| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | James Fodor is called for traveling | 23-37 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Paul Farrar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on John Ressler - foul #2 on John Ressler, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Dikembe Azim swats the dunk try by James Fodor | 26-37 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | James Zane steals it from Scott Olivarez | 26-37 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the finger roll set up by James Zane | 28-37 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 28-40 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't finish the layup | 28-40 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Scott Olivarez | 28-40 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim's layup is rejected by James Fodor | 28-40 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 31-40 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it but misses | 31-40 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James Fodor scores on a turnaround in the lane | 33-40 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | John Ressler connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Farrar and the foul's on James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Ernest Spaulding, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim | |
| 16:50 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 33-43 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the easy layup | 33-43 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 33-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 33-43 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Real snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 36-43 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marcos Valadez and he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Ernest Spaulding (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Witt, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real, John Ressler | |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Fodor is denied by Edmund Abbott | 36-46 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Kelvin Carder picks off the pass by Edmund Abbott | 36-46 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a fadeaway near the basket | 37-48 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder buries a 3 from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SG) Marcos Valadez | |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG) Robert Nale | |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Felan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Farrar and he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF) Kelvin Carder, Ernest Spaulding, James Zane, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Paul Farrar | |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-53 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | John Ressler gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edmund Abbott and he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Edmund Abbott is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Charles Sliva (PF) Dikembe Real, Dikembe Azim | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Marcos Valadez - foul #2 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled on the floor by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Edmund Abbott denies the turnaround by Jonathan Thorson | 40-56 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the board | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-56 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Robert Nale loses the dribble to Thomas Jackson | 40-56 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Paul Farrar buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Felan | 40-58 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Spaulding | 43-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Edmund Abbott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nale (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Edmund Abbott, Robert Nale | |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Charles Sliva can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James Fodor - foul #3 on James Fodor, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Charles Sliva lays it up and in | 43-61 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Dikembe Azim steals it from Travis Abbott | 43-61 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | John Ressler drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 43-63 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Zane | 46-63 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Sliva | 46-66 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-66 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-66 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Charles Sliva scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-68 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | The jump hook by Bradley Macklin is blocked by Dikembe Azim | 46-68 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dikembe Real is blocked by James Fodor | 46-68 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the offensive board | 46-68 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-68 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Charles Sliva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin loses the dribble to Scott Olivarez | 46-68 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Real banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 46-70 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Stephan Carr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's floater is knocked away by Charles Sliva | 48-72 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Robert Felan pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Robert Nale buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Edmund Abbott and he's hacked by Harry Foutz - foul #1 on Harry Foutz, team foul #9 | 48-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the free throw | 48-75 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Robert Nale steals it from Stephan Carr | 48-75 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Robert Felan banks in the layup | 48-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Edmund Abbott - foul #2 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #6 | 48-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 49-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the board | 49-77 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the floater in the paint | 49-77 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Thomas Witt travels with the ball | 49-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Thomas Jackson steals the ball from Robert Felan | 49-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-77 |