| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Terrones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is fouled on the floor by Francis Watkins - foul #1 on Francis Watkins, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Timothy Shanahan, Roy Wilford | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Francis Watkins steals it from Patrick Kowalewski | 28-31 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt lays it in set up by Francis Watkins | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Justin Britt steals it from Michael Ornstein | 30-31 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Justin Britt scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Francis Watkins | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Francis Watkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Byrum | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Glenn Creek snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is hacked by Harold Galarza - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 17:16 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Britt | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | James Terrones pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Glenn Creek buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Britt and he's fouled by Mark Hicks - foul #2 on Mark Hicks, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (C) Willie Byrum, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | David Butner takes the ball from Timothy Shanahan | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | David Butner misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford tips it home | 39-33 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | David Butner misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Glenn Creek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Russell Hanson is fouled on the floor by Duane Coleman - foul #3 on Duane Coleman, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), James Terrones (C) Justin Britt, David Butner, Justin Spalding, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the runner from the left block | 39-35 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Willie Byrum can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Harold Galarza snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | William Taylor loses the dribble to Roy Wilford | 39-35 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Roy Wilford can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | William Taylor is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Leonard Starr (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Taylor, Duane Coleman, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Mark Hicks (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Roy Wilford | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski, Mark Hicks | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Glenn Creek is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (PF) Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Philip Klein comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Justin Britt pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | David Butner is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Galarza and he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #4 on Duane Coleman, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Leonard Starr (PF), James Terrones (C) Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Terrones | 39-39 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Harold Galarza steals it from Leonard Starr | 39-39 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Harold Galarza banks in the layup | 39-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Terrones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Justin Britt | 41-41 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Mark Hicks double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG) David Butner | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks, Roy Wilford | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is hacked by Philip Klein - foul #1 on Philip Klein, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roy Wilford (C) Cameron Michalowski | |
| 10:20 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Jason Newman (C) Willie Byrum, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) George Willett, Philip Klein, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Russell Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal's pass is intercepted by Francis Watkins | 43-43 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Jason Newman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses the shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Cameron Michalowski | 43-43 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Leonard Starr pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Leonard Starr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Justin Spalding hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Harold Galarza double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), David Butner (SG) William Taylor, Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Jason Newman buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Mark Hicks - foul #3 on Mark Hicks, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), James Terrones (C) Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Harold Galarza | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jerome Dyal | 48-45 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Justin Britt's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Kowalewski | 48-45 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Justin Britt pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Terrones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Duane Coleman (PF) David Butner, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein is hacked by Francis Watkins - foul #2 on Francis Watkins, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (PF) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | George Willett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the 3 from straight away set up by George Willett | 50-48 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Duane Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Ornstein | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kowalewski | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Roy Wilford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Leonard Starr snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Roy Wilford steals the ball from Leonard Starr | 50-48 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Galarza | 50-50 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Leonard Starr loses the dribble to Roy Wilford | 50-50 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Duane Coleman steals the ball from Patrick Kowalewski | 50-50 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Justin Britt travels in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), David Butner (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), James Terrones (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) George Willett, Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan throws it down | 50-52 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Cameron Michalowski - foul #2 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Philip Klein | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Butner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - James Terrones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome Dyal | 52-55 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | David Butner drills a 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | David Butner steals it from Timothy Shanahan | 55-55 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | David Butner dunks the ball | 57-55 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Galarza | 57-58 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF) William Taylor, David Butner, Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Mark Hicks, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Terrones loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan can't tip it in | 57-58 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Duane Coleman drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Justin Britt | 59-58 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Roy Wilford jams it set up by Timothy Shanahan | 59-60 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | The jumper by Duane Coleman is denied by Timothy Shanahan | 59-60 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Roy Wilford | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is hacked by Francis Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francis Watkins, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Willie Byrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is hacked by Francis Watkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Watkins, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Willett is called for the reach on Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Willett, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG) George Willett | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Roy Wilford snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman drills a fullcourt shot | 63-64 |