| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Paul Farrar inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | John Ressler can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 42-32 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Marcos Valadez and the foul's on Kelvin Carder - foul #2 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Paul Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is called for traveling | 44-32 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it in | 46-34 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Dikembe Azim blocks the jumper by James Fodor | 46-34 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is fouled on the floor by Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the easy layup | 46-34 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Robert Nale hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Marcos Valadez - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Marcos Valadez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Harry Foutz (SF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt | |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Felan | 51-36 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Harry Foutz is whistled for traveling | 51-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr, Harry Foutz | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | John Ressler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SG) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder | 52-38 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 52-38 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | James Zane's floater is tipped away by John Ressler | 52-38 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 52-38 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 55-38 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 55-38 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled on the floor by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #1 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Charles Sliva clanks a floater in the lane | 55-38 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Robert Nale misses the tip | 55-38 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Nale - foul #2 on Robert Nale, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Jonathan Thorson picks off the pass by Robert Nale | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin connects on the jump hook from the left block | 55-42 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Charles Sliva is whistled for a carry | 55-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Paul Farrar, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Harry Foutz (C) Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-42 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Harry Foutz | 55-42 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kelvin Carder | 55-45 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | John Ressler is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Dikembe Real (PF) Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Harry Foutz | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | John Ressler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 09:31 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 57-48 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Robert Felan steals it from Stephan Carr | 57-48 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Paul Farrar banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Felan | 59-48 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Felan - foul #1 on Robert Felan, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, John Ressler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Bradley Macklin (PF) Kelvin Carder, Thomas Jackson | |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Scott Olivarez steals it from Ernest Spaulding | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Real (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marcos Valadez | 62-49 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't throw it down | 62-49 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Jonathan Thorson denies the turnaround by Dikembe Real | 62-49 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 62-49 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Bradley Macklin steals it from Scott Olivarez | 62-49 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the floater from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Dikembe Real hits the finger roll | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Thorson | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-51 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Thomas Witt, Ernest Spaulding, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 66-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Zane misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #3 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is whistled for a carry | 66-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Paul Farrar buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Marcos Valadez | 69-52 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | James Fodor misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-52 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the tip | 69-52 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Ressler | 69-52 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 69-52 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Marcos Valadez steals the ball from James Zane | 69-52 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez slams it home | 71-52 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Ressler - foul #2 on John Ressler, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Kelvin Carder, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Charles Sliva can't finish the layup | 71-54 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it but misses | 71-54 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Charles Sliva banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Travis Abbott, Harry Foutz | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's pass is intercepted by Robert Nale | 74-54 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bradley Macklin - foul #3 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Real | 75-54 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the offensive board | 75-54 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Witt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Edmund Abbott - foul #4 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #12 | 75-56 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott runs out the clock | 75-56 |