| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Pabon (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Timothy Pabon - foul #1 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Byron Pettigrew blocks the short jumper by Roscoe Salzer | 26-31 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the 3rd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Pleasants | 26-33 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-33 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-33 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Michael Maul grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricardo Morales | 26-35 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Michael Maul is hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG), Billy Charland (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Roscoe Salzer, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 29-35 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants loses the dribble to Ricardo Morales | 29-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is hacked by Donald Pleasants - foul #2 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SG), John Smith (C) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew blows the layup but he's fouled by John Johnston - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SF), John Edwards (PF) John Johnston, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | John Edwards gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Parson | 31-36 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | The jump hook by Byron Pettigrew is blocked by John Smith | 31-36 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the floater near the basket | 31-36 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), James Mitchell (C) Corey Parson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Steven Mahoney | |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum comes up short on the floater from the right side | 31-36 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits a shot from the baseline set up by Donald Pleasants | 33-38 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG), Billy Charland (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Roscoe Salzer, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (C) Michael Maul | |
| 12:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| 12:08 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Byron Pettigrew | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Billy Charland drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnston | 36-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Billy Charland hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Johnston | 39-38 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Pleasants - foul #3 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SG), Timothy Pabon (SF), John Edwards (PF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Michael Maul (C) Ricardo Morales, Steven Mahoney, Byron Pettigrew | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer lays it in despite the doubleteam and he's fouled by Michael Maul - foul #2 on Michael Maul, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Bryan Luther grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum buries a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Scott Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #4 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), John Smith (C) Donald Pleasants, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | John Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney can't connect on a runner from the right block | 41-43 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 41-43 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right block | 43-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Timothy Pabon (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Timothy Pabon, John Edwards, John Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Bryan Luther (C) Marcel Pickel, Michael Maul | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Woodrum | 43-43 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Corey Parson gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Morales | 43-43 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Parson - foul #3 on Corey Parson, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Timothy Pabon (SF) Corey Parson, Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Scott Campbell (SF) Jonathan Woodrum, Steven Mahoney | |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | John Johnston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the runner near the basket set up by Donald Pleasants | 45-44 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Bryan Luther grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Luther | 45-46 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | John Johnston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SG), John Edwards (PF), John Smith (C) Timothy Pabon, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Maul - foul #3 on Michael Maul, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Byron Pettigrew | 46-47 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 46-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF) John Johnston | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Billy Charland | 49-50 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Billy Charland steals it from Byron Pettigrew | 49-50 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the dunk attempt | 49-50 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), Timothy Pabon (SF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, John Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (PF) Ricardo Morales, Steven Mahoney, Byron Pettigrew | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Pabon | 52-54 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney's floater is knocked away by James Mitchell | 52-54 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the jump hook from the right block | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Roscoe Salzer is called for the reach on Byron Pettigrew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #12 | 54-56 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the halfcourt shot | 54-57 |