| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Michael Randolph's floater is knocked away by Dima Czaplinski | 23-27 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Rene Gallo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Terry Zwanzig | 25-27 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-27 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | James Tomlin is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #2 on James Tomlin, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Charles Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Michael Randolph gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a jumper from the left side | 25-27 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Zwanzig | 27-27 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Tomlin - foul #3 on James Tomlin, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Dima Czaplinski swats the short shot by Eugene Newbury | 27-29 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses short on a jumper near the basket | 27-29 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) SF - Eugene Newbury (fresh) PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | James Stuckey lays it up and in | 29-29 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), James Tomlin (C) Michael Randolph, James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | James Tomlin connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Lee Kinnard - foul #2 on Lee Kinnard, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Lee Kinnard | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | James Tomlin makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Frederick Duhon steals the ball from Dima Czaplinski | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Rene Gallo is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG) Manuel Zimmerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Dima Czaplinski | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by James Tomlin - foul #4 on James Tomlin, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (C) James Tomlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski buries a shot near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 32-31 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 35-31 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Rene Gallo scores on a shot in the paint set up by Frederick Duhon | 37-33 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-33 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Kuster - foul #2 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF) Michael Randolph, Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Charles Wilson, Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Zimmerman | 42-34 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Manuel Zimmerman is called for the reach on Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Manuel Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF) Manuel Zimmerman, James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Sean Bunting | |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 42-36 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Michael Randolph picks off the pass by Maurice Beaudet | 42-36 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Lamp | 42-36 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | The jumper by Frederick Duhon is denied by Dima Czaplinski | 42-36 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Lamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Richardson | 42-39 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster buries a shot from the left block | 44-39 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Michael Randolph snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), James Tomlin (C) Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Samuel Lamp, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Dima Czaplinski | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 44-39 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Rene Gallo snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Michael Randolph tips it home | 46-39 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sean Bunting | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Maurice Beaudet | 46-39 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 46-42 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | James Stuckey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Maurice Beaudet - foul #2 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Terry Zwanzig (SF) Manuel Zimmerman, Eugene Newbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | James Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | James Stuckey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski's pass is intercepted by Michael Randolph | 47-42 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Maurice Beaudet steps in front of the Rene Gallo pass | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled on the floor by James Tomlin - foul #5 on James Tomlin, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frederick Duhon (SG), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) James Stuckey, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Richardson | 47-44 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig drills a jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Frederick Duhon | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Wood - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is hacked by Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Wood, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled on the floor by Scott Wood - foul #5 on Scott Wood, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Dima Czaplinski is called for the reach on Terry Zwanzig - foul #1 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Terry Zwanzig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph gets the rebound | 50-47 |