| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Brenowitz (fresh) SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) PF - Ronald Welsh (fresh) C - Roy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) SF - Zarek Stravinski (fresh) PF - David Bolton (fresh) C - Peter Skaggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | David Bolton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Davis | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Richard Carter grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | David Bolton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is fouled on the floor by Zarek Stravinski - foul #1 on Zarek Stravinski, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Peter Skaggs denies the turnaround by Roy Davis | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Richard Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcos Valadez | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Richard Carter steals it from Ronald Welsh | 3-5 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Richard Carter blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sammie Ward | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Zarek Stravinski | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Ronald Welsh steps in front of the Richard Carter pass in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sammie Ward | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Sammie Ward is called for the reach on Richard Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammie Ward, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Justin Cone (SG), Ryan Killion (SF), John White (PF), Zhu Chia (C) Richard Brenowitz, Sammie Ward, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ronald Welsh, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Justin Erving (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Richard Carter, Marcos Valadez, Zarek Stravinski, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Justin Erving hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Basham - foul #1 on Gerald Basham, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Justin Erving misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Justin Erving makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Scott Freda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dale McKeeman | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fresh) SG - Justin Cone (fresh) SF - Ryan Killion (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) C - Zhu Chia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Larry Bowers (fresh) SG - Scott Freda (fresh) SF - Justin Erving (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale McKeeman (fresh) C - Darren Propst (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Zhu Chia picks off the pass by Darren Propst | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | John White blows the layup but he's hacked by Dale McKeeman - foul #1 on Dale McKeeman, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sammie Ward (SG) Zhu Chia | |
| Subs | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski (SF) Darren Propst | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | John White misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Larry Bowers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dale McKeeman | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Larry Bowers steals the ball from Justin Cone | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Bowers | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Cone | 10-10 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | John White blocks the short jumper by Dale McKeeman | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John White | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Roy Davis (C) Gerald Basham, Sammie Ward, Justin Cone, Ryan Killion, John White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), David Bolton (PF), Peter Skaggs (C) Larry Bowers, Scott Freda, Zarek Stravinski, Dale McKeeman, Justin Erving | |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Carter | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Skaggs - foul #1 on Peter Skaggs, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Damek Zeinert | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | David Bolton gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez's pass is intercepted by Roy Davis in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Roy Davis is denied by David Bolton | 10-12 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Paul Farrar pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Richard Carter knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 10-14 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Roy Davis misses the jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Richard Carter is hacked by Richard Brenowitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Brenowitz, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sammie Ward (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Zhu Chia (C) Carmelo Rodriguez, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski (SF), Darren Propst (PF) Paul Farrar, David Bolton | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Damek Zeinert is called for the reach on Zarek Stravinski - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Killion (PF) Ronald Welsh | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Brenowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damek Zeinert (fresh) PF - Ryan Killion (fresh) C - Zhu Chia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zarek Stravinski (fresh) PF - Darren Propst (fresh) C - Peter Skaggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Zhu Chia drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Brenowitz | 12-14 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is called for 10 seconds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Justin Cone (SF) Richard Brenowitz, Damek Zeinert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Dale McKeeman (PF), Justin Erving (C) Richard Carter, Marcos Valadez, Darren Propst, Peter Skaggs | |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Justin Cone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham tips it but misses | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Justin Erving pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Justin Cone hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammie Ward | 14-14 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Ryan Killion blocks the short jumper by Justin Erving | 14-14 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Larry Bowers tips it in | 14-16 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Justin Cone misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Scott Freda - foul #1 on Scott Freda, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), John White (PF), Roy Davis (C) Gerald Basham, Sammie Ward, Ryan Killion, Zhu Chia | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), Paul Farrar (SG), David Bolton (PF), Darren Propst (C) Larry Bowers, Scott Freda, Dale McKeeman, Justin Erving | |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Justin Cone misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Justin Cone makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Richard Carter connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Bolton | 15-18 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Roy Davis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Cone and the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG) Justin Cone | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Roy Davis makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Damek Zeinert | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Zarek Stravinski is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #2 on Zarek Stravinski, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Justin Erving (SF), Peter Skaggs (C) Paul Farrar, Zarek Stravinski, Darren Propst | |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | John White's fadeaway is rejected by David Bolton | 18-18 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | David Bolton pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is hacked by Carmelo Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carmelo Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PF) John White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Propst (PF) David Bolton | |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Darren Propst lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Carter | 18-20 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits the finger roll set up by Carmelo Rodriguez | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Brenowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Erving (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darren Propst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Skaggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Richard Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ryan Killion (PF), John White (C) Richard Brenowitz, Carmelo Rodriguez, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ronald Welsh, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (SG), Scott Freda (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF) Marcos Valadez, Justin Erving, Peter Skaggs | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Freda - foul #2 on Scott Freda, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), David Bolton (PF) Richard Carter, Scott Freda, Darren Propst | |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF) Damek Zeinert, Ryan Killion | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Larry Bowers is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Basham - foul #2 on Gerald Basham, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG) Gerald Basham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Skaggs (C) Dale McKeeman | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Larry Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | John White scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Paul Farrar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SF), Zhu Chia (C) Richard Brenowitz, John White | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), Justin Erving (SF) Larry Bowers, Paul Farrar | |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Zhu Chia picks off the pass by Marcos Valadez | 25-22 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert's floater is knocked away by David Bolton | 25-22 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Ryan Killion (SF), John White (PF), Roy Davis (C) Justin Cone, Sammie Ward, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Zhu Chia | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (SG), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Marcos Valadez, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Darren Propst | 27-22 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Justin Erving is open but misses the lay-in | 27-22 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | John White steals the ball from Justin Erving | 27-22 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | John White misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Justin Erving | 27-22 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Bowers is hacked by Carmelo Rodriguez - foul #2 on Carmelo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Justin Cone (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Richard Brenowitz, Carmelo Rodriguez, John White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Freda (SG), Zarek Stravinski (SF), Peter Skaggs (C) Richard Carter, Justin Erving, Dale McKeeman | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fresh) SG - Justin Cone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) PF - Ryan Killion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Larry Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Freda (fresh) SF - Zarek Stravinski (fresh) PF - Darren Propst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Killion | 29-24 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Scott Freda misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Bowers | 29-24 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Ryan Killion is called for the reach on Zarek Stravinski - foul #1 on Ryan Killion, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sammie Ward (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Zhu Chia (C) Justin Cone, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ryan Killion, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), David Bolton (PF) Larry Bowers, Darren Propst | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Zhu Chia | 29-24 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh jams it | 31-24 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Scott Freda is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Zhu Chia misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham tips it home | 33-24 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Scott Freda's pass is intercepted by Sammie Ward | 33-24 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | David Bolton snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Justin Cone (SF), Ryan Killion (PF), John White (C) Gerald Basham, Sammie Ward, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Zhu Chia | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Paul Farrar (SG), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Richard Carter, Scott Freda, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Larry Bowers steals the ball from Justin Cone | 33-24 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Justin Cone hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John White | 36-24 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Paul Farrar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | John White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion tips it back up and in | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-26 |