| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the runner from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Robert Underwood scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Vincent Saulsberry and he's fouled by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is hacked by Vincent Saulsberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Underwood - foul #1 on Robert Underwood, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Ronald Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Davenport | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Robert Ribeiro is called for the reach on Ronald Perry - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Roderick Hasegawa steals the ball from Ronald Perry | 30-32 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Danny Davenport, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Stephen Little (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Ryan Mueller (PF), Ryan Wilson (C) Ronald Perry, Christopher Crimmins, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SG), Daniel Hughes (SF) Vincent Saulsberry, Robert Underwood | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) SF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Chris Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Mueller, Ryan Wilson | |
| 15:03 | Villanova | John Hart takes the ball from Marvin Hoffman | 30-33 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Stephen Little lays it up and in set up by John Hart | 32-33 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Ronald Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 32-33 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Daniel Hughes | 32-33 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Marvin Hoffman is blocked by Brian Espinosa | 32-33 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Stephen Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Espinosa | 35-33 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins's floater is tipped away by Brian Espinosa | 35-33 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Little | 38-33 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Hughes | 38-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa's pass is intercepted by Marvin Hoffman | 38-35 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hasegawa - foul #1 on Roderick Hasegawa, team foul #7 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Robert Underwood (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Ryan Wilson (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Daniel Hughes, Christopher Crimmins, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Ronald Perry makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Danny Davenport can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 38-36 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ryan Mueller | 38-36 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Steven Wiens snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Ronald Perry grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SG) Ronald Perry | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | The jump hook by Danny Davenport is blocked by Ryan Mueller | 38-36 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson's floater is tipped away by Danny Davenport | 40-36 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson tips it home | 40-38 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Ryan Wilson steals it from Michael Jackson | 40-38 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is fouled on the floor by Danny Davenport - foul #2 on Danny Davenport, team foul #8 | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Roderick Hasegawa, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Mueller | |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 43-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Little (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the driving attempt in the paint | 43-40 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Danny Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), John Hart (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Danny Davenport | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Hughes (SF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Robert Underwood, Ryan Wilson | |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Brian Espinosa takes the ball from Daniel Hughes | 43-40 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Michael Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SG) Vincent Saulsberry | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF) Daniel Hughes, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it home | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Robert Underwood snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Rodolfo Mercado | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Foster | 48-43 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman lays it up and in set up by Ronald Perry | 48-45 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Rodolfo Mercado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Danny Davenport (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SG), Daniel Hughes (SF), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Ronald Perry, Robert Underwood, Ryan Mueller | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) SF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Steven Wiens is fouled on the floor by Marvin Hoffman - foul #1 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Wilson (C) Marvin Hoffman | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Danny Davenport drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SG), Robert Underwood (SF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Jeffrey Pagan, Daniel Hughes, Ryan Wilson | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Danny Davenport knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Jackson | 53-47 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman clanks a jumper in the lane | 53-47 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Danny Davenport pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Jackson | 55-47 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Danny Davenport is called for the reach on Ronald Perry - foul #3 on Danny Davenport, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Ronald Perry makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Ronald Perry is called for the reach on Brian Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Perry, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Ronald Perry - foul #3 on Ronald Perry, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Ronald Perry is called for the reach on Stephen Little - foul #4 on Ronald Perry, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Marvin Hoffman - foul #2 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Davenport | 56-48 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is fouled on the floor by Christopher Crimmins - foul #1 on Christopher Crimmins, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa is hacked by Vincent Saulsberry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Michael Jackson steps in front of the Robert Underwood pass | 60-50 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Ronald Perry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Perry, team foul #11 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG) Ronald Perry | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Stephen Little steals the ball from Vincent Saulsberry | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Thomas Powell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the dunk attempt | 62-50 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 62-50 |