| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| 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 and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | George Smathers's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Lamp | 31-23 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Rene Gallo knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Randolph | 33-26 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 36-26 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a 3 from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Albert Moore is hacked by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Randolph - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Ariel Rizzo denies the turnaround by Rene Gallo | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Donald Depuy loses the dribble to Rene Gallo | 36-29 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Albert Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Albert Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Rene Gallo tips it in | 38-29 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 38-29 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Lamp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - Darren Greene (fresh) PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Albert Moore scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Michael Randolph steals the ball from Charles Wilson | 41-29 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Albert Moore blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses the tip | 41-29 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Moore | 41-29 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Donald Depuy swats the dunk try by Rene Gallo | 41-29 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Rene Gallo - foul #1 on Rene Gallo, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Matthew Kuster (PF), Raymond Crank (C) Michael Randolph, Albert Moore, Manuel Zimmerman, Rene Gallo, Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Crank | 43-29 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Hardnett - foul #1 on Stephen Hardnett, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) James Rollo | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Bratt | 45-30 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the driving attempt in the paint | 45-30 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 45-30 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 45-33 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Tomlin | 48-33 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | George Smathers scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 48-35 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Stephen Kay takes the ball from Stephen Hardnett | 48-35 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Stephen Kay banks in the layup | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Scott Wood (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Manuel Zimmerman (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), Samuel Lamp (C) Stephen Hardnett, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin, Matthew Kuster, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Sean Bunting loses the ball out of bounds | 48-37 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Scott Wood steals the ball from Michael Randolph | 48-37 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Rene Gallo gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Manuel Zimmerman steals the ball from Darren Greene | 48-37 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Randolph and he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Manuel Zimmerman - foul #2 on Manuel Zimmerman, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3rd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Michael Randolph scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Moore | 53-39 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Albert Moore gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #4 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (PF), Raymond Crank (C) Rene Gallo, Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), James Tomlin (SF) Michael Randolph, Albert Moore, Manuel Zimmerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Raymond Crank's fadeaway is rejected by George Smathers | 54-39 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sean Bunting | 54-39 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joe Bratt steals the ball from Stephen Kay in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) PF - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Crank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-39 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Tomlin | 60-42 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is whistled for a carry | 60-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Manuel Zimmerman (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), Samuel Lamp (C) Stephen Hardnett, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin, Matthew Kuster, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Samuel Lamp is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #1 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #4 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Lamp | 63-42 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Lamp - foul #2 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Rene Gallo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-43 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp hits the follow up shot | 65-43 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Manuel Zimmerman takes the ball from Ariel Rizzo | 65-43 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Michael Randolph drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Zimmerman | 67-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ariel Rizzo (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Samuel Lamp steals it from Scott Wood | 67-43 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | George Smathers is called for the reach on Manuel Zimmerman - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Kuster (PF), Raymond Crank (C) Michael Randolph, Albert Moore, Rene Gallo, Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, James Rollo | |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Depuy | 69-46 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-46 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the tip | 69-46 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-46 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Stephen Hardnett steps in front of the Donald Depuy pass | 69-46 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett lays it in | 71-46 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the shot from the left side | 71-46 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 71-46 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-46 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Raymond Crank gets the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Joe Bratt buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Zimmerman | 74-46 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo throws it down on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 74-48 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 74-48 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 74-48 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman is hacked by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #8 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Rene Gallo (PF), Samuel Lamp (C) Stephen Hardnett, Joe Bratt, Matthew Kuster, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Albert Moore pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 74-51 |