| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Renner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Bosse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | David Yelton inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (SG), Brian Powell (SF), Willie Mota (PF) Eugene Hampton, David Yelton, Andrew Wright | |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the fadeaway in the paint | 39-34 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kelly Shafer - foul #2 on Kelly Shafer, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF), Andrew Wright (PF) Kelly Shafer, Willie Mota | |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Kevin Conway is called for the reach on David Yelton - foul #3 on Kevin Conway, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Mota (PF) Andrew Wright | |
| 18:34 | St. John's | David Yelton drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Powell | 41-36 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | John Hendrickson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 43-36 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cody Bonneau - foul #1 on Cody Bonneau, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Andrew Wright (PF) David Yelton, Willie Mota | |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Matt Renner snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Joshua Bosse denies the turnaround by John Hendrickson | 43-37 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Brian Powell grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Eugene Hampton | 43-40 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Brian Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | John Higgins grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Austin Kane | 46-40 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donn Cheatham | 46-43 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Eugene Hampton steps in front of the John Higgins pass | 46-43 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse lays it in on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jean Balogh (fresh) 1 ast. C - John Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Bosse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Andrew Wright steals it from John Higgins | 46-45 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse misses the jump hook in the paint | 46-45 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Andrew Wright can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton tips it home | 46-47 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Reginald Gray buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Higgins | 48-47 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Reginald Gray is called for the reach on Eugene Hampton - foul #1 on Reginald Gray, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Brett Gaffney, Austin Kane, Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), David Yelton (SF), Willie Mota (PF) Donn Cheatham, Brian Powell, Andrew Wright | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Hendrickson | 48-47 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | The jump hook by John Hendrickson is blocked by Joshua Bosse | 48-47 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Reginald Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Conway | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Eugene Hampton | 51-49 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Reginald Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Reginald Gray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Andrew Wright (PF) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton, Joshua Bosse | |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Matt Renner gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Kevin Conway loses the dribble to Brian Powell | 51-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Brian Powell banks in the layup | 51-51 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner throws it down set up by Brett Gaffney | 53-51 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Brian Powell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Wright | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cody Bonneau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Mota (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Higgins (C) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Joshua Bosse (C) Brian Powell, Andrew Wright | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donn Cheatham | 53-56 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Matt Renner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Wright (PF) Willie Mota | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Matt Renner steps in front of the David Yelton pass | 53-56 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | David Yelton misses long on a floater from the left side | 55-56 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Donn Cheatham takes the ball from Reginald Gray | 55-56 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | David Yelton banks in the layup set up by Donn Cheatham | 55-58 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Austin Kane can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Jean Balogh tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Jean Balogh hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-58 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Matt Renner snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Andrew Wright steps in front of the Jean Balogh pass | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the fadeaway from close range | 57-58 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | David Yelton tips it home | 57-60 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Reginald Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | John Higgins can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Andrew Wright gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Jean Balogh steals it from Donn Cheatham | 57-60 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | David Yelton takes the ball from John Higgins | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Eugene Hampton | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Matt Renner (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - John Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Yelton (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Joshua Bosse (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Joshua Bosse is called for the reach on Reginald Gray - foul #3 on Joshua Bosse, team foul #2 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (C) Jean Balogh, Reginald Gray, Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SF), Willie Mota (PF), Xavier Lopez (C) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Andrew Wright, Joshua Bosse | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | The short jumper by Matt Renner is denied by Xavier Lopez | 57-62 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Brian Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Brian Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Conway - foul #4 on Kevin Conway, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (PF) Kelly Shafer, Xavier Lopez | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Brian Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Willie Mota grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Cody Bonneau steals it from Willie Mota | 57-63 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Brian Powell picks off the pass by Matt Renner | 57-63 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Powell | 57-65 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Cody Bonneau | 59-65 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | David Yelton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 59-65 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | David Yelton tips it in | 59-67 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Renner | 62-67 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | David Yelton is hacked by Matt Renner - foul #2 on Matt Renner, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Higgins (PF) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Andrew Wright (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Willie Mota | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Jean Balogh - foul #1 on Jean Balogh, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | John Hendrickson's layup is rejected by Joshua Bosse | 62-70 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Reginald Gray takes the ball from Brian Powell | 62-70 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Reginald Gray clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-70 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelly Shafer (fresh) SG - Eugene Hampton (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Joshua Bosse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Andrew Wright is hacked by John Higgins - foul #2 on John Higgins, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (SF) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Andrew Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | John Higgins gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Reginald Gray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Bosse - foul #4 on Joshua Bosse, team foul #3 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF), Kevin Conway (C) Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (SG) David Yelton | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Kevin Conway steals it from Joshua Bosse | 64-71 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Brian Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-74 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | John Hendrickson clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kelly Shafer - foul #3 on Kelly Shafer, team foul #4 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), Matt Renner (PF) Reginald Gray, Austin Kane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), David Yelton (SF) Kelly Shafer, Brian Powell | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | John Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eugene Hampton | 65-77 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Wright - foul #2 on Andrew Wright, team foul #5 | 65-77 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Gaffney - foul #4 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SF) David Yelton | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | John Hendrickson knocks in the shot near the basket | 69-77 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is hacked by Brett Gaffney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Kevin Conway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Hampton - foul #2 on Eugene Hampton, team foul #6 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF) Brian Powell | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Kevin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Kevin Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is fouled in the backcourt by Jean Balogh - foul #2 on Jean Balogh, team foul #11 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SF) David Yelton | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Hendrickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-80 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Jean Balogh is called for the reach on Brian Powell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jean Balogh, team foul #12 | 71-80 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Brian Powell makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 71-81 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 71-81 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton pulls down the rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham runs out the clock | 71-81 |