| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | John Horton hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 33-29 |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Andrew Chill buries a fadeaway from the right block | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Kenneth Howse, Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), William Anderson (C) Clint Lesher, Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Ross Konopka | |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Ira Kane steals it from Darrick Gill in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits the finger roll set up by Ira Kane | 37-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Ira Kane drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Ira Kane - foul #3 on Ira Kane, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Corey Holmgren (SF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Christopher Sjogren, Ira Kane, Victor Crawford, William Anderson | |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Andrew Chill is called for the reach on Merle Hose - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (PF) Alton Lucius, Andrew Chill | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | William Anderson gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Anderson | 39-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-39 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Joseph Rose gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | John Albrecht is called for the reach on Jerry Sanders - foul #1 on John Albrecht, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Ernest Watts (PF) Merle Hose, Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Gordon Guyer (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Clint Lesher, Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson, Ross Konopka | |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Sjogren | 39-41 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Sjogren - foul #3 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), John Horton (C) Ernest Watts, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Robinson | 42-41 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Andrew Chill's pass is intercepted by Larry Robinson | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Sjogren - foul #4 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Watts (PF), John Albrecht (C) Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Christopher Sjogren, Ira Kane, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | A charge is called on Joseph Rose - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Michael Creech (PF) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Michael Creech is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 43-41 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Joseph Rose grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Clint Lesher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Michael Creech knocks in the floater from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Joseph Rose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the driving attempt from the left block | 47-43 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Clint Lesher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Larry Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Creech | 50-43 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Alton Lucius gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fairly fresh) SG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Albrecht (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Lucius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Guyer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ross Konopka (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clint Lesher | 50-45 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | John Albrecht knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Merle Hose | 52-45 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Alton Lucius misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 52-45 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Larry Robinson is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Corey Holmgren, Larry Robinson, Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), William Anderson (C) Clint Lesher, Joseph Rose, Alton Lucius, Gordon Guyer, Ross Konopka | |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Victor Crawford buries a floater from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Ira Kane is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Ira Kane, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Ira Kane | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | John Horton is called for the reach on William Anderson - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Kelty | 56-50 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Kenneth Howse picks off the pass by Andrew Chill | 56-50 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse banks in the layup | 58-50 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Victor Crawford misses the jumper from the right block | 58-50 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Chill | 58-50 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Victor Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Gordon Guyer (PF) Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Victor Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Victor Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Andrew Chill steps in front of the Kenneth Howse pass in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | The jump hook by Andrew Chill is blocked by Ernest Watts | 58-52 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Victor Crawford | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Edward Kelty steals it from Gordon Guyer | 60-52 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Rose, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (PF) Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Ira Kane (SG) Clint Lesher, Joseph Rose | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Andrew Chill gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Andrew Chill is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (C) Gordon Guyer | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Horton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sjogren - foul #5 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (PG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to William Anderson | 63-52 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Corey Holmgren - foul #2 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Joseph Rose | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the 3rd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Andrew Chill gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses long on a shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the easy layup | 63-54 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Edward Kelty tips it home | 65-54 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Ira Kane connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), Michael Creech (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Gordon Guyer (PF), Ross Konopka (C) Ira Kane, Jerry Sanders, Andrew Chill, William Anderson | |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Joseph Rose is hacked by Michael Creech - foul #1 on Michael Creech, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Victor Crawford tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Rose | 65-56 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (SF) Gordon Guyer | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Joseph Rose connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | John Albrecht is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-59 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses the 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Victor Crawford tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Joseph Rose steals the ball from John Albrecht | 67-61 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Joseph Rose dunks the ball | 67-63 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG), Ernest Watts (PF) Kenneth Howse, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (SG), Gordon Guyer (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Clint Lesher, Alton Lucius, Ross Konopka | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Merle Hose picks off the pass by Victor Crawford | 67-63 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Victor Crawford - foul #1 on Victor Crawford, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Victor Crawford | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer is fouled on the floor by Darrick Gill - foul #4 on Darrick Gill, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (C) Gordon Guyer | |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Ira Kane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SF - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Watts (fairly fresh) C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Chill (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ernest Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rose - foul #4 on Joseph Rose, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ernest Watts makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ernest Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Andrew Chill gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Watts - foul #1 on Ernest Watts, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (SF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Rose, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Corey Holmgren, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Joseph Rose | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Alton Lucius is hacked by Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SF), Ernest Watts (PF) Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Guyer (PF) Andrew Chill | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Alton Lucius makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Alton Lucius makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Lesher - foul #3 on Clint Lesher, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill, Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-66 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Edward Kelty gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is hacked by Clint Lesher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clint Lesher, team foul #15 | 74-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (PF) Gordon Guyer | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Ira Kane hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Ernest Watts, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Merle Hose clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clint Lesher - foul #5 on Clint Lesher, team foul #16 | 74-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (PF) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (PG) Clint Lesher | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Victor Crawford snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Corey Holmgren (SF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Guyer (PF), Ross Konopka (C) Alton Lucius, William Anderson | |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | John Horton hits the follow up shot | 77-72 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for a carry | 77-72 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-74 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders loses the dribble to Kenneth Howse | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Ira Kane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ira Kane, team foul #17 | 77-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (SG) Ira Kane | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is hacked by Gordon Guyer - foul #4 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #18 | 78-74 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Jerry Sanders is called for the reach on Corey Holmgren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #19 | 80-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-77 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Jerry Sanders is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #20 | 81-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) Merle Hose | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer snags the defensive board | 82-77 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders is called for traveling | 82-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Merle Hose is hacked by Alton Lucius in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Lucius, team foul #21 | 82-77 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-77 |