February 13, 1999
Recap
VILLANOVA (18-6)
Brown 3-8 1-2 8, Sales 1-3 0-2 2, Allen 5-9 2-2 12, Celestand 6-17 5-5 20, Lynch 8-17 0-0 20, Caouette 3-5 0-0 8, Medley 2-9 0-0 5, Bigus 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 8-11 75.
ST. JOHN'S (19-6)
Artest 5-8 0-0 12, Postell 5-16 4-6 16, Grant 7-11 0-3 14, Barkley 1-9 9-10 11, Thornton 5-12 0-1 10, Gray 2-8 0-0 5, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Jessie 3-5 4-7 10, Charles 0-0 4-4 4. Totals 28-69 21-31 82.
Halftime score-St. John's 37, Villanova 36. 3-Point Goals-Villanova 11-31 (Lynch 4-8, Celestand 3-7, Caouette 2-4, Brown 1-5, Medley 1-6, Smith 0-1), St. John's 5-23 (Artest 2-5, Postell 2-6, Gray 1-5, Thornton 0-3, Barkley 0-4). Fouled out-Celestand. Rebounds-Villanova 34 (Allen 9), St. John's 55 (Grant 17). Assists-Villanova 16 (Brown 5, Celestand 5), St. John's 19 (Artest 5). Total fouls-Villanova 24, St. John's 14. A-14,722
