| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Randy Murphy inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense 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) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Randy Murphy double dribbles | 25-29 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Todd Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Eugene Witz steals the ball from William Patterson | 25-29 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | George Hui comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randy Murphy | 25-29 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Todd Griffin steals it from William Patterson | 25-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 25-29 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnnie Wilber | 27-29 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Todd Griffin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Angel Arredondo | 27-32 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses short on a jumper in the paint | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | George Hui knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 27-34 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | George Hui takes the ball from Mario Belliveau | 27-34 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Todd Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brett Brown - foul #2 on Brett Brown, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF), Robert Huffman (PF) Randy Murphy, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | William Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (SG) Johnnie Wilber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (C) Todd Griffin, Eugene Witz | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | A charge is called on George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG), Peter Terrazas (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Joseph Griego's layup is rejected by Peter Terrazas | 27-36 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Terrazas | 27-36 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Robert Huffman swats the layup by Chen Wang | 27-36 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Huffman | 27-36 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Louis Pouncy double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Brett Brown (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Louis Pouncy, William Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-36 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Weber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Bert Lagerberg | 27-38 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Brett Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Brett Brown - foul #3 on Brett Brown, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), Randy Murphy (SF), William Patterson (C) Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman, Victor Weber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Randy Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Hui (PF) Bert Lagerberg | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | George Hui hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 27-39 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SG) Johnnie Wilber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (C) Eugene Witz | |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 28-39 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 28-41 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Murphy | 28-41 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-41 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | William Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Joseph Griego drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Patterson | 30-41 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | George Hui drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 30-44 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Brett Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-44 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | William Patterson tips it home | 32-44 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Griego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Terrazas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Joseph Griego drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (PG), Johnnie Wilber (SG), Robert Huffman (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Randy Murphy, Brett Brown, William Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Henry Hill (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Peter Terrazas | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Henry Hill drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bert Lagerberg | 35-47 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Bert Lagerberg denies the turnaround by Victor Weber | 35-47 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 35-49 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Lanny Mumford is called for the reach on Louis Pouncy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SF) Joseph Griego | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Hill - foul #1 on Henry Hill, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG) Louis Pouncy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Bert Lagerberg | 37-49 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Henry Hill | 37-51 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Victor Weber makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Spearman | 39-51 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Chen Wang lays it in on a great pass from Henry Hill | 39-53 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber loses the ball out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Patterson (C) James Spearman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Henry Hill, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the finger roll | 39-55 |
| 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) | |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Eugene Witz steps in front of the Robert Huffman pass | 39-55 |
| 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) | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Johnnie Wilber - foul #2 on Johnnie Wilber, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG), Louis Pouncy (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF) Mario Belliveau, Johnnie Wilber, Robert Huffman, Victor Weber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (C) Eugene Witz | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 3 from straight away | 39-55 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | William Patterson snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | William Patterson makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Griego | 41-55 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Pouncy - foul #2 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG) Louis Pouncy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (C) Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Chen Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | William Patterson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Brett Brown tips it but misses | 41-56 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo slams it home and he's fouled by Randy Murphy - foul #2 on Randy Murphy, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Robert Huffman (SF), Victor Weber (PF) Joseph Griego, Randy Murphy, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang, George Hui | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Victor Weber pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Victor Weber is called for traveling | 41-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SF) William Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF) Angel Arredondo | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Todd Griffin is hacked by Robert Huffman - foul #2 on Robert Huffman, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (PG) Mario Belliveau | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz is hacked by James Spearman - foul #1 on James Spearman, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wiese (PF) Johnnie Wilber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF), Peter Terrazas (PF) Todd Griffin, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Victor Weber's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Chen Wang | 41-58 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Henry Hill grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG) Richard Wiese | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking (C) Eugene Witz | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Victor Weber misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Terrazas - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Victor Weber makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Victor Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lanny Mumford | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) SF - James Spearman (fresh) PF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Henry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Victor Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (PF) Chen Wang | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Louis Pouncy is called for the reach on Peter Terrazas - foul #3 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wiese (PF) James Spearman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG) Lanny Mumford | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Robert Huffman is hacked by Henry Hill - foul #2 on Henry Hill, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Robert Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Louis Pouncy picks off the pass by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 43-63 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Joseph Griego misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Louis Pouncy tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is hacked by Richard Wiese - foul #1 on Richard Wiese, team foul #9 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SF) Richard Wiese | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG) Ernest Thomas, Henry Hill | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Joseph Griego misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Victor Weber takes the ball from Matthew Stoneking | 43-64 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Huffman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-64 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is fouled on the floor by Louis Pouncy - foul #4 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #10 | 45-64 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Robert Huffman lays it up and in | 47-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford runs out the clock | 47-66 |