| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joe Powell inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Nelson Clark's floater is knocked away by Eli Schueller | 38-29 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | David Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | David Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Nelson Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Eli Schueller gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Eli Schueller drills a shot from the left block set up by David Ludwig | 38-31 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by George Birchfield - foul #1 on George Birchfield, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Eli Schueller snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | David Ludwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Bitner (C) Richard Dougherty | |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Jesse Stone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Rasco | 38-31 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is hacked by David Ludwig - foul #3 on David Ludwig, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Stacey James (SF), Harlan West (PF) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Ty Houston drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Stone | 40-31 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Ty Houston pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Larry Clements is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Larry Clements, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Robert Ward drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Newton Brewer | 43-31 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Clements | 43-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ty Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Clements (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stacey James (fresh) PF - Harlan West (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Ty Houston lays it up and in | 45-33 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Todd Bitner is whistled for traveling | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Terry Johnson (C) Robert Ward, Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF), Richard Dougherty (C) Chester Breidenstein, Larry Clements, Stacey James, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Augustus Cholewinski is called for the reach on Newton Brewer - foul #1 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | George Birchfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | David Ludwig misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Clark - foul #2 on Nelson Clark, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Brad Rasco (SF), Ty Houston (PF) George Birchfield, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | David Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | David Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Terry Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Augustus Cholewinski - foul #2 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Eli Schueller hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell | 45-37 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Terry Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 47-37 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | David Ludwig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Dougherty | 47-37 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Eli Schueller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Nelson Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Eli Schueller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brad Rasco - foul #2 on Brad Rasco, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), James Haas (C) Anthony Williams, Nelson Clark, Brad Rasco, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Harlan West (PF), Todd Bitner (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Powell | 47-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Clements (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harlan West (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Todd Bitner steals it from Robert Ward | 47-37 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | A charge is called on Augustus Cholewinski - foul #3 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stacey James (SF) Augustus Cholewinski | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Stacey James | 47-37 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Larry Clements scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Clements - foul #2 on Larry Clements, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (C) James Haas | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Ludwig (SG) Stacey James | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Joe Powell tips it in | 50-40 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Harlan West clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | George Birchfield pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Newton Brewer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Harlan West - foul #1 on Harlan West, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Ty Houston (C) Robert Ward, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), Eli Schueller (PF), Richard Dougherty (C) Larry Clements, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Ty Houston snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | George Birchfield is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Birchfield, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Brad Rasco (SF), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Eli Schueller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Anthony Williams buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Johnson | 55-40 |
| 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) | |
| 08:40 | Villanova | David Ludwig misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-40 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell | 55-42 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Anthony Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brad Rasco | 57-42 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Ty Houston picks off the pass by Chester Breidenstein | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Anthony Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Clark | 60-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chester Breidenstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dougherty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses short on a jumper from the left block | 60-42 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Nelson Clark loses the dribble to Chester Breidenstein | 60-42 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Chester Breidenstein | 60-44 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Terry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 06:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Ludwig | 60-44 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Mitchell and he's hacked by Terry Johnson - foul #1 on Terry Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), James Haas (C) Anthony Williams, Nelson Clark, Brad Rasco, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Clements (PG), Stacey James (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Harlan West (PF) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Chester Breidenstein, Eli Schueller | |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Joe Powell is called for a backcourt violation | 60-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Bitner (C) Richard Dougherty | |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Larry Clements is fouled on the floor by George Birchfield - foul #3 on George Birchfield, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Stacey James knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Augustus Cholewinski | 60-49 |
| 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) | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | George Birchfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Ward | 63-49 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stacey James | 63-52 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Augustus Cholewinski is called for the reach on George Birchfield - foul #4 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ty Houston (C) James Haas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), Eli Schueller (PF) Stacey James, Harlan West | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Todd Bitner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Eli Schueller grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell tips it in | 65-54 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Joe Powell tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Mitchell | 65-54 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Todd Bitner loses the dribble to George Birchfield | 65-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Newton Brewer travels with the ball | 65-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Brad Rasco (SF), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Robert Ward, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Ludwig (SG), Chester Breidenstein (SF), Harlan West (C) Larry Clements, Augustus Cholewinski, Todd Bitner | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Harlan West (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brad Rasco - foul #3 on Brad Rasco, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG) Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Dougherty (C) Harlan West | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Eli Schueller makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Eli Schueller makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Anthony Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Stone | 68-56 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Nelson Clark picks off the pass by Richard Dougherty | 68-56 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Terry Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Nelson Clark hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell is hacked by Jesse Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ty Houston (PF), James Haas (C) Nelson Clark, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Clements (SG), Harlan West (PF), Stacey James (C) David Ludwig, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Ty Houston gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Ty Houston's pass is intercepted by Stacey James | 70-56 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Jesse Stone snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Robert Mitchell steps in front of the Brad Rasco pass | 70-56 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Stacey James scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Clements | 70-59 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Haas drills a jumper from the left block | 72-59 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein misses the lay-in | 72-59 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Harlan West hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ty Houston | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Williams runs out the clock | 72-61 |