| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Flick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Robert Felan loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Buddy Williams double dribbles | 36-38 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-38 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the jumper near the basket | 38-38 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Robert Felan is hacked by Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Felan | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin hits the finger roll | 40-40 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Al Flick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Al Flick tips it in | 40-42 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits a driving attempt in the paint | 42-42 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Robert Felan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bryson | 42-44 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Dikembe Azim takes the ball from Bradley Macklin | 42-44 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | James Zane steals the ball from Bernard Helt | 42-44 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | James Fodor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Felan | 42-44 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Bernard Helt lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Azim | 42-46 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is fouled on the floor by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Claude Coomes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Charles Sliva is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Charles Sliva snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Jackson | 47-46 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Powell | 47-48 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Roy Baranski loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Charles Sliva, William Morgan | |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Bernard Helt is fouled on the floor by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Helt | 47-48 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | James Fodor hits a jumper in the lane set up by Bradley Macklin | 49-50 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim jams it on a great pass from Robert Felan | 49-52 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azim | 49-52 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Robert Felan - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Al Flick (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Real | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Flick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Richard Morrison steals the ball from Phillip Powell | 49-52 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Charles Sliva hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 51-52 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is denied on a layup by Al Flick | 51-52 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Robert Felan gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Charles Sliva double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Felan, Dikembe Azim | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Charles Sliva - foul #2 on Charles Sliva, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Real (PF) Harold Orsini, Charles Sliva | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | James Zane drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Morrison | 53-52 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Al Flick is fouled on the floor by Bradley Macklin - foul #3 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Al Flick | |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Robert Bryson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Helt - foul #3 on Bernard Helt, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Richard Morrison, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF), Charles Sliva (C) Phillip Powell, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, William Morgan | |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a jumper from close range set up by Thomas Jackson | 56-55 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Dikembe Real lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 56-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is fouled on the floor by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Al Flick (C) Harold Orsini, Dikembe Real, Charles Sliva | |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Robert Bryson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim | 56-60 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Al Flick - foul #1 on Al Flick, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by James Fodor - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Robert Felan | |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | James Zane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Buddy Williams takes the ball from Robert Bryson | 57-62 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Robert Bryson steps in front of the Bradley Macklin pass | 57-62 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Robert Bryson lays it up and in | 57-64 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Al Flick denies the turnaround by James Fodor | 57-64 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Fodor blows the layup | 57-64 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Dikembe Azim - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Al Flick | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Sliva - foul #3 on Charles Sliva, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Dikembe Azim | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Robert Felan blows the layup | 59-64 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Charles Sliva snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Phillip Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Phillip Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG) Phillip Powell | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a floater from the left block | 61-64 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Al Flick (C) Harold Orsini, Dikembe Real, Charles Sliva, William Morgan | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Robert Bryson steps in front of the Richard Morrison pass | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Bernard Helt is hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled on the floor by Bernard Helt - foul #4 on Bernard Helt, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Al Flick pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Robert Felan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Bernard Helt snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Felan and the foul's on Bradley Macklin - foul #4 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | James Fodor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-71 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by James Fodor - foul #3 on James Fodor, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) Al Flick | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Bernard Helt picks off the pass by Richard Morrison | 62-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Helt and he's hacked by James Zane - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #12 | 62-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-76 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the follow up shot | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Phillip Powell runs out the clock | 64-76 |