| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) SG - Frank Watson (fresh) SF - Charles Salvador (fresh) PF - James Sarris (fresh) C - Tom Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Reynolds | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | James Sarris makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Salvador | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | The jumper by Manuel Harrell is denied by Robert Birnbaum | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Charles Salvador misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | James Sarris scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum drills a floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Raymond Myers is fouled on the floor by Tom Reynolds - foul #1 on Tom Reynolds, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (C) Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Smartt (SF) Charles Salvador | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Gino Romano buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 8-9 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | James Smartt's floater is tipped away by James Holquin | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Watson (fresh) SF - James Smartt (fresh) PF - James Sarris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Raymond Myers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG), Daniel Gaines (SG), Jess Jordon (SF), Manuel Androsky (C) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Watson, James Sarris, Tom Reynolds | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | James Smartt loses the dribble to Daniel Felton | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Holquin blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Androsky - foul #1 on Manuel Androsky, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, James Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Salvador (SF) Jess Jordon | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | James Holquin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart misses the runner from the left block | 14-9 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky tips it home | 14-11 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Dillon Stewart is called for the reach on Gino Romano - foul #1 on Dillon Stewart, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Frank Watson (SG), James Sarris (PF), Tom Reynolds (C) Dillon Stewart, Daniel Gaines, James Smartt, Manuel Androsky | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is fouled on the floor by Tom Reynolds - foul #2 on Tom Reynolds, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Rick (C) Tom Reynolds | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Androsky (C) Calvin Rick | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner tips it home | 16-13 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Frank Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Gino Romano dunks the ball set up by Manuel Harrell and the foul's on Frank Watson - foul #1 on Frank Watson, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (SF), James Holquin (C) Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SF), James Smartt (PF) Charles Salvador, James Sarris | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Frank Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 19-13 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | James Sok is hacked by Jess Jordon - foul #1 on Jess Jordon, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Gino Romano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Rick (C) Manuel Androsky | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Watson (fresh) SF - Jess Jordon (fresh) PF - James Smartt (fresh) C - Calvin Rick (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Calvin Rick grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | James Smartt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Lockett - foul #1 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Sarris (PF) Calvin Rick | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | James Smartt makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | James Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the jumper from the left side | 21-15 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Jess Jordon's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lockett | 21-15 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | James Sok comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-15 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Frank Watson pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Frank Watson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum | 21-18 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn scores on a 3 from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Frank Watson is hacked by James Holquin - foul #1 on James Holquin, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, James Sok, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG), Daniel Gaines (SG), Charles Salvador (SF), Manuel Androsky (PF), Calvin Rick (C) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Watson, Jess Jordon, James Sarris, James Smartt | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Daniel Gaines misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-18 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the turnaround near the basket | 24-18 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Calvin Rick misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-18 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Charles Salvador misses the tip | 24-18 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it back up and in | 26-18 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dillon Stewart (fresh) SG - Daniel Gaines (fresh) SF - Charles Salvador (fresh) PF - Manuel Androsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Rick (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Daniel Gaines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Daniel Felton gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-18 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart misses badly on a shot in the lane | 26-18 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky grabs the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | A charge is called on Calvin Rick - foul #1 on Calvin Rick, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), James Sok (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), James Holquin (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Frank Watson (SG), Jess Jordon (SF), James Sarris (PF), James Smartt (C) Dillon Stewart, Daniel Gaines, Charles Salvador, Manuel Androsky, Calvin Rick | |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by James Smartt - foul #1 on James Smartt, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | James Sarris snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Frank Watson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sarris and the foul's on Vaughn Wynn - foul #1 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Frank Watson makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | James Sok clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jess Jordon - foul #2 on Jess Jordon, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Rick (C) Jess Jordon | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | James Sok misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | James Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Watson and the foul's on Vaughn Wynn - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Androsky (C) Calvin Rick | |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | James Sarris pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum misses the fadeaway from the right side | 28-24 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | James Sok's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Salvador (SF) Manuel Androsky | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | James Smartt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-24 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-24 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Cecil Pierce is called for the reach on James Sarris - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (C) Daniel Felton, Gino Romano, James Sok, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG), Daniel Gaines (SG), Tom Reynolds (C) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Watson, James Smartt | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | James Sarris makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | James Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dillon Stewart (fresh) SG - Daniel Gaines (fresh) SF - Charles Salvador (fresh) PF - James Sarris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Salvador - foul #1 on Charles Salvador, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Androsky (PF) James Sarris | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds lays it in on a great pass from Dillon Stewart | 30-28 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Daniel Gaines steals the ball from James Holquin | 30-28 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Frank Watson (SG) Dillon Stewart, Daniel Gaines | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Manuel Androsky pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Smartt (SF) Charles Salvador | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Frank Watson - foul #2 on Frank Watson, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PF) James Holquin | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Sarris (PF) Manuel Androsky | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum misses the fadeaway in the paint | 33-28 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | James Smartt misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Harrell - foul #1 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | James Smartt makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | James Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Raymond Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Tom Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Vaughn Wynn steals it from Robert Birnbaum in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | James Smartt snags the defensive board | 33-30 |