| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Guadalupe Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Priest (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Michael Bratten hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 25-22 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Barry Baugher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Timothy Davis tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Barry Baugher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-24 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | William Binder connects on the floater from the right block | 30-24 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Timothy Davis is hacked by William Binder - foul #3 on William Binder, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SF), Terrell Grant (PF) Guadalupe Flores, Michael Bratten | |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Terrell Grant makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Holloway | 30-26 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | James Plummer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Robert Holloway pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Timothy Davis drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terrell Grant and the foul's on Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Robert Holloway, Terrell Grant | |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Timothy Davis misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra (PF) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (PG), Terrell Grant (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Timothy Davis, Guadalupe Flores, Jason Priest | |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Terrell Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Lewandoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terrell Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Douglas Lewandoski is called for the reach on Jason Barnhart - foul #1 on Douglas Lewandoski, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) James Plummer, Jason Barnhart, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG), Guadalupe Flores (SF) Robert Holloway, Terrell Grant | |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Binder | 32-28 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Benjamin Oden steals it from Timothy Davis | 32-28 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | John Lawrence drills a jumper from the left wing set up by William Binder and the foul's on Guadalupe Flores - foul #1 on Guadalupe Flores, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG) Douglas Lewandoski | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-28 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | John Lawrence lays it in | 36-28 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Benjamin Oden blocks the short jumper by Michael Bratten | 36-28 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 36-28 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | William Binder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Timothy Davis misses long on a floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Michael Bratten blocks the short jumper by Barry Baugher | 36-28 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Timothy Davis is called for the reach on William Binder - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Terrell Grant (PF) Robert Holloway, Michael Bratten | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Lewandoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Guadalupe Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terrell Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | William Binder hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Cuadra | 39-28 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Terrell Grant clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #2 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (PG), Michael Bratten (PF) Timothy Davis, Guadalupe Flores | |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Terrell Grant makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Terrell Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jason Barnhart | 41-30 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses short on a jump hook from close range | 41-30 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Michael Bratten clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Plummer - foul #1 on James Plummer, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (C) Barry Baugher, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG) Terrell Grant | |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Bratten - foul #3 on Michael Bratten, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores (SF), Terrell Grant (PF) Timothy Davis, Michael Bratten | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Terrell Grant pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Holloway | 41-33 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | William Binder misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cuadra | 41-33 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | William Binder is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Binder, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG), Michael Bratten (PF) Robert Holloway, Terrell Grant | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Timothy Davis hits a shot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra scores on a shot from the right block | 43-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Lewandoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Guadalupe Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bratten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Kuhn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | The jump hook by Patrick Kuhn is blocked by Lawrence Cuadra | 43-35 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James Plummer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Jason Barnhart takes the ball from Guadalupe Flores | 43-37 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is denied on a layup by Patrick Kuhn | 43-37 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Timothy Davis grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Davis | 43-39 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) James Plummer, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (PG), Jason Priest (SF), Terrell Grant (PF) Timothy Davis, Guadalupe Flores, Michael Bratten | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Patrick Kuhn is called for the reach on Benjamin Oden - foul #4 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG) Douglas Lewandoski | |
| 04:56 | St. John's | William Binder misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Davis, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG) Timothy Davis | |
| 04:56 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Terrell Grant misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG), Guadalupe Flores (SF) Douglas Lewandoski, Jason Priest | |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Terrell Grant misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Terrell Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | William Binder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Priest (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Guadalupe Flores, Terrell Grant | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Timothy Davis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Jason Priest pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Barry Baugher - foul #3 on Barry Baugher, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Guadalupe Flores (SF) Timothy Davis, Jason Priest | |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Lewandoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Guadalupe Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bratten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Kuhn (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Barry Baugher scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Binder and he's hacked by Douglas Lewandoski - foul #2 on Douglas Lewandoski, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG), Terrell Grant (PF) Douglas Lewandoski, Michael Bratten | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Terrell Grant can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Terrell Grant hits the follow up shot | 48-46 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is hacked by Timothy Davis - foul #3 on Timothy Davis, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), John Lawrence (SG), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, Barry Baugher, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SF), Michael Bratten (PF), Jason Priest (C) Guadalupe Flores, Terrell Grant, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Timothy Davis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Barry Baugher (SG) James Plummer, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Douglas Lewandoski, Jason Priest | |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Barnhart | 50-46 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Guadalupe Flores denies the turnaround by Benjamin Oden | 50-46 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Cuadra | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is hacked by Michael Bratten - foul #4 on Michael Bratten, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Robert Holloway hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Davis | 52-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Robert Holloway is called for the reach on Barry Baugher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Holloway, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Michael Bratten connects on the jump hook from close range | 53-51 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Robert Holloway is called for the reach on Barry Baugher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Holloway, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Michael Bratten snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Holloway double dribbles | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Holloway - foul #3 on Robert Holloway, team foul #12 | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Timothy Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |