| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jason Gale inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Samuel Conner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Jason Gale gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Donald Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Donald Hardy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | The jump hook by Jamie Rayl is blocked by Shaiming Chin | 45-44 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Soucy | 45-44 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Rayl and he's hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #3 on Terry Sacks, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Terry Sacks, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Jason Gale grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Donald Hardy's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hart | 45-46 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Lazaro Bruno is called for the reach on Samuel Conner - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Samuel Conner scores on a runner in the paint set up by Donald Hardy | 47-48 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi is fouled on the floor by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 49-48 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-48 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the jumper in the lane | 49-50 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Donald Hardy pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno throws it down | 51-50 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Hart | 53-50 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Jason Gale is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Neil Anderson | 56-50 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Donald Hardy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jamie Rayl | 56-53 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jamie Rayl - foul #3 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Donald Hardy, Samuel Conner | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Minh Zheng (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is fouled on the floor by Ronald Soucy - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF) Ronald Soucy, Minh Zheng | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Dewey Platt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Garvin | 56-55 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt loses the dribble to Jason Gale | 56-55 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Joseph Hart picks off the pass by Jamie Rayl | 56-55 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hadley | 56-55 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 58-55 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Joseph Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Kevin Hinkson (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Jamie Rayl, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Dewey Platt | |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the easy layup | 58-55 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin is whistled for a carry | 58-55 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Donald Hardy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Donald Hardy knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Garvin | 58-57 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Edward Sullivan, Kevin Hinkson, Samuel Conner | |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Dewey Platt double dribbles | 58-57 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 58-57 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses the fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Donald Hardy | |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Neil Anderson | 61-58 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Jason Gale is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chin - foul #3 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Samuel Conner (C) Joseph Garvin, Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Donald Hardy steps in front of the Shaiming Chin pass | 61-60 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Hardy | 61-62 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-62 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hadley | 61-62 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #3 on Samuel Conner, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Dewey Platt (PF) Donald Hardy, Vincent Domanski | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Lazaro Bruno picks off the pass by Dewey Platt | 63-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Edward Sullivan steals it from Ronald Soucy | 63-62 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Paul Seabolt | 65-62 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (PF) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Dewey Platt - foul #3 on Dewey Platt, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Minh Zheng (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Terry Sacks, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Vincent Domanski (PF) Joseph Garvin, Dewey Platt | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is whistled for traveling | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Neil Anderson and he's hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #3 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Minh Zheng | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Donald Hardy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jamie Rayl | 69-65 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl steals the ball from Shaiming Chin | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 69-65 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 69-65 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Donald Hardy's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hart | 69-65 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Kevin Hinkson swats the layup by Shaiming Chin | 69-65 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 69-65 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Donald Hardy steals it from Joseph Hart | 69-65 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Donald Hardy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Jamie Rayl, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Kevin Hinkson | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Samuel Conner loses the dribble to Andrew Hadley | 69-65 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Conner - foul #4 on Samuel Conner, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Donald Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt banks in the layup | 73-65 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Donald Hardy | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the dunk but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #5 on Samuel Conner, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Samuel Conner | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the board | 74-65 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Paul Seabolt - foul #1 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Neil Anderson | 76-66 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dewey Platt is blocked by Shaiming Chin | 76-66 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin tips it home | 76-68 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is called for a backcourt violation | 76-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG) Joseph Garvin | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Jamie Rayl is called for the reach on Neil Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Donald Hardy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-71 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 78-71 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Rayl - foul #5 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG) Jamie Rayl | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Donald Hardy drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Joseph Garvin is called for the reach on Neil Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 81-74 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is whistled for traveling | 81-74 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Garvin - foul #5 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #12 | 81-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Joseph Garvin | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 82-74 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Sacks runs out the clock | 82-74 |