| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson inbounds the ball | 46-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Robert Freitag snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is whistled for a carry | 46-28 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the shot from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Wrenn | 46-31 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | David Thomas steals it from Mo Hall | 46-31 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | David Thomas clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lindsey - foul #2 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Lindsey - foul #3 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 46-32 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Anthony Anderson denies the turnaround by David Thomas | 46-32 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Mo Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Michael Clay jams it on a nice dish by Mo Hall and he's fouled by Jared Dailey - foul #2 on Jared Dailey, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Charles Toon, David Thomas, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Napoleon (PG), Joseph Chick (SG), Donald Surface (PF) Richard Gibbons, Mo Hall, Jessie Wrenn | |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Michael Clay misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Joseph Chick - foul #1 on Joseph Chick, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Morgan Collins (C) Michael Clay | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 3rd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Donald Surface comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Robert Napoleon tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Napoleon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Chick (fresh) SF - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Surface (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Morgan Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses the driving attempt in the paint | 48-36 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Donald Surface gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Joseph Chick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor double dribbles | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SG), Franklyn Gray (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Johnson (SG) Joseph Chick | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Donald Surface misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Freitag - foul #3 on Robert Freitag, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Gibbons (PG), Mo Hall (SG) Robert Napoleon, Anthony Anderson | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Donald Surface makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Donald Surface makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 50-38 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Jared Dailey is called for the reach on Donald Surface - foul #3 on Jared Dailey, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Matthew Lindsey is called for the reach on Mo Hall - foul #4 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Clay (C) Morgan Collins | |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Donald Surface drills a turnaround near the basket | 50-40 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Jared Dailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan tips it home | 52-40 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Malcolm Sullivan is called for the reach on Richard Gibbons - foul #2 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (PF) Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Napoleon (SG), Jessie Wrenn (PF) Mo Hall, Donald Surface | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Michael Clay takes the ball from Benjamin Enloe | 52-40 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | John Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jessie Wrenn | 52-42 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Robert Napoleon connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan loses the dribble to Jessie Wrenn | 52-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Malcolm Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Enloe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Napoleon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Wrenn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Michael Clay is denied on a layup by Benjamin Enloe | 52-44 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 52-44 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Enloe | 52-44 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 52-44 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, David Thomas, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mo Hall (SG), Anthony Anderson (SF), Donald Surface (PF), Morgan Collins (C) Richard Gibbons, John Johnson, Jessie Wrenn, Michael Clay | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jared Dailey, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (PF), Noah Guel (C) Benjamin Enloe, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson makes the shot from the left side set up by Robert Napoleon | 54-48 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-48 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Donald Surface snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Mo Hall loses the dribble to Franklyn Gray | 54-48 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Donald Surface is called for the reach on Noah Guel - foul #2 on Donald Surface, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF) Charles Toon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (PG) Robert Napoleon | |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Noah Guel hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Gayhart | 56-48 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Mo Hall is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Robert Freitag (PF) Michael Taylor, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Clay (C) Morgan Collins | |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Mo Hall - foul #2 on Mo Hall, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Gibbons (PG), Jessie Wrenn (PF) Joseph Chick, Donald Surface | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Robert Freitag | 58-50 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Mo Hall is hacked by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Tommy Charboneau (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Ronald Gayhart, David Thomas, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Johnson (SF) Anthony Anderson | |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Michael Clay loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Tommy Charboneau, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Napoleon (PG), Anthony Anderson (SF), Donald Surface (PF), Morgan Collins (C) Richard Gibbons, Mo Hall, Jessie Wrenn, Michael Clay | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-52 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Surface | 61-52 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Morgan Collins blows the dunk but he's hacked by Benjamin Enloe - foul #1 on Benjamin Enloe, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Gibbons (PG), Michael Clay (C) John Johnson, Donald Surface | |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Morgan Collins misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Morgan Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses the lay-in but the foul's on Morgan Collins - foul #1 on Morgan Collins, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mo Hall (SG), Jessie Wrenn (PF) Robert Napoleon, Morgan Collins | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn can't finish the layup | 65-53 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Robert Freitag hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Michael Clay gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Mo Hall | 65-55 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Freitag | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Charles Toon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Anderson | 67-58 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Wrenn | 67-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Freitag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Dailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jessie Wrenn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Wrenn | 67-64 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Thomas | 69-64 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-66 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Thomas | 72-66 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Gibbons and he's fouled by Charles Toon - foul #2 on Charles Toon, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses the free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Robert Freitag snags the defensive board | 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 72-68 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Wrenn | 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 (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson is hacked by David Thomas - foul #4 on David Thomas, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Charles Toon is hacked by Mo Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mo Hall, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Anthony Anderson is called for the reach on Matthew Lindsey - foul #1 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Richard Gibbons is called for the reach on David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gibbons, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Benjamin Enloe (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Wrenn | 74-70 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Mo Hall hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Anderson | 74-73 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is hacked by Richard Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gibbons, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (PF) Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Anthony Anderson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-73 |