| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Skinner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Coop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Waldo Coop inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Waldo Coop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Davis - foul #3 on Albert Davis, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Albert Davis, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | William Walker picks off the pass by Gary Spencer | 22-25 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range | 22-25 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Gary Spencer grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Gary Spencer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | David Gary buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Tucker | 22-27 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Aaron Newton lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Gary - foul #3 on David Gary, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (SG), Michael Skinner (C) Darren Hillenbrand, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) David Gary | |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins buries a runner in the lane set up by Joshua Tucker and he's fouled by Jason Nelson - foul #1 on Jason Nelson, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Aaron Newton swats the short shot by Waldo Coop | 27-30 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Jason Nelson clanks a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | William Walker connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker and the foul's on Michael Skinner - foul #2 on Michael Skinner, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SF) Jason Nelson, Gary Spencer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | William Walker misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Aaron Newton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Aaron Newton, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | William Walker comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-32 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Roland Warren (fresh) SG - Keith Houghtaling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Newton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Skinner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Waldo Coop | 29-34 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Albert Davis (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Roland Warren, Keith Houghtaling, Joseph Skaggs, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Robert Ray (SF) Kenneth Moncayo, Waldo Coop | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Albert Davis takes the ball from Joshua Tucker | 30-34 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Robert Ray steps in front of the Albert Davis pass | 30-34 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Robert Ray hits the finger roll | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Steven Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Michael Skinner (C) Darren Hillenbrand, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Robert Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG) Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Aaron Newton tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Albert Davis snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Aaron Newton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Skinner | 32-36 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Aaron Newton lays it in | 34-36 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | David Gary hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Ray | 34-38 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Jordon Stebbins is called for the reach on Aaron Newton - foul #3 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Aaron Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) Joshua Tucker, Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Skinner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Waldo Coop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG) Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Anderson - foul #2 on Steven Anderson, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs (SG) Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | David Gary picks off the pass by Michael Skinner | 34-40 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Waldo Coop banks in the layup on a great pass from David Gary | 34-42 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Michael Skinner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Waldo Coop - foul #1 on Waldo Coop, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Jason Nelson (SG) Keith Houghtaling, Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Jordon Stebbins (PF) Waldo Coop, Jeffrey Beach | |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Michael Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Michael Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Jason Nelson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Michael Skinner drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roland Warren | 37-42 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Steven Anderson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Gary - foul #4 on David Gary, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Aaron Newton (PF) Roland Warren, Jason Nelson, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, William Walker | |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Steven Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Steven Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo is fouled on the floor by Keith Houghtaling - foul #1 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Michael Skinner (C) Joseph Skaggs, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Jordon Stebbins | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (SG), Steven Anderson (C) Darren Hillenbrand, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Nelson | 42-45 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Houghtaling | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Newton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Robert Ray drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 44-48 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Aaron Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Michael Skinner (C) Jason Nelson, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Robert Ray tips it home | 44-50 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | William Walker swats the layup by Keith Houghtaling | 44-50 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Aaron Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Robert Ray steals the ball from Michael Skinner | 44-50 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Waldo Coop lays it in set up by Robert Ray | 44-52 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Aaron Newton | 47-52 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a turnaround in the lane | 47-52 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Waldo Coop tips it in | 47-54 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | William Walker is called for the reach on Keith Houghtaling - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Aaron Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Michael Skinner clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-54 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | William Walker hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Jason Nelson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Skaggs | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Skinner (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | David Gary is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 49-56 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Nelson | 49-56 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Jordon Stebbins steals the ball from Michael Skinner | 49-56 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Steven Anderson makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | David Gary misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Steven Anderson gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Waldo Coop is called for the reach on Jason Nelson - foul #2 on Waldo Coop, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Aaron Newton (PF) Joseph Skaggs, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ray (SF) Waldo Coop | |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Jason Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins tips it home | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Jason Nelson is called for the reach on Robert Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Nelson, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG) Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Albert Davis | 51-61 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Floyd Ward is called for the reach on Darren Hillenbrand - foul #2 on Floyd Ward, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Albert Davis, Aaron Newton, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Jason Nelson is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Nelson, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Aaron Newton (PF), Michael Skinner (C) Jason Nelson, Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer, Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 53-63 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis, Michael Skinner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jason Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Gary runs out the clock | 53-63 |