| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John Talty inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | James Mitchell clanks a floater from the right side | 30-21 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | John Talty snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-21 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Scott Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer | 30-23 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 30-23 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by James Hough is blocked by Nicholas Rock | 30-23 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer loses the dribble to Mark Demoss | 30-23 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Mark Demoss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Scott Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | James Mitchell steals it from Mark Demoss | 30-26 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 30-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) Michael Falk, John Talty, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Richard Wallace blows the layup but he's hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 32-28 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Richard Wallace jams it | 34-28 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Louis Taylor lays it up and in set up by Woodrow Shapiro | 34-30 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Clifford Worth buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Patterson | 37-30 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-30 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-30 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 39-32 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Woodrow Shapiro | 39-34 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Douglas Colbert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Louis Taylor knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Woodrow Shapiro | 42-36 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro clanks a floater from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Richard Wallace gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Shapiro | 42-36 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is fouled on the floor by Christopher Patterson - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Andrew Atkinson (SG), John Talty (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Christopher Patterson, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Billy Charland (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:01 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Davis out of a doubleteam | 42-39 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson makes the driving attempt from the right block | 44-39 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | James Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Atkinson - foul #1 on Andrew Atkinson, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is intercepted by Andrew Atkinson | 44-39 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | The short jumper by Richard Wallace is denied by James Mitchell | 44-39 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Michael Falk tips it home | 46-39 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | James Hough lays it in set up by Scott Davis and he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Clifford Worth (PF) Andrew Atkinson, Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Billy Charland | |
| 08:06 | St. John's | James Hough makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson connects on the jumper from the left block | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Scott Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Beasley | 48-44 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:06 | Villanova | James Hough takes the ball from Michael Falk | 48-44 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Scott Davis lays it in set up by James Hough | 48-46 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Michael Falk's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Beasley | 48-46 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Talty - foul #3 on John Talty, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) John Talty, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, James Hough, James Mitchell | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Richard Wallace scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Clifford Worth | 50-48 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Hardy and he's hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (PG) Michael Falk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Clifford Worth gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Talty (SF) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Robert Hardy's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Wallace | 51-50 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Roscoe Salzer steals it from Christopher Patterson | 51-50 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the shot from the right block | 51-52 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Nicholas Rock (C) Christopher Patterson, Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Villanova | James Hough picks off the pass by Michael Falk in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #2 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Jacob Beasley denies the turnaround by Nicholas Rock | 51-58 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | James Hough snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | John Talty denies the turnaround by James Hough | 51-58 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | John Talty pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Jacob Beasley steals the ball from Clifford Worth | 51-58 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by John Talty - foul #4 on John Talty, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Roscoe Salzer | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Scott Davis picks off the pass by John Talty | 51-58 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Scott Davis throws it down | 51-60 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Mark Demoss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Demoss, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock is called for traveling | 51-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), John Williams (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, John Talty, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #12 | 51-61 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the lay-in | 51-62 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #13 | 51-62 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Jacob Beasley (C) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Christopher Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #14 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Louis Taylor (C) Roscoe Salzer, Jacob Beasley | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is called for traveling | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Louis Taylor | 53-66 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-66 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 53-66 |