| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 23-46 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-46 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott pulls down the rebound | 23-46 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the lay-in | 23-46 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Felan | 23-46 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Bryson | 23-48 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-48 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it back up and in | 25-48 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 25-48 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Roy Baranski steals it from Robert Bryson | 25-48 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Morgan - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #1 | 25-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Sipho Awai (PF) Robert Bryson, Dominick Bills | |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the board | 27-48 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-48 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the jumper from the left side | 29-48 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-48 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Sipho Awai gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the shot from the left block | 29-48 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Orsini | 29-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Robert Felan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Helt | 29-50 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a shot from the right side | 29-50 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Sipho Awai pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Travis Abbott picks off the pass by Robert Felan | 29-50 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Buddy Williams travels with the ball | 29-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) Robert Felan, Harold Orsini, Bernard Helt, Sipho Awai, William Morgan | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-50 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Robert Poole pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Claude Coomes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-50 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy tips it home | 31-50 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Dominick Bills tips it home | 31-52 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Richard Morrison comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Sobieslaw Zocklein - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Zocklein, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Claude Coomes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Travis Abbott pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the easy layup | 32-52 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Witt | 32-52 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #3 on Phillip Powell, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Sipho Awai (PF) Phillip Powell, Robert Bryson, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Sipho Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | William Morgan misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-53 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Felan | 37-53 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Bernard Helt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-56 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF), Robert Poole (C) Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Dominick Bills (PF) Harold Orsini, Bernard Helt | |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Sipho Awai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF) Sipho Awai | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | William Morgan is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Morgan, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) William Morgan | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-56 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Felan | 40-59 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-59 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Dominick Bills is called for 5 seconds | 43-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Claude Coomes and he's fouled by William Morgan - foul #3 on William Morgan, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Bernard Helt drills a floater from the right wing set up by William Morgan | 46-61 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses badly on a runner near the basket | 46-61 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kory Fitzhugh | 46-61 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Claude Coomes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Bernard Helt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Travis Abbott | 48-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Morgan | 48-61 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | The jump hook by Harold Orsini is blocked by Kory Fitzhugh | 48-61 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | William Morgan drills a floater from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Claude Coomes connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-63 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to William Morgan | 51-63 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Dominick Bills (PF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Sipho Awai | |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-63 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Travis Abbott pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Roy Baranski blows the dunk | 51-63 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dominick Bills | 51-63 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Robert Felan travels with the ball | 51-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) William Morgan | |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephan Carr | 54-63 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bernard Helt | 54-66 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Roy Baranski connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephan Carr | 56-66 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bryson | 56-69 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sipho Awai (SF), William Morgan (C) Bernard Helt, Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Sipho Awai is hacked by Robert Poole - foul #4 on Robert Poole, team foul #3 | 56-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF) Dominick Bills | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg travels with the ball | 56-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG) Robert Bryson | |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh tips it in | 58-69 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dominick Bills (PF) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Sipho Awai | |
| 02:36 | Villanova | William Morgan is called for a backcourt violation | 58-69 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a jump hook near the basket | 58-69 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Bernard Helt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Buddy Williams gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Bernard Helt - foul #3 on Bernard Helt, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-69 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Phillip Powell snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-69 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Sipho Awai tips it but misses | 58-69 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is whistled for a carry | 58-69 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Harold Orsini - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Harold Orsini comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Morrison - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 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 | Kory Fitzhugh buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Fredrick Glancy | 60-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Sipho Awai scores on a turnaround near the basket | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Claude Coomes buries a floater from just outside the lane | 62-73 |