| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Wagaman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Crain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Villanova | The short jumper by Randall Izaguirre is denied by Eric Gifford | 37-28 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | William Richards snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is hacked by Derrick Wagaman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Wagaman, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Randall Izaguirre is called for the reach on Glenn Campbell - foul #2 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Donald Horne misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Jerry Crain grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Crain | 37-28 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Glenn Campbell is called for the reach on Randall Izaguirre - foul #3 on Glenn Campbell, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (SG), Warren Jones (PF) Dragan Paluszynski, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:07 | Villanova | John Atkinson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SF), Jerry Howell (C) Derrick Wagaman, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Sam Vest (C) William Richards, Allan Ledbetter, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| 18:07 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | John Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Sam Vest pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Donald Horne connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Herman Hicks | 38-30 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Warren Jones's floater is tipped away by Emmanuel Broughton | 38-30 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Sam Vest gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Sam Vest pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Donald Horne buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | John Atkinson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Warren Jones | 41-33 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Herman Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SG), Derrick Wagaman (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) John Atkinson, Gerald Lowe, Paul King, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG), Allan Ledbetter (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) Donald Horne, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton, Sam Vest | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jerry Crain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Gifford - foul #1 on Eric Gifford, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG) Herman Hicks | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jerry Crain makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Jerry Crain misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Eric Gifford grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Dragan Paluszynski steals the ball from Eric Gifford in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Allan Ledbetter takes the ball from Dragan Paluszynski | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Alcantara (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Derrick Wagaman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Crain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) SG - William Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SG) William Richards | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Jerry Crain is denied on a layup by Eric Gifford | 42-33 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Eric Gifford gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SG), Paul King (SF) Dragan Paluszynski, Derrick Wagaman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Michael Strand (SF) Chad Jones, Allan Ledbetter | |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Paul King comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Eric Gifford snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Michael Strand makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Campbell | 42-36 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Paul King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (SG), Warren Jones (PF), Jerry Howell (C) John Alcantara, Jerry Crain, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (PG), William Richards (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Sam Vest (C) Herman Hicks, Michael Strand, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Jerry Howell is called for the reach on William Richards - foul #2 on Jerry Howell, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from William Richards | 42-38 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Paul King misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter banks in the layup on a great pass from William Richards | 42-40 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Allan Ledbetter picks off the pass by Gerald Lowe | 42-40 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Paul King is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SG), Derrick Wagaman (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Paul King, Gerald Lowe, Paul King, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) William Richards, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton, Sam Vest | |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell tips it in | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Jerry Crain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SF) Donald Horne | |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Herman Hicks gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Derrick Wagaman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Crain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Michael Strand (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Michael Strand drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | John Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (PG), Paul King (SF), Warren Jones (PF) John Atkinson, Derrick Wagaman, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Sam Vest (C) Michael Strand, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Herman Hicks | 42-48 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Paul King misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Sam Vest - foul #2 on Sam Vest, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Howell (C) Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (PG), William Richards (SG) Herman Hicks, Benjamin Strauss | |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | John Alcantara snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Howell | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | William Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Gerald Lowe (SG), Derrick Wagaman (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) John Alcantara, Dragan Paluszynski, Paul King, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton, Sam Vest | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | John Atkinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Atkinson | 47-48 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Gifford - foul #2 on Eric Gifford, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF) William Richards, Michael Strand | |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Eric Gifford is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Crain - foul #2 on Jerry Crain, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Jerry Crain is called for the reach on Benjamin Strauss - foul #3 on Jerry Crain, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sam Vest (C) Glenn Campbell | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Donald Horne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Sam Vest grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Sam Vest hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Crain | 48-48 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Jerry Crain misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Gifford - foul #3 on Eric Gifford, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (PG), Paul King (SG), Paul King (SF), Jerry Howell (C) John Atkinson, Gerald Lowe, Derrick Wagaman, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Donald Horne, Eric Gifford | |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Jerry Crain misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Jerry Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss's pass is intercepted by Paul King in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | John Alcantara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Herman Hicks - foul #3 on Herman Hicks, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Warren Jones (PF) Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Sam Vest | |
| 07:40 | Villanova | John Alcantara makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | John Alcantara makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | John Alcantara makes the 3rd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Alcantara (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul King (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Paul King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre (C) Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Paul King hits the finger roll set up by John Alcantara | 54-53 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | William Richards tips it in | 54-55 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Emmanuel Broughton is called for the reach on Paul King - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Derrick Wagaman (SF), Jerry Crain (PF) John Alcantara, Paul King, Warren Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Donald Horne (SG), Michael Strand (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Sam Vest (C) Chad Jones, William Richards, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton, Glenn Campbell | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Eric Gifford connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Donald Horne makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | John Atkinson is whistled for traveling | 58-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SG), Jerry Howell (C) John Atkinson, Paul King, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF) Herman Hicks, Michael Strand | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | William Richards is denied on a layup by Jerry Howell | 58-60 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Vest | 58-60 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Donald Horne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Crain | 58-60 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Jerry Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Jerry Crain buries a floater in the lane set up by Dragan Paluszynski | 60-60 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Warren Jones (PF) John Alcantara, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SF), Glenn Campbell (C) Benjamin Strauss, Sam Vest | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Derrick Wagaman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Howell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | William Richards connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-62 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Warren Jones is hacked by Eric Gifford - foul #4 on Eric Gifford, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (SG), Paul King (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Dragan Paluszynski, Derrick Wagaman, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SG) William Richards | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Warren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Donald Horne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Paul King gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman (SF) Paul King | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Richards (SG) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre double dribbles | 60-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SG) Gerald Lowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dragan Paluszynski out of the doubleteam | 63-62 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter clanks a shot near the basket | 63-62 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Eric Gifford tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-64 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Eric Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | The jump hook by Eric Gifford is blocked by Warren Jones | 63-64 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Atkinson | 66-64 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Donald Horne's pass is intercepted by Warren Jones | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Donald Horne is called for the reach on John Atkinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Horne, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Crain (PF) Warren Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | John Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Glenn Campbell is called for the reach on Randall Izaguirre - foul #4 on Glenn Campbell, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | William Richards snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter travels with the ball | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | John Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by William Richards - foul #1 on William Richards, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Dragan Paluszynski is called for the reach on William Richards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | William Richards misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randall Izaguirre | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre is fouled in the backcourt by William Richards - foul #2 on William Richards, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Horne can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-64 |