| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Driskill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Gurley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Crooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Charles Wilton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Alexander | 19-33 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | James Bowman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-33 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill tips it back up and in | 19-35 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Herman Spencer takes the ball from Ante Banowski in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill hits the finger roll set up by Herman Spencer | 19-37 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-37 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Fred Sluski tips it in | 21-37 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | James Bowman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is hacked by Herman Spencer - foul #1 on Herman Spencer, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Michael Clark, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Richard Price (SG) Herman Spencer, Darrell Driskill | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-40 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | David Gurley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Daniel Graham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is whistled for a carry | 21-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF) Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), Royce Wilson (SF) Daniel Graham, Richard Price, James Bowman | |
| 17:07 | Villanova | David Gurley misses short on a jumper from the left block | 21-40 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist pulls down the rebound | 21-40 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is hacked by David Gurley - foul #1 on David Gurley, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Price (SG), Shane Hall (SF) Darrell Driskill, Royce Wilson | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Robert Grammer tips it back up and in | 23-40 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Shane Hall comes up short on the floater from the left side | 23-40 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Shane Hall misses the tip | 23-40 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Charles Wilton pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Michael Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Kenny Crooks gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Kenny Crooks hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Herman Spencer | 23-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Crooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 25-42 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Robert Grammer is called for the reach on Richard Price - foul #2 on Robert Grammer, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Michael Clark, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF), Ryan O'Rourke (C) Herman Spencer, Richard Price, Shane Hall, Kenny Crooks | |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Robert Lundquist steals the ball from Ryan O'Rourke | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-42 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | James Bowman grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | James Bowman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao's floater is knocked away by James Bowman | 25-45 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Allen Lankford pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Grammer, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Allen Lankford, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Craig Stevens (PF) Daniel Graham, David Gurley | |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Fred Sluski steps in front of the Darrell Driskill pass | 25-45 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is fouled on the floor by Craig Stevens - foul #1 on Craig Stevens, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Price (SG), Royce Wilson (SF), David Gurley (PF) Darrell Driskill, James Bowman, Craig Stevens | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Royce Wilson blows the dunk | 27-45 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Herman Spencer takes the ball from Robert Lundquist | 27-45 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Royce Wilson misses the lay-in | 27-45 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 27-45 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Herman Spencer steals it from Charles Wilton | 27-45 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Herman Spencer blows the dunk | 27-45 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Richard Price steals the ball from Michael Clark | 27-45 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Royce Wilson throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Price | 27-47 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Fred Sluski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan O'Rourke - foul #4 on Ryan O'Rourke, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF), Craig Stevens (PF), Kenny Crooks (C) Herman Spencer, Richard Price, Royce Wilson, David Gurley, Ryan O'Rourke | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | James Bowman travels with the ball | 29-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF), Marin Lubelski (C) Allen Lankford, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG) Daniel Graham | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Herman Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darrell Driskill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Craig Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenny Crooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Herman Spencer lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Driskill | 29-49 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski hits the follow up shot | 31-49 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Herman Spencer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-49 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Kenny Crooks snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Herman Spencer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Ante Banowski knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Genao | 33-49 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the shot from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Michael Clark clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Stevens - foul #2 on Craig Stevens, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Richard Price (SG), Royce Wilson (SF), David Gurley (PF) Herman Spencer, Darrell Driskill, James Bowman, Craig Stevens | |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Daniel Graham misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | David Gurley hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Kenny Crooks - foul #1 on Kenny Crooks, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Charles Wilton loses the dribble to David Gurley | 35-51 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | David Gurley drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Graham and the foul's on Allen Lankford - foul #2 on Allen Lankford, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Bowman (SF) Royce Wilson | |
| 08:18 | Villanova | David Gurley makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Allen Lankford | 38-54 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Daniel Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | James Bowman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-54 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Kenny Crooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | David Gurley scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Graham and he's hacked by Robert Grammer - foul #4 on Robert Grammer, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Royce Wilson (SF), Ryan O'Rourke (C) Daniel Graham, James Bowman, Kenny Crooks | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | David Gurley makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royce Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gurley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan O'Rourke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-57 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Royce Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Herman Spencer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-57 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Fred Sluski buries a shot from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | David Gurley can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 40-57 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Royce Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Herman Spencer | 40-59 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke makes the wide open jumper from the left side | 40-61 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Richard Price swats the short shot by Fred Sluski | 40-61 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | David Gurley blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 40-61 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Robert Grammer knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lundquist | 43-61 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | David Gurley splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 43-63 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Charles Wilton lays it in | 45-63 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Royce Wilson is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from David Gurley out of a doubleteam | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits a runner from the baseline | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen Lankford (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royce Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Gurley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan O'Rourke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Herman Spencer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Price | 47-68 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Allen Lankford is fouled on the floor by Richard Price - foul #2 on Richard Price, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF), Craig Stevens (PF) Herman Spencer, Richard Price, Royce Wilson, David Gurley | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Allen Lankford misses the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | James Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Daniel Graham travels with the ball | 47-68 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #6 | 47-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Gurley (PF) Craig Stevens | |
| 02:05 | Villanova | David Gurley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Allen Lankford is hacked by James Bowman - foul #1 on James Bowman, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Kenny Crooks (C) Daniel Graham, Ryan O'Rourke | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Allen Lankford makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Allen Lankford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Allen Lankford is called for the reach on James Bowman - foul #3 on Allen Lankford, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | James Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | David Gurley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | The jumper by David Gurley is denied by Marin Lubelski | 49-70 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Allen Lankford pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Lankford and he's hacked by David Gurley - foul #2 on David Gurley, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | David Gurley jams it against the doubleteam set up by Herman Spencer and the foul's on Marin Lubelski - foul #2 on Marin Lubelski, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | David Gurley makes the free throw | 52-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | David Gurley hits a fadeaway from close range | 55-75 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-75 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Allen Lankford gets the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is fouled on the floor by Kenny Crooks - foul #2 on Kenny Crooks, team foul #10 | 55-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Herman Spencer runs out the clock | 57-75 |