| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-19 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | James Tomlin pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Kevin Richardson blocks the short jumper by Terry Zwanzig | 22-19 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Rene Gallo tips it home | 22-21 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | James Tomlin hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Randolph | 25-24 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet tips it in | 27-24 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Rene Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 30-24 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Rene Gallo's dunk attempt is rejected by Dima Czaplinski | 30-24 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Rene Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Scott Wood steps in front of the Rene Gallo pass | 30-24 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 32-24 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Rene Gallo clanks a floater from close range | 32-24 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tomlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scott Wood | 35-24 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled on the floor by Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Michael Randolph, Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Scott Wood knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 38-24 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:10 | Villanova | James Stuckey hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Scott Wood | 40-27 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Zimmerman | 40-30 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 13:02 | Villanova | James Stuckey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Manuel Zimmerman | 40-33 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster lays it in set up by Eugene Newbury | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Manuel Zimmerman steps in front of the Scott Wood pass | 40-35 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp is hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), James Tomlin (C) Manuel Zimmerman, James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Samuel Lamp, Matthew Kuster | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Zwanzig | 40-38 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-38 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-38 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Tomlin | 40-38 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dima Czaplinski - foul #4 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Rene Gallo takes the ball from Maurice Beaudet | 40-40 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Maurice Beaudet swats the short shot by Terry Zwanzig | 40-40 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | James Tomlin is fouled on the floor by Kevin Richardson - foul #1 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Newbury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is hacked by Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #8 | 40-40 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Scott Wood loses the dribble to James Stuckey | 40-40 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the finger roll set up by James Stuckey | 40-42 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scott Wood | 43-42 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is hacked by Maurice Beaudet - foul #2 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #9 | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), James Tomlin (C) James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Samuel Lamp, Matthew Kuster | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski buries a runner from the left block | 45-44 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Rene Gallo pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig lays it in on a great pass from Michael Randolph and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #10 | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski lays it up and in | 47-47 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Rene Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Richardson (C) Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Dima Czaplinski steals the ball from Samuel Lamp | 47-47 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Rene Gallo (PF) Manuel Zimmerman, Samuel Lamp | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Charles Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 50-47 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Rene Gallo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Zwanzig and he's fouled by Dima Czaplinski - foul #5 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #11 | 50-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (PF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Rene Gallo makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a fadeaway from the right side | 52-50 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Rene Gallo is fouled on the floor by Maurice Beaudet - foul #3 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #12 | 52-50 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Rene Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Rene Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 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 a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Rene Gallo wins the tip | 52-52 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Kevin Richardson takes the ball from Terry Zwanzig | 52-52 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Randolph connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Zwanzig | 52-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Frederick Duhon steps in front of the Maurice Beaudet pass | 52-55 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Randolph | 52-58 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Michael Randolph clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Randolph | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 54-61 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tomlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Randolph - foul #1 on Michael Randolph, team foul #1 | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Wood - foul #4 on Scott Wood, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Frederick Duhon is called for the reach on Maurice Beaudet - foul #3 on Frederick Duhon, team foul #2 | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Scott Wood is called for the reach on Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Wood, team foul #14 | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 59-65 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Samuel Lamp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #15 | 59-65 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Sean Bunting travels with the ball | 59-66 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Terry Zwanzig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #16 | 59-66 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Bunting, team foul #17 | 59-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Kinnard (PF) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson tips it in | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #18 | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp snags the defensive board | 61-70 |