| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Touchstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wayt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Mark Smith inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense 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 (-3) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Mark Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Bryce Elders pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Royal Placencia comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Wayt | 45-32 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Mark Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Carter | 45-35 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Bryce Elders grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Bryce Elders buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Royal Placencia | 47-35 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Joshua Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Bryce Elders snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-35 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | James Touchstone banks in the layup set up by Joshua Carter and he's fouled by Steve Rogers - foul #3 on Steve Rogers, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Dalegowski (SF), Willis Foley (PF) Daniel Begaye, Bryce Elders, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:47 | St. John's | James Touchstone makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits a shot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | John Ruffin swats the layup by James Touchstone | 49-38 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | John Ruffin snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Chang Xie buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Charles Wayt misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Chang Xie - foul #2 on Chang Xie, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG) Dan Dalegowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG), Jesse Palmer (SF), Joseph Marcum (C) William Klein, Mark Smith, James Touchstone | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Charles Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Charles Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Joseph Marcum is called for the reach on Royal Placencia - foul #1 on Joseph Marcum, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Daniel Begaye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Paille (PF) Charles Wayt | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Bryce Elders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) John Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leonard Paille (fresh) C - Joseph Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joshua Carter and he's fouled by Willis Foley - foul #2 on Willis Foley, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG) Bryce Elders | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Steve Rogers drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Royal Placencia and he's hacked by Leonard Paille - foul #2 on Leonard Paille, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Daniel Begaye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF) Jesse Palmer | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Steve Rogers takes the ball from Leonard Paille | 55-43 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Steve Rogers connects on the shot in the paint | 57-43 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Willis Foley blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Joshua Carter | 57-43 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Willis Foley gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Steve Rogers blows the layup | 57-43 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Willis Foley grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Chang Xie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Mark Hansen is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Hansen, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), John Ruffin (C) Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (SG), James Touchstone (PF), Charles Wayt (C) Mark Hansen, Leonard Paille, Joseph Marcum | |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses the free throw | 59-43 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | James Touchstone grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | John Ruffin steals the ball from Charles Wayt | 59-43 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 59-43 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Steve Rogers tips it home | 61-43 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | James Touchstone connects on the shot from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Charles Wayt gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Ruffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (tiring) 5 ast. SG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Touchstone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wayt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Steve Rogers, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), Willis Foley (PF) Daniel Begaye, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG), Jesse Palmer (SF), Rene Ricci (C) Joshua Carter, Mark Smith, Charles Wayt | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | William Klein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-45 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer tips it home | 61-47 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Chang Xie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Royal Placencia pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Royal Placencia scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chang Xie | 63-47 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Willis Foley - foul #3 on Willis Foley, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG) Bryce Elders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Paille (PF), Joseph Marcum (C) James Touchstone, Rene Ricci | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Chang Xie scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | William Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wayt (PF) Leonard Paille | |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Willis Foley travels with the ball | 66-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Daniel Begaye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF) Jesse Palmer | |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Willis Foley swats the layup by Joseph Marcum | 66-49 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Charles Wayt steps in front of the Chang Xie pass | 66-49 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Mark Hansen clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Royal Placencia - foul #1 on Royal Placencia, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG) Bryce Elders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Carter (PG) William Klein | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Mark Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Mark Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense 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 (-3) | |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Ruffin | 68-51 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Joshua Carter hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Charles Wayt takes the ball from Willis Foley | 68-53 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Mark Hansen knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense 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 (-3) | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Royal Placencia comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Xie (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willis Foley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Ruffin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wayt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Mark Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Royal Placencia gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Willis Foley is hacked by Joshua Carter - foul #3 on Joshua Carter, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Bryce Elders (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Daniel Begaye, Chang Xie, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (SG), Jesse Palmer (SF), James Touchstone (PF), Rene Ricci (C) Mark Hansen, Mark Smith, Charles Wayt, Joseph Marcum | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is hacked by Joshua Carter - foul #4 on Joshua Carter, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Royal Placencia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | James Touchstone snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | James Touchstone drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Carter | 68-57 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Steve Rogers jams it on a great pass from Dan Dalegowski | 70-57 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | William Klein knocks in the floater from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Steve Rogers buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by James Touchstone - foul #2 on James Touchstone, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (PG), Chang Xie (SG) Royal Placencia, Dan Dalegowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF) Jesse Palmer | |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rene Ricci | 72-59 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Mark Smith buries a 3 from straight away | 72-62 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Rene Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | James Touchstone clanks a jumper from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Touchstone tips it but misses | 72-62 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Willis Foley pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye lays it in and he's hacked by Joshua Carter - foul #5 on Joshua Carter, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), John Ruffin (C) Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Palmer (SF), Leonard Paille (PF) Joshua Carter, James Touchstone | |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Mark Smith's pass is intercepted by John Ruffin | 75-62 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 04:31 | Villanova | John Ruffin misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 75-62 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | John Ruffin gets the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye steps out of bounds on the sideline | 75-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), Willis Foley (C) Daniel Begaye, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (PG), Charles Wayt (C) Jesse Palmer, Rene Ricci | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Steve Rogers picks off the pass by Mark Smith | 75-62 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Bryce Elders buries a fadeaway from the right side | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Charles Wayt misses the dunk | 77-62 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chang Xie (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Willis Foley (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Paille (fresh) C - Charles Wayt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bryce Elders and he's fouled by Mark Hansen - foul #4 on Mark Hansen, team foul #9 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (PG), Dan Dalegowski (SF) Royal Placencia, Bryce Elders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Palmer (SF), Joseph Marcum (C) William Klein, Charles Wayt | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Leonard Paille grabs the board | 79-62 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | The short jumper by Joseph Marcum is denied by Willis Foley | 79-62 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the board | 79-62 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Marcum - foul #2 on Joseph Marcum, team foul #10 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Daniel Begaye | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (SG) Mark Smith | |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leonard Paille | 79-62 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Mark Hansen is called for 10 seconds | 79-62 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jesse Palmer - foul #1 on Jesse Palmer, team foul #11 | 79-62 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Mark Hansen is fouled on the floor by Royal Placencia - foul #2 on Royal Placencia, team foul #7 | 81-62 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Mark Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Mark Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Royal Placencia connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Rogers | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Mark Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Steve Rogers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-64 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | The short jumper by Jesse Palmer is denied by Willis Foley | 85-64 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | William Klein gets the offensive rebound | 85-64 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Klein | 85-66 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Royal Placencia runs out the clock | 85-66 |