| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) PF - John Hendry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Scott Borden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 31-39 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Michael Waite pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Scott Borden is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Irvin Foster steals it from Jason Arp | 31-39 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-39 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it home | 31-41 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Michael White knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 31-43 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Scott Borden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Michael White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Scott Borden pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | John Hendry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Waite | 31-43 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Michael Waite drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Michael White makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 34-45 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Michael Waite knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Noel Thomas | 37-45 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the floater from the right side | 37-47 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | David Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Michael Waite | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the floater from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 37-47 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Arp | 39-47 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Brian Tillman steps in front of the Michael White pass | 39-47 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Larry Harden's pass is intercepted by Clarence Roberts | 39-47 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't finish the layup | 39-47 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Jason Arp tips it home | 41-47 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | David Marshall buries a jump hook from the right block | 43-47 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 43-49 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Patrick Thibodeau blocks the short jumper by Brian Tillman | 43-49 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Larry Harden gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael White (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 44-52 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Scott Borden comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 45-52 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Hendry - foul #1 on John Hendry, team foul #1 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Anthony Baden | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Scott Borden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Scott Borden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Michael White tips it but misses | 45-53 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Carr | 45-53 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | John Hendry's floater is tipped away by Paul Carr | 45-53 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Michael White connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Carr | 45-56 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Michael Waite - foul #4 on Paul Carr, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Paul Carr | |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Irvin Foster picks off the pass by Michael Waite | 45-56 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Roland Nieman buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 45-58 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Noel Thomas | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hendry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-61 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Roland Nieman is called for the reach on Michael Waite - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), David Marshall (PF), Scott Borden (C) Michael Waite, John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the turnaround from close range set up by Larry Harden | 50-61 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Scott Borden is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Jason Arp (SG) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is intercepted by Michael Waite | 52-62 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Michael Waite can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Scott Borden tips it but misses | 52-62 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Roland Nieman loses the ball out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF) Michael Waite, Timothy Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Scott Borden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 52-62 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Anthony Baden steals the ball from Noel Thomas | 52-62 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Michael White is hacked by Jason Arp - foul #3 on Jason Arp, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, David Marshall, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Michael White misses the shot from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Waite (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael White (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Larry Harden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Paul Carr tips it home | 54-64 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Noel Thomas clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Raymond Stephens steps in front of the John Hendry pass | 54-64 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 54-66 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Noel Thomas | 56-66 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SG), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Larry Harden - foul #1 on Larry Harden, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Jason Arp (SG), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Michael Waite, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael White and he's fouled by David Marshall - foul #2 on David Marshall, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #5 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 57-68 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the shot in the paint | 57-68 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Hamilton (C) Jason Arp | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Larry Harden is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Larry Harden, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Anthony Baden knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Carr | 57-70 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Michael White steals the ball from Larry Harden | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden runs out the clock | 57-70 |