| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #2 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Marcel Pickel is called for the reach on John Johnston - foul #1 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell lays it in and he's fouled by Douglas Colbert - foul #3 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (C) Douglas Colbert | |
| 19:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | John Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | The short jumper by Scott Campbell is denied by Gregory Hill | 41-34 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-34 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woodrum | 41-34 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel's pass is intercepted by John Johnston in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Gregory Hill drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Roscoe Salzer | 43-34 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | James Mitchell clanks a floater from the right block | 43-34 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Gregory Hill grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Charland and he's hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Billy Charland steals the ball from Ricardo Morales | 46-34 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Charland | 48-34 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-34 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the board | 48-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 51-34 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Martin Arsenault is called for the reach on Ricardo Morales - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #1 | 51-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther, John Williams | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-34 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the offensive board | 51-34 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Johnston - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Mitchell's layup is rejected by Douglas Colbert | 51-37 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-37 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert tips it in | 51-39 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits a jumper in the lane | 53-39 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | John Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | James Mitchell is called for the reach on Jonathan Woodrum - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Ricardo Morales | |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 53-43 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pleasants | 56-43 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Jamie Bellinger | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the easy layup | 56-43 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Douglas Colbert | 56-43 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits a jumpshot from the left side | 56-45 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Pleasants | 58-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Martin Arsenault picks off the pass by Bryan Luther | 58-45 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Bryan Luther snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Scott Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Marcel Pickel, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | James Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Corey Parson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | John Williams is called for the reach on James Mitchell - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Scott Campbell | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel banks in the layup | 62-47 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 64-47 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't finish the layup | 64-47 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | John Johnston gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Jamie Bellinger, John Williams | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Bryan Luther gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel loses the dribble to Gregory Hill | 65-47 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Bryan Luther loses the dribble to Billy Charland | 65-47 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Corey Parson lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Charland | 67-47 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants is hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #4 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Corey Parson, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), John Williams (SF), Jamie Bellinger (C) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell, Douglas Colbert | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Bryan Luther tips it back up and in | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 69-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Bryan Luther | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | The short jumper by Roscoe Salzer is denied by John Williams | 69-51 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | John Williams gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-51 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Gregory Hill tips it in | 71-51 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 71-51 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gregory Hill | 71-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #5 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Douglas Colbert (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the 3 from straight away | 73-51 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits a shot from the right wing | 75-51 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-51 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 75-51 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bellinger - foul #4 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #10 | 75-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Villanova | John Williams blows the layup | 76-51 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roscoe Salzer | 76-51 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer lays it up and in set up by Donald Pleasants | 78-51 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Williams | 78-53 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-53 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel blows the layup | 81-53 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert tips it but misses | 81-53 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 81-53 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 83-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 83-53 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 83-53 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants runs out the clock | 83-53 |