Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-55 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 48-55 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is open and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Leif Taberski | 50-55 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 50-55 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ivan Zausch | 52-55 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 52-58 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Chill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson, Andrew Chill | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it in | 56-58 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a shot near the basket | 56-58 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Barry Gran - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Richard Yeager drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Barry Gran | 58-60 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a shot from the left block | 60-61 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | The short jumper by Richard Yeager is denied by Donald Ordonez | 60-61 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 60-61 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Sjogren - foul #1 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Barry Gran, Christopher Sjogren, Victor Crawford, Richard Yeager | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Eric Allen lays it in | 62-63 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (PF) Gerard Booth | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Joseph Rose knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Rose in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Rose | 63-68 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Rose, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Joseph Rose, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Merle Hose is called for the reach on Barry Gran - foul #2 on Merle Hose, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Gregory Simmers, William Anderson, Gerard Booth | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Crawford (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 3 from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the wide open shot in the paint set up by Joseph Rose | 67-72 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on Darrick Gill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Rose, team foul #14 | 67-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (C) Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-72 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 68-72 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 70-72 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Christopher Sjogren, Eric Allen | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Joseph Rose scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 70-74 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Richard Yeager loses the dribble to Edward Kelty | 70-74 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Edward Kelty can't throw it down | 70-74 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is denied on a layup by Richard Yeager | 70-74 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 70-74 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is hacked by Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG) Joseph Rose | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Richard Yeager steals it from Darrick Gill | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kelty - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF) Richard Yeager | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Gran - foul #4 on Barry Gran, team foul #15 | 70-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Richard Yeager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Kelty, team foul #10 | 70-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Eric Allen (PF) Joseph Rose, Gerard Booth | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | James Zipp travels with the ball | 70-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Eric Allen is hacked by Darrick Gill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 70-77 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 70-77 |