| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 26-24 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the runner from the right block | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Matthew Kuster steps in front of the James Rollo pass | 28-24 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Matthew Kuster is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #2 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Donald Depuy lays it in on a nice dish by James Rollo | 28-26 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the jump hook in the lane set up by James Tomlin | 30-26 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-26 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the board | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) SG - Charles Holder (fresh) SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 reb. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank banks in the layup set up by Cary Presson | 32-26 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo double dribbles | 32-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett connects on the driving attempt from close range | 34-26 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Smathers | 34-29 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-29 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the tip | 34-29 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Rollo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Christian and the foul's on Matthew Natividad - foul #1 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Joe Bratt pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Natividad | 39-31 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Michael Randolph - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Raymond Crank (PF) Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Kuster | 41-31 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Matthew Kuster denies the turnaround by Donald Depuy | 41-31 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Michael Randolph snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) SF - Stephen Hardnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Holder and he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), James Tomlin (SF), Matthew Natividad (PF) Michael Randolph, Stephen Hardnett, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Cary Presson - foul #1 on Cary Presson, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Joe Bratt takes the ball from Stephen Kay | 44-31 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Stephen Kay snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-31 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 44-31 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Tomlin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Raymond Crank (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Crank - foul #2 on Raymond Crank, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF) Joe Bratt, James Tomlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Charles Holder is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Holder - foul #1 on Charles Holder, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF) Charles Holder, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | The jump hook by Joe Bratt is blocked by Robin Williams | 45-34 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Matthew Kuster is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #4 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #7 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Smathers (tiring) 6 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Michael Randolph can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Michael Randolph steals the ball from George Smathers | 48-34 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Michael Randolph dunks the ball | 50-34 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | James Rollo connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Christian and he's hacked by Joe Bratt - foul #1 on Joe Bratt, team foul #8 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Joe Bratt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Joe Bratt | 52-37 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Rollo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 52-40 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Joe Bratt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Stephen Hardnett steals the ball from Ronald Spangler | 52-40 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett connects on the floater near the basket and he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), Raymond Crank (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Matthew Kuster swats the layup by Donald Depuy | 55-40 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hardnett - foul #2 on Stephen Hardnett, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Tomlin (SF) Stephen Hardnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | James Tomlin connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Holder | 57-42 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Christian and the foul's on Charles Holder - foul #2 on Charles Holder, team foul #10 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Depuy | 57-44 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the tip | 57-44 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 14 pts. SG - George Smathers (tiring) 9 reb. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Robin Williams is whistled for a carry | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | James Tomlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Michael Randolph is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Michael Randolph, team foul #11 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (SF) James Tomlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 57-45 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad is fouled on the floor by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (C) Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | George Smathers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 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) | |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the floater from the left side | 59-48 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Kuster | 61-48 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a runner in the lane | 61-48 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Michael Randolph snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Michael Randolph buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Hardnett | 63-48 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Stephen Hardnett - foul #3 on Stephen Hardnett, team foul #12 | 63-48 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 3rd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 63-50 |