| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Harward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Swims inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Swims | 30-39 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | John Koehler is hacked by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Gary Peterson blocks the short jumper by Steve Charles | 30-39 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Clifford Harward pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | John Koehler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman tips it in | 30-41 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Gary Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Clifford Harward is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Clifford Harward, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Clifford Harward gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Steve Charles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | William McIntosh is hacked by James Swims - foul #2 on James Swims, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), Russell Reynolds (SF), Jack Sams (PF) Steve Charles, James Swims, Bryan White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) John Koehler, Clarence Friedman, Gary Peterson, Clifford Harward | |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Chad Walker steals the ball from William McIntosh | 32-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) SF - Russell Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brock Golden (fresh) C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe's dunk attempt is rejected by Galen Sheffield | 32-41 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 32-43 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Gerald Stokes takes the ball from Troy Jarboe | 32-43 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes banks in the layup | 32-45 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF) Russell Reynolds | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Clarence Friedman (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Clifford Harward (C) Isaac Sharp, William McIntosh, Gerald Stokes, Brock Golden, Galen Sheffield | |
| 14:46 | Villanova | James Swims steps in front of the Gary Peterson pass | 32-45 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | James Swims is fouled on the floor by Donald Larson - foul #2 on Donald Larson, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Bryan White (SF) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe loses the dribble to John Koehler | 32-45 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | John Koehler lays it in | 32-47 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Jack Sams blows the layup | 32-47 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 32-47 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Steve Charles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Larson - foul #3 on Donald Larson, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF), John Edison (PF), David Landis (C) Bryan White, Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Villanova | William McIntosh (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Donald Larson, Clarence Friedman, Gary Peterson, Clifford Harward | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield is whistled for a carry | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | David Landis tips it in | 36-47 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Landis - foul #1 on David Landis, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | John Edison pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | James Swims grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Edison (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brock Golden (fresh) C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Swims hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brock Golden | 36-48 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), Bryan White (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, James Swims, John Edison, David Landis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Clarence Friedman (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Clifford Harward (C) John Koehler, Gerald Stokes, Brock Golden, Galen Sheffield | |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Bryan White double dribbles | 36-48 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Derrick Volpe denies the turnaround by Clarence Friedman | 36-48 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Bryan White grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Bryan White is called for traveling | 36-48 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Clifford Harward hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William McIntosh | 36-50 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Bryan White's pass is intercepted by Isaac Sharp | 36-50 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp slams it home | 36-52 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Bryan White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe tips it back up and in | 38-52 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Clifford Harward drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Isaac Sharp | 38-54 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Jack Sams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 38-54 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Chad Walker picks off the pass by Clarence Friedman | 38-54 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses long on a floater from close range | 38-54 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Jack Sams pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Friedman - foul #3 on Clarence Friedman, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), James Swims (SF), David Landis (C) Chad Walker, Bryan White, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Isaac Sharp, William McIntosh, Clarence Friedman, Gary Peterson, Clifford Harward | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brock Golden (fresh) C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | John Koehler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James Swims works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Charles | 41-54 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes travels with the ball | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (PF) Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:33 | St. John's | James Swims's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SF) Brock Golden | |
| 06:11 | Villanova | John Koehler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-54 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edison | 41-54 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Steve Charles is fouled on the floor by Donald Larson - foul #4 on Donald Larson, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF), Bryan White (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Troy Jarboe, John Edison, David Landis | |
| Subs | Villanova | William McIntosh (SG), Gary Peterson (PF), Clifford Harward (C) Donald Larson, Gerald Stokes, Galen Sheffield | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the floater from the left side | 41-54 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clarence Friedman | 41-54 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Clifford Harward can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #3 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Jack Sams pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Swims scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steve Charles | 44-54 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Steve Charles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Gary Peterson takes the ball from Steve Charles after a doubleteam | 44-54 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Clifford Harward comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #4 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Stokes (SF) Clarence Friedman | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Clifford Harward makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Clifford Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Jack Sams connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Swims and he's fouled by Gary Peterson - foul #2 on Gary Peterson, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Clifford Harward grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | William McIntosh misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Clifford Harward hits the follow up shot | 46-58 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Chad Walker is hacked by Gary Peterson - foul #3 on Gary Peterson, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Bryan White | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Chad Walker misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | James Swims swats the short shot by Clifford Harward | 46-58 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Gary Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Gary Peterson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 46-58 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | James Swims hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clifford Harward | 46-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Swims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Clifford Harward (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | John Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Jack Sams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Walker | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Clifford Harward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Bryan White (PF), David Landis (C) James Swims, Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Clarence Friedman (SF), Galen Sheffield (C) John Koehler, Gary Peterson, Clifford Harward | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, David Landis | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Clifford Harward (C) Isaac Sharp, Galen Sheffield | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | John Koehler grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-61 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Steve Charles works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Swims | 51-61 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | John Koehler knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Friedman | 51-63 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Swims works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | John Koehler grabs the board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | John Koehler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Swims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clarence Friedman | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | John Koehler runs out the clock | 51-65 |