| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Wanner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francisco Martin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Jolliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Francisco Martin - foul #1 on Francisco Martin, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Keith Hall - foul #1 on Keith Hall, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marc Bentley | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Keith Hall - foul #2 on Keith Hall, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Francisco Martin gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Samuel | 38-40 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc Bentley | 40-40 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Marc Bentley takes the ball from Francisco Martin | 40-40 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley jams it | 42-40 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Francisco Martin blows the layup but the foul's on Orlando Ramirez - foul #2 on Orlando Ramirez, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (PG), Giuseppe Barron (SG), Kyle Hoang (SF), Albert Madera (PF), Melvin Bibby (C) Marc Bentley, Orlando Ramirez, Homer Meadows, Keith Hall, Stanley Wanner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Melcher (PG), David Fisher (SG), Dingbang Yin (SF), Jeremiah Baumbach (C) John Samuel, Joseph Leavitt, Glenn Hanna, Brian Jolliff | |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Francisco Martin misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Francisco Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Fisher | 42-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Hepp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Giuseppe Barron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Hoang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Madera (fresh) C - Melvin Bibby (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sean Melcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Fisher (fresh) SF - Dingbang Yin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francisco Martin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Baumbach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin is hacked by Albert Madera - foul #2 on Albert Madera, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Duron (C) Francisco Martin | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron is called for 5 seconds | 42-41 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Jeremiah Baumbach makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dingbang Yin | 42-43 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Hoang | 42-43 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-43 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | The jumper by David Duron is denied by Melvin Bibby | 42-43 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin tips it home | 42-45 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley (PG), Orlando Ramirez (SG), Homer Meadows (SF), Keith Hall (PF), Stanley Wanner (C) Joseph Hepp, Giuseppe Barron, Kyle Hoang, Albert Madera, Melvin Bibby | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Samuel (PG), Joseph Leavitt (SG), Glenn Hanna (SF), Francisco Martin (PF), Brian Jolliff (C) Sean Melcher, David Fisher, Dingbang Yin, Jeremiah Baumbach, David Duron | |
| 12:59 | Villanova | John Samuel is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Homer Meadows, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | John Samuel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Stanley Wanner | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Brian Jolliff is called for the reach on Orlando Ramirez - foul #1 on Brian Jolliff, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Bentley | 45-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Meadows (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stanley Wanner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Leavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francisco Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | John Samuel steals the ball from Stanley Wanner | 45-45 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Francisco Martin hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Jolliff | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Hall | 48-47 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Francisco Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Samuel | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico State | Glenn Hanna blocks the short jumper by Marc Bentley | 48-49 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Homer Meadows | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | John Samuel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Jolliff | 48-52 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner is hacked by Joseph Leavitt - foul #1 on Joseph Leavitt, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (PG), Giuseppe Barron (SG), Kyle Hoang (SF), Albert Madera (PF), Melvin Bibby (C) Marc Bentley, Orlando Ramirez, Homer Meadows, Keith Hall, Stanley Wanner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Melcher (PG), David Fisher (SG), Dingbang Yin (SF), Jeremiah Baumbach (PF), David Duron (C) John Samuel, Joseph Leavitt, Glenn Hanna, Francisco Martin, Brian Jolliff | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Hepp | 50-52 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | David Fisher is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Hepp (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Giuseppe Barron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Hoang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Bibby (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sean Melcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Fisher (fresh) SF - Dingbang Yin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremiah Baumbach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Melcher - foul #2 on Sean Melcher, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Baumbach | 51-52 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Albert Madera denies the turnaround by David Fisher | 51-52 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera tips it home | 53-52 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Dingbang Yin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | David Fisher steals it from Giuseppe Barron | 53-52 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | David Fisher connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Duron | 53-55 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley (PG), Orlando Ramirez (SG), Homer Meadows (SF), Keith Hall (PF), Stanley Wanner (C) Joseph Hepp, Giuseppe Barron, Kyle Hoang, Albert Madera, Melvin Bibby | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Samuel (PG), Joseph Leavitt (SG), Glenn Hanna (SF), Francisco Martin (PF), Brian Jolliff (C) Sean Melcher, David Fisher, Dingbang Yin, Jeremiah Baumbach, David Duron | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Joseph Leavitt takes the ball from Orlando Ramirez | 53-55 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | John Samuel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna double dribbles | 53-55 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Francisco Martin gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | John Samuel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Francisco Martin - foul #2 on Francisco Martin, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Wanner - foul #1 on Stanley Wanner, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Albert Madera (PF) Keith Hall | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Meadows (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Madera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Wanner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Samuel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Leavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francisco Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Samuel - foul #2 on John Samuel, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Brian Jolliff knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Glenn Hanna | 56-58 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Marc Bentley | 58-58 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | John Samuel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (PG), Kyle Hoang (SF) Marc Bentley, Homer Meadows | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Baumbach (PF), David Duron (C) Francisco Martin, Brian Jolliff | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron (SG), Melvin Bibby (C) Orlando Ramirez, Stanley Wanner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Melcher (PG), David Fisher (SG), Dingbang Yin (SF) John Samuel, Joseph Leavitt, Glenn Hanna | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley (PG), Orlando Ramirez (SG), Homer Meadows (SF), Keith Hall (PF), Stanley Wanner (C) Joseph Hepp, Giuseppe Barron, Kyle Hoang, Albert Madera, Melvin Bibby | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Samuel (PG), Joseph Leavitt (SG), Glenn Hanna (SF), Francisco Martin (PF), Brian Jolliff (C) Sean Melcher, David Fisher, Dingbang Yin, Jeremiah Baumbach, David Duron | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Marc Bentley steals it from Glenn Hanna | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows lays it up and in set up by Marc Bentley | 60-58 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt misses the floater from the left side | 60-58 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Glenn Hanna snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | John Samuel scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Hall | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Orlando Ramirez - foul #3 on Orlando Ramirez, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Francisco Martin - foul #3 on Francisco Martin, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Glenn Hanna | 63-61 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez is hacked by John Samuel in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Samuel, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Glenn Hanna is called for the reach on Keith Hall - foul #2 on Glenn Hanna, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Jolliff | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Joseph Leavitt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner gets the rebound | 64-61 |