| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (SF) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it in | 36-47 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 36-47 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Calvin Malone | 36-47 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-50 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Luis Estrada lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Pedro Cruz | 38-50 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Tony Gillis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz clanks a turnaround in the paint | 38-53 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), David Woodard (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Nwa Adi clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-53 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 40-53 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-53 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 40-53 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it in | 40-55 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | David Woodard's pass is intercepted by James Jones in the backcourt | 40-55 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney banks in the layup on a great pass from James Jones | 40-57 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's floater is knocked away by Peter Aronson | 40-57 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Robert Matney is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 16:08 | Villanova | James Jones steals it from Sol Rizzo in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Mark Spiro clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF) David Woodard, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) James Lammers, James Jones, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Al Burris steps in front of the Sol Rizzo pass | 40-58 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Al Burris and he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the free throw | 40-60 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Nwa Adi clanks a turnaround near the basket | 40-60 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Samuel Peterman (PF) Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 44-60 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), David Woodard (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi | |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Woodard | 46-63 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Al Burris out of a doubleteam | 46-65 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | James Jones takes the ball from Luis Estrada in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Al Burris misses short on a floater from the baseline | 46-65 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | David Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) James Jones, Samuel Peterman | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Al Burris tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Al Burris, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Robert Matney steals the ball from David Woodard in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 46-65 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 48-65 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Calvin Malone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-65 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Terry Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Drazen Zechman | 51-65 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Mark Spiro can't finish the layup | 51-65 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 51-65 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | David Woodard's floater is knocked away by Tony Gillis | 51-65 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it home | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - David Woodard (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Terry Smith steals the ball from Robert Matney in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a jumper from close range | 53-65 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 53-65 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Smith | 55-65 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the easy layup | 55-65 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | David Woodard knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Borkoski | 57-65 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, David Woodard, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | James Lammers loses the dribble to Luis Estrada | 59-65 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Luis Estrada clanks a turnaround in the lane | 59-65 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim tips it home | 61-65 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), David Woodard (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Justin Niemi steps in front of the Luis Estrada pass | 61-65 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | David Woodard takes the ball from Justin Niemi | 61-65 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Luis Estrada knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Smith and he's hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Terry Smith, David Woodard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the lay-in | 64-65 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Tony Gillis swats the short shot by Sol Rizzo | 64-65 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) SG - James Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #4 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), David Woodard (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Al Burris (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Terry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 67-68 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski banks in the layup set up by Pedro Cruz and he's fouled by James Lammers - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Peter Aronson | |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Terry Bennett lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 69-70 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #12 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Nwa Adi steals the ball from Al Burris | 71-70 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Al Burris is called for the reach on Nwa Adi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Al Burris, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| 06:21 | Villanova | David Woodard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #3 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #5 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the shot from the right wing set up by Pedro Cruz | 75-72 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 75-72 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), David Woodard (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the tip | 75-72 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Tony Gillis banks in the layup set up by James Jones | 75-74 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Luis Estrada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #6 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Terry Smith steals the ball from Mark Spiro | 75-74 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-74 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski can't finish the layup | 75-74 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - David Woodard (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Gillis (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | James Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #7 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Luis Estrada (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luis Estrada | 78-76 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Sudi Abdulkarim steals it from Peter Aronson | 78-76 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim tips it but misses | 78-76 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Robert Matney snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), David Woodard (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) James Jones, Peter Aronson | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | David Woodard steps in front of the Samuel Peterman pass | 78-76 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | David Woodard jams it | 80-76 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by David Woodard - foul #3 on David Woodard, team foul #8 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, David Woodard, Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a shot near the basket | 82-78 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), David Woodard (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sol Rizzo - foul #4 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #9 | 82-78 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a 3 from the left wing | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zechman - foul #4 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #10 | 85-80 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-81 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it back up and in | 87-81 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Drazen Zechman is called for the reach on Terry Bennett - foul #5 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #11 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #15 | 87-83 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-86 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | David Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-86 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-86 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 89-86 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Luis Estrada steps in front of the Calvin Malone pass | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #4 on James Lammers, team foul #16 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-86 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-86 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 91-86 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski runs out the clock | 91-86 |