| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Port (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - John McKinley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Terry Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Jody Hammond grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Jody Hammond loses the dribble to Terry Campbell | 38-24 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-27 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Terry Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Richard Port is blocked by Jody Hammond | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Claude Skelton | 38-27 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Cory Hickman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-27 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Ronald Sheets steps in front of the Terry Campbell pass | 41-27 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Claude Skelton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Sheets | 43-27 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | James Laprade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ritenour | 43-30 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 45-30 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Richard Port misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | John McKinley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Richard Port knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Laprade | 45-33 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John McKinley - foul #1 on John McKinley, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Ronald Sheets, Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), John Stafford (SG), Lawrence Collins (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), Robert Johnson (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, Richard Port, Terry Campbell, John McKinley | |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Joseph Marra knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Hickman (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stafford (fresh) SF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Shaw | 49-35 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins is hacked by Shawn Dickson - foul #1 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG) Cory Hickman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Campbell (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs loses the ball out of bounds | 49-35 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | The jumper by Randy Moore is denied by Lawrence Collins | 49-35 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Collins | 49-35 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Shaw | 52-38 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs's 3 pointer is rejected by Wayne Bodine | 52-38 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Randy Moore grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Michael Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | John Stafford picks off the pass by Wayne Bodine | 52-38 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Joseph Marra can't finish the layup | 52-38 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Michael Shaw misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-38 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Bodine | 52-38 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-38 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Sachs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Michael Shaw steals the ball from Joseph Marra | 54-38 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Michael Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Cory Hickman (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Hilario Rodriguez, Shawn Dickson, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), Richard Port (SF), John Carr (PF), John McKinley (C) Joseph Marra, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, Terry Campbell, Timothy Sachs | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Cory Hickman steals the ball from Michael Ritenour | 54-38 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Claude Skelton can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Claude Skelton drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jody Hammond | 57-38 |
| 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:44 | St. John's | James Laprade misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-38 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | John Carr can't tip it in | 57-38 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ronald Sheets | 57-38 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John McKinley | 57-38 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | John McKinley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Campbell (PF) John Carr | |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Claude Skelton drills a 3 from straight away | 60-38 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Richard Port gets the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Terry Campbell hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Laprade | 60-40 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Cory Hickman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Richard Port gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Ronald Sheets is called for the reach on Richard Port - foul #2 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF) Jody Hammond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SG), Lawrence Collins (C) Michael Ritenour, John McKinley | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | James Laprade hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Randy Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Joseph Marra, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Wayne Bodine (C) Cory Hickman, Ronald Sheets, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SG), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, Richard Port | |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine gets the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-42 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-42 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Randy Moore tips it home | 62-42 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins lays it in | 62-44 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Skelton | 65-44 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Skelton | 65-44 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs grabs the offensive board | 65-44 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Randy Moore is called for the reach on Joseph Marra - foul #1 on Randy Moore, team foul #3 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Cory Hickman (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Claude Skelton, Hilario Rodriguez, Shawn Dickson, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), Richard Port (SF), John McKinley (C) Joseph Marra, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, Terry Campbell | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs misses the lay-in | 65-44 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Port | 65-44 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | James Laprade misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-44 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ronald Sheets | 65-44 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Michael Shaw is fouled on the floor by Michael Ritenour - foul #1 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #3 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Williams (PG), John Stafford (SG), Lawrence Collins (SF), John Carr (PF), Robert Johnson (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, Richard Port, Timothy Sachs, John McKinley | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Michael Shaw connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jody Hammond and the foul's on Lawrence Collins - foul #2 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #4 | 67-44 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Michael Shaw misses the free throw | 67-44 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | John Carr gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | John Carr double dribbles | 67-44 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Shaw | 69-44 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Robert Johnson buries a jump hook from the right block | 69-46 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Jody Hammond scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sheets | 72-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Robert Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SG), Timothy Sachs (PF) Lawrence Collins, John Carr | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Cory Hickman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-46 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | John Stafford can't tip it in | 74-46 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Jody Hammond pulls down the rebound | 74-46 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-46 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs snags the defensive board | 74-46 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | James Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-46 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jody Hammond snags the defensive board | 74-46 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-46 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Williams gets the rebound | 74-46 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-46 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Cory Hickman is hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Cory Hickman, Ronald Sheets, Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (SF), John Carr (PF) James Williams, Robert Johnson | |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-46 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs grabs the defensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Wayne Bodine steals the ball from Timothy Sachs | 74-46 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Marra - foul #3 on Joseph Marra, team foul #7 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Shawn Dickson, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Johnson (C) John Carr | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 75-46 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs gets the rebound | 75-46 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs drills a driving attempt from the left block | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Collins - foul #3 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #8 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG) Hilario Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-48 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Cory Hickman snags the defensive board | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Skelton runs out the clock | 76-48 |