| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Gran (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ralph Toles inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Ralph Toles double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 36-41 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG) Tyler Obremski | |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerard Booth - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Richard Bowers (PF) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on Tyler Obremski - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Gerard Booth | |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Charles Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Andrew Parker connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Sims | 40-43 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Richard Bowers tips it in | 40-45 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Morgan, Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers | |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Richard Bowers (PF) Tyler Obremski, Eric Allen | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Gran - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG) Barry Gran | |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Andrew Parker tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Sims - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Richard Bowers | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Ralph Toles is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Sims and he's fouled by Eric Allen - foul #2 on Eric Allen, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Bowers (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Ralph Toles is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pettaway - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Tyler Obremski, Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers | |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Eric Allen is fouled on the floor by Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Bowers (PF) Charles Morgan, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Albert Sims snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Cota (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Albert Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Booth - foul #3 on Gerard Booth, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Andrew Parker, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Tyler Obremski, Charles Cota, Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers, Gerard Booth | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Charles Morgan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 48-48 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Albert Sims takes the ball from Barry Gran | 48-48 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on Charles Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Andrew Parker (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Bowers (PF) Charles Morgan, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Ralph Toles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tyler Obremski | 48-50 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Richard Bowers - foul #2 on Richard Bowers, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Bowers | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 48-50 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Andrew Parker gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Andrew Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG) Tyler Obremski | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #3 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Barry Gran, Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Charles Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Albert Sims buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leif Taberski | 51-51 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Richard Yeager loses the dribble to Aldo Rossi | 51-51 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Albert Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Morgan - foul #2 on Charles Morgan, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Tyler Obremski, Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Richard Bowers (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Charles Morgan, Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Eric Allen is called for the reach on Joshua Pettaway - foul #3 on Eric Allen, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is open and buries a shot in the paint | 56-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Morgan | 56-54 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | The short jumper by Joshua Pettaway is denied by Gerard Booth | 56-54 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 56-54 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is hacked by Charles Morgan - foul #3 on Charles Morgan, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Charles Morgan, Richard Bowers, Gerard Booth | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | The short jumper by Richard Yeager is denied by Aldo Rossi | 58-54 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a floater from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Ralph Toles blows the dunk | 58-54 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Eric Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Eric Allen can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-54 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is fouled on the floor by Ralph Toles - foul #2 on Ralph Toles, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Richard Bowers (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Tyler Obremski, Ralph Toles, Eric Allen | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Charles Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bowers | 60-54 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Morgan | 60-56 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Pettaway | 63-56 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Albert Sims (SG) Joshua Pettaway, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Ralph Toles (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Barry Gran, Richard Bowers, Richard Yeager | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Morgan | 66-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Toles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Booth (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses long on a floater from the right block | 66-59 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Ralph Toles gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Ralph Toles is called for the reach on Leif Taberski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Toles, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 67-59 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Reginald Hutson picks off the pass by Charles Morgan | 67-59 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits the finger roll | 69-59 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Charles Morgan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Bowers | 69-61 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Ralph Toles is called for the reach on Leif Taberski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Toles, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Ralph Toles, Richard Yeager | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Leif Taberski is called for the reach on Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG) Charles Morgan | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Barry Gran is called for the reach on Albert Sims in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Gran, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Eric Allen blows the layup but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Ralph Toles (SF) Tyler Obremski, Richard Bowers | |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi blows the wide open layup | 72-62 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Charles Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 72-62 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Charles Morgan picks off the pass by Joshua Pettaway in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Albert Sims steals it from Barry Gran | 72-62 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Andrew Parker banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Sims | 74-62 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Barry Gran is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pettaway - foul #4 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Bowers (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Charles Morgan, Ralph Toles, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Pettaway | 77-64 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-64 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Tyler Obremski is called for the reach on Joshua Pettaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (SG), Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Charles Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF) Eric Allen | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Toles (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerard Booth (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Obremski - foul #2 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #14 | 78-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Gerard Booth loses the dribble to Joshua Pettaway | 80-64 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Tyler Obremski is called for the reach on Andrew Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #15 | 80-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-67 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Tyler Obremski is called for the reach on Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #16 | 82-67 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-67 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Morgan - foul #4 on Charles Morgan, team foul #17 | 84-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Bowers (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Charles Morgan, Ralph Toles, Eric Allen, Gerard Booth | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Richard Bowers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tyler Obremski | 86-69 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Marshall Wilcox - foul #2 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #18 | 86-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF), Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Richard Bowers, Richard Yeager | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the 1st free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 87-69 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Barry Gran scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-72 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Tyler Obremski steps in front of the Andrew Parker pass in the backcourt | 87-72 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by Tyler Obremski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #19 | 87-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG) Tyler Obremski | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the board | 87-75 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Ralph Toles scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Morgan | 87-77 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by Charles Morgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Morgan, team foul #20 | 87-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PG) Charles Morgan | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 88-77 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-77 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Barry Gran comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #11 | 89-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #5 on Barry Gran, team foul #21 | 89-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (SG) Barry Gran | |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Gerard Booth buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Bowers | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Richard Bowers is called for the reach on Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bowers, team foul #22 | 91-81 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 92-81 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Richard Bowers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 92-81 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the board | 92-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the jumper from the left side | 92-81 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 92-81 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Joshua Pettaway steps in front of the Gerard Booth pass | 92-81 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Andrew Parker drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson and he's fouled by Ralph Toles - foul #5 on Ralph Toles, team foul #23 | 94-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the free throw | 95-81 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Charles Cota is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #5 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #12 | 95-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 95-82 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson runs out the clock | 95-82 |