| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) C - Gary Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fresh) SG - Marc Spann (fresh) SF - Alfred Carr (fresh) PF - Carl Fox (fresh) C - Loyd Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Fox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Villanova | Alfred Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Loman - foul #1 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Charles Dixon misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Alfred Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Loyd Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Charles Dixon steals the ball from William Campbell in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Alfred Carr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Dixon | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue's pass is intercepted by Charles Dixon in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Marc Spann lays it up and in set up by Charles Dixon | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Loyd Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Campbell | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox lays it in on a great pass from Alfred Carr and he's fouled by Johnnie Loman - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (C) Marc Spann, Loyd Williams | |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Gary Wilson hits the finger roll set up by David Cheatham | 4-8 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Paul Wymore is called for the reach on Justin Kiesel - foul #1 on Paul Wymore, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (SG), Bradley Lenihan (C) Alfred Carr, Carl Fox | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Vernon Ray hits a wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Donald Groves | 4-10 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Paul Wymore scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Bradley Lenihan - foul #1 on Bradley Lenihan, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Gary Wilson (C) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (PF) Vernon Ray | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Fredrick Pogue - foul #1 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG) Donald Groves | |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Tanaka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Wymore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (tiring) C - Gary Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Fox (tiring) 3 pts. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Marc Spann - foul #1 on Marc Spann, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Deckert (PF) Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Bradley Lenihan | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel connects on the floater from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Loyd Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Paul Wymore gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Carl Fox is hacked by William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Little (SG), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Corey Tanaka, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Alfred Carr (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Vernon Ray (PF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Charles Dixon, Marc Spann, Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox, Loyd Williams | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Vernon Ray connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Fredrick Pogue - foul #2 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Douglas Deckert (PF) William Campbell, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert loses the dribble to Donald Groves | 9-14 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | William Langhorne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Groves | 9-16 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Gary Wilson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Deckert and the foul's on Bradley Lenihan - foul #2 on Bradley Lenihan, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG) David Cheatham, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Marc Spann (SG), Carl Fox (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Donald Groves, William Langhorne, Vernon Ray, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Gary Wilson misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Loyd Williams grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Marc Spann takes the ball from Corey Tanaka | 11-17 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Carl Fox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Spann | 11-19 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Paul Wymore is fouled on the floor by Loyd Williams - foul #1 on Loyd Williams, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Charles Dixon, Marc Spann, Carl Fox | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Cheatham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Little (fresh) SF - Paul Wymore (tired) 5 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (tiring) C - Douglas Deckert (tired) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Ray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Loyd Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Groves - foul #1 on Donald Groves, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wymore | 12-19 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Paul Wymore is whistled for traveling | 12-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) Loyd Williams | |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 12-19 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel tips it but misses | 12-19 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Groves | 12-19 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Paul Wymore is called for the reach on Carl Fox - foul #2 on Paul Wymore, team foul #9 | 12-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Paul Wymore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Marc Spann (SG) Donald Groves, Alfred Carr | |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka scores on a turnaround from the left block | 14-19 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Marc Spann's pass is intercepted by Corey Tanaka in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka lays it in | 16-19 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Corey Tanaka steals it from Charles Dixon in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Carl Fox steals the ball from Gary Wilson | 16-19 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Carl Fox blows the layup | 16-19 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | William Campbell pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Charles Dixon - foul #1 on Charles Dixon, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Loyd Williams (C) Marc Spann, Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox | |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Charles Dixon is whistled for a carry | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (PF) Vernon Ray | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Charles Dixon is called for the reach on William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dixon, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG) Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG) Charles Dixon | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | William Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Loyd Williams buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Tanaka (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Cheatham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (tiring) PF - William Campbell (tiring) 1 ast. C - Douglas Deckert (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Langhorne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fox (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Loyd Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | William Campbell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Loyd Williams | 16-21 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Loyd Williams | 16-23 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | The jump hook by William Campbell is blocked by William Langhorne | 16-23 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Deckert | 16-23 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 16-23 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Cheatham | 16-23 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Corey Tanaka | 18-23 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses the jump hook in the lane | 18-23 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Little (SG), Gary Wilson (C) Corey Tanaka, David Cheatham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Alfred Carr, William Langhorne, Carl Fox | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Marc Spann is fouled on the floor by Douglas Deckert - foul #1 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (SG) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG) Donald Groves | |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Gary Wilson misses short on a floater in the paint | 18-25 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marc Spann | 18-25 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Alfred Carr buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Spann | 18-27 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-27 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Justin Kiesel | 18-27 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 18-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG) Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Carl Fox (C) Alfred Carr, Loyd Williams | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Fox | 18-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Little (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (tired) PF - Douglas Deckert (very tired) 2 reb. C - Gary Wilson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Spann (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Fox (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | William Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Groves - foul #2 on Donald Groves, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Charles Little, Johnnie Loman, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Bradley Lenihan (C) Donald Groves, Carl Fox | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | William Campbell is called for the reach on Justin Kiesel in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | William Campbell knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Cheatham and the foul's on Charles Dixon - foul #3 on Charles Dixon, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (SG) David Cheatham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG) Charles Dixon | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses long on a floater in the lane | 23-31 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Marc Spann buries a 3 from straight away set up by Vernon Ray | 23-34 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Bradley Lenihan steps in front of the Paul Wymore pass in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fredrick Pogue - foul #3 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) William Campbell, Paul Wymore, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), William Langhorne (SF), Carl Fox (PF) Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG) Marc Spann | |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #13 | 23-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Charles Little (SG), Paul Wymore (SF) David Cheatham, Corey Tanaka, Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF), Loyd Williams (C) William Langhorne, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Alfred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Alfred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | William Campbell scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-38 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-38 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Carl Fox can't tip it in | 25-38 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Douglas Deckert is called for the reach on Carl Fox - foul #2 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #14 | 25-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), David Cheatham (SG) William Campbell, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Vernon Ray (C) Alfred Carr, Loyd Williams | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Paul Wymore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-39 |