| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn blows the layup | 27-34 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Philip Klein gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses short on a floater near the basket | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Patrick Kuhn picks off the pass by Arthur Porterfield | 27-34 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the driving attempt near the basket | 27-34 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it but misses | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield connects on the shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Michael Bratten lays it in | 29-36 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Bratten - foul #1 on Michael Bratten, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Jason Priest (C) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Michael Bratten, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Jason Priest loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Patrick Kowalewski swats the short shot by Justin Britt | 30-36 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Jason Priest grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Vincent Young is hacked by Jason Priest - foul #1 on Jason Priest, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) Vincent Young, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Bratten (PF), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Patrick Kowalewski, Jason Priest | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich's floater is tipped away by Mark Hicks | 30-36 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Jason Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Justin Britt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG) Michael Ornstein | |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan's floater is tipped away by Jason Newman | 30-36 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a runner in the lane | 30-36 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Michael Bratten gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Jason Newman clanks a floater in the paint | 30-36 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Michael Bratten hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Justin Britt, Arthur Porterfield, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | John Lawrence blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kuhn | 30-38 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | David Butner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Michael Bratten | |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Kowalewski | 30-43 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich jams it set up by David Butner | 32-43 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Corey Ulrich denies the turnaround by Patrick Kowalewski | 32-43 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Kowalewski | 32-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn drills a jumper from the left side | 32-45 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | John Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Harold Galarza - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Jason Priest (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Priest | 34-48 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the jump hook from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Robert Holloway grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the shot from the right side set up by Timothy Shanahan | 34-50 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-50 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein tips it but misses | 36-50 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Mark Hicks hits the follow up shot | 36-52 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Holloway - foul #4 on Robert Holloway, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF) David Butner, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Bratten (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Robert Holloway, Michael Ornstein, Jason Priest, Mark Hicks | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Ulrich | 37-52 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Shanahan - foul #1 on Timothy Shanahan, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (C) Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 38-52 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | George Willett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) George Willett, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Harold Galarza knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Holloway | 38-55 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Corey Ulrich | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 40-55 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits a floater from the baseline | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Robert Holloway's pass is intercepted by Jason Newman | 42-55 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich can't connect on a shot from the left block | 42-55 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Michael Bratten grabs the board | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Jason Newman - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Michael Bratten, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Britt | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Mark Hicks hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by David Butner - foul #4 on David Butner, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Bratten (PF) George Willett, Robert Holloway, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses the free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the easy layup | 45-57 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Klein | 45-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Butner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Mark Hicks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten grabs the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is hacked by Vincent Young - foul #1 on Vincent Young, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Demski (PG), Corey Ulrich (PF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Michael Bratten, Mark Hicks | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is whistled for a carry | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Priest (PF) Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Vincent Young hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 47-57 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Jason Priest connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Harold Galarza and he's fouled by Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF) Timothy Shanahan | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Jason Priest makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF) Jason Priest | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is called for traveling | 47-60 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Russell Hanson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Holloway - foul #5 on Robert Holloway, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Robert Holloway | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Michael Bratten is hacked by Vincent Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Young, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), David Butner (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Leif Demski, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF) Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | David Butner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Michael Bratten gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten is hacked by Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | David Butner connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Porterfield | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | George Willett runs out the clock | 53-62 |