| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Randy Murphy inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | William Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Randy Murphy tips it home | 38-34 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Randy Murphy makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Wilber | 40-36 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Randy Murphy grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | William Patterson blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | William Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Randy Murphy - foul #1 on Randy Murphy, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Randall Tallent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Johnnie Wilber steals the ball from Randall Tallent | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Randy Murphy knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mario Belliveau | 40-38 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Witz | 42-38 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Brett Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | William Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mario Belliveau | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Wilber | 42-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | George Hui hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 44-43 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | William Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Randy Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | George Hui snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | George Hui scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Angel Arredondo | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnnie Wilber | 46-46 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Todd Griffin is fouled on the floor by Randy Murphy - foul #2 on Randy Murphy, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG), Louis Pouncy (SG), James Spearman (SF), Robert Huffman (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Johnnie Wilber, Randy Murphy, Brett Brown, William Patterson | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg tips it home | 48-46 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Joseph Griego clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Robert Huffman tips it home | 48-48 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is fouled on the floor by Victor Weber - foul #2 on Victor Weber, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Matthew Stoneking steps in front of the James Spearman pass | 51-48 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Spearman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Weber (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Joseph Griego misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lanny Mumford - foul #1 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF) Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), William Patterson (C) James Spearman, Victor Weber | |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Huffman | 51-50 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bert Lagerberg | 51-50 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Chen Wang is hacked by Louis Pouncy - foul #1 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), James Spearman (SF), Victor Weber (PF) Louis Pouncy, Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Eugene Witz's pass is intercepted by Mario Belliveau | 51-50 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | George Hui steals it from James Spearman | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Henry Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Patterson - foul #1 on William Patterson, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF) Mario Belliveau, James Spearman, William Patterson | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Henry Hill makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Henry Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Victor Weber misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Joseph Griego tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Henry Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Hill, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG) Henry Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG) Joseph Griego | |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Patterson (C) Victor Weber | |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the driving attempt near the basket | 55-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | William Patterson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (C) Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SG), Robert Huffman (SF) Johnnie Wilber, Randy Murphy | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | William Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | William Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Robert Huffman is hacked by Bert Lagerberg - foul #1 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF), Peter Terrazas (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Robert Huffman is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG) Brett Brown | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | William Patterson picks off the pass by Peter Terrazas | 55-54 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Joseph Griego knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Wilber | 55-56 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Griego - foul #1 on Joseph Griego, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Robert Huffman, William Patterson | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Randy Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Todd Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnnie Wilber - foul #1 on Johnnie Wilber, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (PG) Joseph Griego | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Brett Brown loses the dribble to Todd Griffin | 58-56 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Randy Murphy pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (C) Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), William Patterson (C) Louis Pouncy, Victor Weber | |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 3rd free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 58-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Todd Griffin is called for the reach on Mario Belliveau - foul #2 on Todd Griffin, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SG), Robert Huffman (PF) Johnnie Wilber, Brett Brown | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo banks in the layup set up by Randall Tallent and he's hacked by Randy Murphy - foul #3 on Randy Murphy, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (SG) Randy Murphy | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau is hacked by Randall Tallent - foul #4 on Randall Tallent, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Chen Wang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF) Louis Pouncy, Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman | |
| 02:32 | Villanova | William Patterson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Brett Brown tips it in | 64-64 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Witz | 67-64 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Randy Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Brett Brown tips it back up and in | 67-66 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | George Hui buries a jumper near the basket set up by Angel Arredondo and the foul's on Randy Murphy - foul #4 on Randy Murphy, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | George Hui makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Tallent - foul #5 on Randall Tallent, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Randy Murphy steals the ball from George Hui | 70-68 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau blows the layup | 70-68 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Randy Murphy - foul #5 on Randy Murphy, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF) Randy Murphy | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Griego | 72-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Mario Belliveau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Belliveau, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Joseph Griego knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnnie Wilber | 73-74 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-74 |