| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada inbounds the ball | 43-48 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Mark Spiro snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 43-48 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it home | 43-50 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Justin Niemi steals it from Luis Estrada | 43-50 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 43-52 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-52 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Elliott | 45-52 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #1 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is open but misses the lay-in | 46-54 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | David Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF), Paul Elliott (PF) Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Terry Bennett (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | James Lammers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) David Woodard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | James Lammers is hacked by Boris Skarzynski - foul #2 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Dan Carter (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Terry Bennett, Peter Aronson | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dan Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled on the floor by Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Lammers | 47-57 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Samuel Peterman, Mathew Weigel | |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by Luis Estrada - foul #3 on Luis Estrada, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Drazen Zechman | 49-57 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 52-57 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 52-59 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez lays it in on a great pass from Paul Elliott and he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Terry Smith, Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Samuel Peterman (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Luis Estrada travels in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman connects on the jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) David Woodard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Samuel Peterman, Mathew Weigel | |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Edwin Ritchie is called for the reach on Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Ritchie - foul #2 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (C) Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it but misses | 57-62 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Paul Elliott snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Woodard | 59-62 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Lammers | 59-65 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Sudi Abdulkarim | 61-65 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Mark Spiro loses the dribble to Luis Estrada | 63-65 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the easy layup | 63-65 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pablo Jimenez - foul #3 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Paul Elliott (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski is whistled for a carry | 63-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Jones connects on the shot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman banks in the layup | 63-71 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 65-71 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses short on a shot near the basket | 65-71 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 65-71 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the offensive board | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Drazen Zechman - foul #5 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Jones, Samuel Peterman, Mathew Weigel | |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | David Woodard scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 67-71 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Justin Niemi | 67-74 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it in | 69-74 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3 from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | James Lammers is called for the reach on David Woodard in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| 06:27 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Lammers | 70-80 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Luis Estrada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-80 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Paul Elliott (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 70-83 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 05:38 | Villanova | David Woodard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Luis Estrada (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SG) James Lammers, James Jones | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Dan Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-83 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't tip it in | 70-83 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 70-83 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | David Woodard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #4 on Luis Estrada, team foul #9 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Paul Elliott (PF) Terry Smith, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #5 on Luis Estrada, team foul #10 | 72-84 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Terry Smith | 74-86 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-86 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sudi Abdulkarim | 74-86 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #11 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Dan Carter, Peter Aronson | |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-86 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | James Lammers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-86 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 76-86 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 76-86 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | James Lammers knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 76-88 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | James Lammers is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #12 | 76-88 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones, Terry Bennett | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a runner in the paint | 78-88 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi tips it but misses | 78-88 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | David Woodard pulls down the rebound | 78-88 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 78-88 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 78-88 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-88 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) James Lammers | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Tony Gillis loses the dribble to Terry Smith | 78-88 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Terry Smith lays it up and in | 80-88 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Calvin Malone | 80-91 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-91 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi gets the rebound | 80-91 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-91 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-91 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling | 80-91 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits a runner from the baseline set up by Calvin Malone | 80-93 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Terry Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-93 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the easy layup | 83-93 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 83-93 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-93 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Mark Spiro grabs the defensive rebound | 83-93 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Pablo Jimenez takes the ball from Justin Niemi after a doubleteam | 83-93 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Paul Elliott lays it up and in set up by Pablo Jimenez | 85-93 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-93 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #11 | 85-93 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie gets the rebound | 85-93 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Ritchie | 88-93 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Boris Skarzynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #12 | 88-93 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #13 | 88-94 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 89-94 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 90-94 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #13 | 90-94 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie gets the rebound | 90-95 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-95 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 90-95 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #14 | 90-95 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Paul Elliott gets the rebound | 90-96 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 90-96 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 90-96 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-96 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Smith - foul #5 on Terry Smith, team foul #15 | 90-96 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 90-98 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 90-98 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 90-98 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 90-98 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by David Woodard in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Woodard, team foul #16 | 90-98 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 90-98 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 90-99 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-99 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by David Woodard in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Woodard, team foul #17 | 93-99 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 93-100 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 93-101 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | David Woodard's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 93-101 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 93-101 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone runs out the clock | 93-101 |