| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Robbins inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Albert Staten clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | William Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ricardo Ramos | 27-36 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Claude Coomes knocks in the shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Robert Robbins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Albert Staten tips it home | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Robert Robbins gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Robert Robbins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Dominick Bills snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harold Orsini | 31-38 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Albert Staten clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Robert Robbins picks off the pass by Floyd Ramberg | 31-38 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Albert Staten, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Kwas Banda (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Kwas Banda comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 31-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Flanagan (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Sipho Awai - foul #1 on Sipho Awai, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Sipho Awai hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Zocklein | 34-40 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr connects on the 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Kwas Banda's pass is intercepted by Stephen Gunter | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Robert Poole (C) Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Dominick Bills (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | William Morgan hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Robert Poole scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Gunter | 40-42 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | William Morgan is fouled on the floor by Robert Poole - foul #3 on Robert Poole, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Albert Staten (PF) Stephen Gunter, Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF) Marvin Simmons, Kwas Banda | |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Dominick Bills clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Powell | 40-42 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominick Bills | 40-45 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Dominick Bills pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Phillip Powell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Poole - foul #4 on Robert Poole, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Robert Robbins, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sipho Awai (PF) Dominick Bills | |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Phillip Powell makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Phillip Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #3 on Phillip Powell, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Lehr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Ricardo Ramos, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG) Phillip Powell | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Albert Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Albert Staten buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Lehr | 44-47 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is hacked by Albert Staten - foul #1 on Albert Staten, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Albert Staten | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Richard Elliott is called for the reach on Marvin Simmons - foul #1 on Richard Elliott, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF) Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) William Morgan | |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Dominick Bills is hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Griggs (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Sipho Awai tips it home | 44-49 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Joseph Griggs double dribbles | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Kwas Banda | |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Dominick Bills is fouled on the floor by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #3 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG) Sipho Awai | |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Griggs | 44-50 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | William Morgan steals it from Ricardo Ramos | 44-50 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Dominick Bills hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Robert Robbins snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Dominick Bills takes the ball from Stephen Gunter | 44-50 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dominick Bills lays it up and in set up by Phillip Powell | 44-52 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Phillip Powell picks off the pass by Kory Fitzhugh | 44-52 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Harold Orsini can't finish the layup | 44-52 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Gunter | 44-52 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh tips it in | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Phillip Powell can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 46-52 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Harold Orsini tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Phillip Powell grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Dominick Bills drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Orsini | 46-55 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Phillip Powell picks off the pass by Joseph Griggs | 46-55 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Kory Fitzhugh swats the layup by Dominick Bills | 46-55 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Robbins gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos clanks a jumper from the left block | 46-55 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Harold Orsini grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:27 | Villanova | Harold Orsini knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dominick Bills | 46-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Griggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Orsini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Simmons (fairly fresh) PF - Dominick Bills (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Marvin Simmons takes the ball from Kory Fitzhugh | 46-58 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | William Morgan buries a driving attempt near the basket | 46-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Stephen Gunter, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Kory Fitzhugh, Joseph Griggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Kwas Banda (PF), Sipho Awai (C) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons, Dominick Bills, 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Sipho Awai tips it home | 46-62 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it in | 48-62 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the easy layup | 48-62 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Elliott | 48-62 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Sobieslaw Zocklein picks off the pass by Albert Staten | 48-62 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Kwas Banda scores on a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Albert Staten - foul #2 on Albert Staten, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Flanagan (C) Harold Orsini | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Albert Staten hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-65 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Poole knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Claude Coomes and he's hacked by Louis Flanagan - foul #2 on Louis Flanagan, team foul #3 | 53-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr, Albert Staten | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Kwas Banda, Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg is denied on a layup by Robert Poole | 54-68 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Phillip Powell gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | William Morgan connects on the turnaround in the paint | 54-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) SF - Floyd Ramberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lechoslaw Wasilewski (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Claude Coomes picks off the pass by William Morgan | 54-70 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | William Morgan blocks the short jumper by Fredrick Glancy | 54-70 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Phillip Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Robert Robbins pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Robert Poole's pass is intercepted by William Morgan | 54-70 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | William Morgan hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Phillip Powell | 54-72 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg gets the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Lechoslaw Wasilewski | 56-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Lechoslaw Wasilewski is called for the reach on Ricardo Ramos - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Wasilewski, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Kwas Banda (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Phillip Powell, Floyd Ramberg, Lechoslaw Wasilewski, William Morgan | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 56-74 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-74 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein grabs the board | 56-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Richard Elliott - foul #2 on Richard Elliott, team foul #9 | 56-76 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses the free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sobieslaw Zocklein - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Zocklein, team foul #5 | 56-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kwas Banda | 57-76 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein runs out the clock | 57-76 |