| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fresh) SG - Mo Hall (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) C - Michael Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) C - Noah Guel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Michael Clay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Mo Hall loses the dribble to Noah Guel | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Mo Hall - foul #1 on Mo Hall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Mo Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Michael Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Malcolm Sullivan | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Mo Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Michael Clay slams it home on a great pass from Richard Gibbons | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Michael Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Mo Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn is hacked by Noah Guel - foul #1 on Noah Guel, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Morgan Collins (SF), Josh Armstrong (PF), Donald Surface (C) John Johnson, Jessie Wrenn, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Donald Surface misses long on a floater near the basket | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Donald Surface pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mo Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morgan Collins (fresh) PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) C - Donald Surface (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) C - Noah Guel (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Tommy Charboneau blocks the short jumper by Josh Armstrong | 4-3 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Donald Surface pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Morgan Collins can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Noah Guel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Donald Surface grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Michael Taylor steps in front of the Morgan Collins pass | 4-3 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Donald Surface gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Morgan Collins misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Morgan Collins buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Gibbons | 6-6 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Donald Surface gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Napoleon (PG), Joseph Chick (SG), John Johnson (SF), Jessie Wrenn (PF), Michael Clay (C) Richard Gibbons, Mo Hall, Morgan Collins, Josh Armstrong, Donald Surface | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Toon | 6-8 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | John Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Clay | 6-8 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses the dunk | 6-8 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Robert Napoleon hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Napoleon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Chick (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) C - Michael Clay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Toon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo drills a runner from the right block set up by Brian Bozeman and he's hacked by Robert Napoleon - foul #1 on Robert Napoleon, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by John Johnson is blocked by Charles Toon | 8-11 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Robert Napoleon steals it from Robert Freitag | 8-11 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Chick | 10-11 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Robert Freitag clanks a floater from the left side | 10-11 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | John Johnson lays it in | 12-11 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is hacked by Robert Napoleon - foul #2 on Robert Napoleon, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mo Hall (SG) Robert Napoleon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Noah Guel (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Lombardo, Robert Freitag | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Lindsey | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Mo Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Michael Clay grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Michael Clay comes up short on the runner from close range | 12-14 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Wrenn | 12-14 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Matthew Lindsey steals it from John Johnson | 12-14 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Toon and he's fouled by Joseph Chick - foul #1 on Joseph Chick, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Gibbons (PG), Morgan Collins (SF), Josh Armstrong (PF), Donald Surface (C) Joseph Chick, John Johnson, Jessie Wrenn, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Charles Toon, Brian Bozeman | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Gibbons | 14-17 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Mo Hall - foul #2 on Mo Hall, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (SG) Mo Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (C) Noah Guel | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Donald Surface snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Jack Lewis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Gibbons | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Gibbons (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morgan Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Surface (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) C - Robert Freitag (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Robert Freitag snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Morgan Collins - foul #1 on Morgan Collins, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (SG) Jack Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Noah Guel (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Morgan Collins tips it in | 18-20 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Donald Surface steals the ball from Charles Toon | 18-20 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Morgan Collins is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Johnson (SF), Jessie Wrenn (PF), Michael Clay (C) Morgan Collins, Josh Armstrong, Donald Surface | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG) Michael Taylor | |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Charles Toon is called for the reach on Joseph Chick - foul #1 on Charles Toon, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Ronald Gayhart, Robert Freitag | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Clay | 20-20 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 20-20 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Michael Clay steals it from Matthew Lindsey | 20-20 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (SG) Joseph Chick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Charles Toon, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey hits a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Freitag | 20-22 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Michael Clay lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Gibbons and he's fouled by Michael Lombardo - foul #1 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Napoleon (PG), Mo Hall (SG), Josh Armstrong (PF) Richard Gibbons, Jack Lewis, Jessie Wrenn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Michael Clay makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Josh Armstrong | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Napoleon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mo Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Michael Clay misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 23-22 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Robert Napoleon is hacked by Matthew Lindsey - foul #1 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Morgan Collins (SF), Donald Surface (C) John Johnson, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Lombardo | |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Morgan Collins hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Napoleon | 25-22 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Charles Toon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Mo Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Mo Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #1 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn (PF) Morgan Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Noah Guel (C) Robert Freitag | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Mo Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Gibbons (PG) Robert Napoleon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Clay (C) Donald Surface | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Michael Lombardo (PF) Charles Toon, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Gibbons - foul #1 on Richard Gibbons, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Johnson (SF) Josh Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Michael Clay gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Michael Clay comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Lindsey - foul #2 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Michael Clay misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Michael Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Toon | 29-26 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Malcolm Sullivan | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Richard Gibbons misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-28 |