| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Holyfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ashley Pellham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Montez (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Lacey (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson inbounds the ball | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Villanova | George Holyfield steps in front of the Robert Montez pass in the backcourt | 24-44 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Terry Campbell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ashley Pellham | 26-44 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Robert Montez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Seidman | 26-46 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | George Holyfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-46 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Michael Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Robert Montez clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-46 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Terry Campbell snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Robert Conway is blocked by Michael Lacey | 26-46 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Michael Lacey scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Montez | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Terry Campbell comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Lacey - foul #2 on Michael Lacey, team foul #1 | 26-48 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Terry Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Terry Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Michael Lacey gets the rebound | 27-48 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Robert Montez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Michael Lacey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Michael Shaw tips it in | 27-50 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | James Laprade scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Michael Lacey misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Campbell - foul #3 on Terry Campbell, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Richard Port (SG), John Stafford (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Ashley Pellham, Terry Campbell, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Randy Moore (SF), Wayne Bodine (C) Michael Shaw, Shawn Dickson, Joseph Seidman | |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Michael Lacey makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Michael Lacey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | John Stafford pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Richard Port connects on the shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Michael Lacey lays it in set up by Randy Moore | 31-53 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Richard Port misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Moore - foul #2 on Randy Moore, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (PG), Roy Shaw (PF) Robert Montez, Michael Lacey | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Richard Port misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Richard Port makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Port (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Moore (fresh) PF - Roy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Cory Hickman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Moore | 32-56 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Cory Hickman is called for the reach on Richard Port - foul #1 on Cory Hickman, team foul #3 | 32-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), George Holyfield (SG), Terry Campbell (PF) Joseph Marra, John Stafford, Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Cory Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Cory Hickman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine grabs the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Port - foul #1 on Richard Port, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ashley Pellham (SF), Robert Conway (C) Richard Port, Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Montez (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Hilario Rodriguez, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Shawn Dickson steals it from Terry Campbell | 32-57 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Terry Campbell steps in front of the Roy Shaw pass | 32-57 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | George Holyfield knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Laprade | 35-57 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Robert Montez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-57 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Campbell | 35-57 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | George Holyfield drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Campbell | 37-57 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Robert Montez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 37-60 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Robert Conway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-60 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Robert Montez snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Roy Shaw can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-60 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Terry Campbell gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | George Holyfield is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Holyfield, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Richard Port (SG), Lawrence Collins (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Terry Campbell, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (SG), Randy Moore (SF), Michael Lacey (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Roy Shaw, Joseph Seidman | |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Robert Montez is hacked by Joseph Marra in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Marra, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Ashley Pellham | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Michael Shaw is whistled for traveling | 37-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (PG) Robert Montez | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | John Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Port (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Lacey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Sachs - foul #2 on Timothy Sachs, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ashley Pellham (SF) John Stafford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-62 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wayne Bodine | 37-62 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Lacey | 37-64 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Port | 40-64 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Wayne Bodine, team foul #4 | 40-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), George Holyfield (SG), Terry Campbell (PF), Robert Conway (C) Joseph Marra, Richard Port, Lawrence Collins, Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Montez (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Hilario Rodriguez, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | James Laprade comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-64 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Robert Conway tips it in | 42-64 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Robert Montez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman tips it home | 42-66 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Joseph Seidman swats the short shot by Robert Conway | 42-66 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Robert Montez gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Michael Lacey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Michael Lacey tips it home | 42-68 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Terry Campbell's floater is tipped away by Joseph Seidman | 42-68 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Michael Shaw grabs the board | 42-68 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Robert Montez makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Seidman | 42-71 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | George Holyfield misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-71 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the rebound | 42-71 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Michael Lacey drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Shaw | 42-73 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Michael Lacey swats the layup by Terry Campbell | 42-73 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Robert Montez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-73 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Robert Montez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-73 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-73 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Michael Lacey clanks a shot in the paint | 42-73 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Robert Conway gets the rebound | 42-73 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holyfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ashley Pellham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Montez (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lacey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Dickson - foul #2 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #5 | 42-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Richard Port (SG), Lawrence Collins (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Terry Campbell, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Randy Moore (SF), Roy Shaw (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Michael Shaw, Shawn Dickson, Michael Lacey, Joseph Seidman | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham makes the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 44-75 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Cory Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-75 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Robert Montez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine grabs the offensive rebound | 44-75 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Lawrence Collins is called for the reach on Roy Shaw - foul #2 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #6 | 44-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Ashley Pellham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (PG) Robert Montez | |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Hilario Rodriguez is called for the reach on Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Hilario Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 44-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Seidman (C) Wayne Bodine | |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Richard Port is fouled on the floor by Roy Shaw - foul #1 on Roy Shaw, team foul #7 | 44-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Lacey (PF) Roy Shaw | |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Richard Port makes the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Richard Port makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Joseph Marra picks off the pass by Hilario Rodriguez in the backcourt | 46-75 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-75 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-75 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins gets the rebound | 46-75 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Cory Hickman steps in front of the John Stafford pass | 46-75 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Cory Hickman dunks the ball | 46-77 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-77 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Randy Moore pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-77 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Seidman | 46-77 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Michael Lacey can't throw it down but he's hacked by Timothy Sachs - foul #3 on Timothy Sachs, team foul #7 | 46-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (PG), John Carr (C) Lawrence Collins, Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Montez (PG), Michael Shaw (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Wayne Bodine (C) Hilario Rodriguez, Cory Hickman, Randy Moore, Joseph Seidman | |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Michael Lacey makes the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Michael Lacey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Richard Port connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-79 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Montez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Ritenour - foul #1 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #8 | 49-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (PF) John Stafford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roy Shaw (PF) Michael Lacey | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Montez makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Montez makes the 3rd free throw | 49-82 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-82 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine snags the defensive board | 49-82 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Port (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Marra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Montez (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Roy Shaw loses the dribble to Michael Ritenour | 49-82 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-82 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | John Carr hits the follow up shot | 51-82 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Marra - foul #4 on Joseph Marra, team foul #9 | 51-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Joseph Marra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Lacey (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Roy Shaw, Wayne Bodine | |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | John Carr grabs the board | 51-83 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | John Stafford clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Montez - foul #1 on Robert Montez, team foul #8 | 51-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Sachs (PF) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | John Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | John Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | John Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | John Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs gets the offensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Michael Lacey gets the rebound | 52-83 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Robert Montez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Shaw | 52-86 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Lawrence Collins (PF) Michael Ritenour, John Carr | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:12 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Michael Lacey | 52-86 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-86 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-86 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Michael Lacey buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Montez | 52-88 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Robert Montez steals it from Richard Port | 52-88 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Montez runs out the clock | 52-88 |