| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Childs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Schwiebert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Troy Gamboa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Towers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Weis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Buttler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Calvin Weis inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Donald Lindsey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Russell - foul #2 on Dan Russell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Donald Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Donald Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Martin Childs is fouled on the floor by Donald Lindsey - foul #2 on Donald Lindsey, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Martin Childs can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | Donald Lindsey snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Calvin Weis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Martin Childs - foul #3 on Martin Childs, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (SG) Martin Childs | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Calvin Weis makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Calvin Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Alfred Smith connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Russell and he's hacked by Jonathan Towers - foul #2 on Jonathan Towers, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Alfred Smith makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | Calvin Weis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Troy Gamboa | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Gino Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Gino Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Gino Esposito is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Towers - foul #3 on Jonathan Towers, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo (SG) Jonathan Towers | |
| 17:39 | Villanova | A charge is called on Frank Schwiebert - foul #1 on Frank Schwiebert, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Stark (SG), John Jamerson (PF) Riley Etherton, Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella (SG), Darrin Irwin (C) Andy Buttler, Donald Lindsey | |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | David Stark travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Fields (SF), Leo Shipman (C) Frank Schwiebert, Dan Russell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Ewing (SF), Shawn Easterling (C) Troy Gamboa, Calvin Weis | |
| 16:41 | Tulane | John Jamerson denies the turnaround by Shawn Easterling | 40-43 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Leo Shipman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Leo Shipman's floater is tipped away by Timothy Ewing | 40-43 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Leo Shipman grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | David Stark misses the jump hook from close range | 40-43 |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Darrin Irwin pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Alfred Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Stark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Fields (fresh) PF - John Jamerson (fresh) C - Leo Shipman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jame Mazzarella (fresh) SG - Stephen Sanfilippo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrin Irwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Easterling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Tulane | Shawn Easterling comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Alfred Smith snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Alfred Smith double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG), Martin Childs (SG), Frank Schwiebert (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Russell (C) Alfred Smith, David Stark, Jerome Fields, John Jamerson, Leo Shipman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Gamboa (PG), Jonathan Towers (SG), Calvin Weis (SF), Andy Buttler (PF), Donald Lindsey (C) Jame Mazzarella, Stephen Sanfilippo, Timothy Ewing, Darrin Irwin, Shawn Easterling | |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Martin Childs gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Martin Childs hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:38 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Troy Gamboa | 40-46 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Martin Childs is hacked by Troy Gamboa - foul #2 on Troy Gamboa, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Jonathan Towers picks off the pass by Riley Etherton | 40-46 |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | Andy Buttler tips it home | 40-48 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Andy Buttler is called for the reach on Riley Etherton - foul #1 on Andy Buttler, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (SF), John Jamerson (C) Frank Schwiebert, Dan Russell | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Riley Etherton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Gino Esposito hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa tips it in | 42-50 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Martin Childs loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Leo Shipman (C) Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Ewing (SF), Stephen Sanfilippo (PF), Darrin Irwin (C) Calvin Weis, Andy Buttler, Donald Lindsey | |
| 12:59 | Tulane | The jump hook by Timothy Ewing is blocked by Leo Shipman | 42-50 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Jamerson | 42-50 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Troy Gamboa steals it from Martin Childs | 42-50 |
| 12:38 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Gamboa | 42-52 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | John Jamerson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sanfilippo - foul #1 on Stephen Sanfilippo, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Bosch (PG), David Stark (SG), Frank Schwiebert (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Russell (C) Riley Etherton, Martin Childs, Alfred Smith, John Jamerson, Leo Shipman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella (PG), Shawn Easterling (C) Troy Gamboa, Jonathan Towers | |
| 12:02 | Villanova | David Stark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jame Mazzarella - foul #3 on Jame Mazzarella, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Calvin Weis (SF), Andy Buttler (PF), Donald Lindsey (C) Timothy Ewing, Darrin Irwin, Shawn Easterling | |
| 12:02 | Villanova | David Stark makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | David Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Dan Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Dan Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 43-52 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 11:32 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andy Buttler | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Bosch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Stark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Schwiebert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jame Mazzarella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Sanfilippo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Weis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Buttler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Dan Russell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Dan Russell blocks the short jumper by Calvin Weis | 45-54 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella is hacked by Gino Esposito - foul #2 on Gino Esposito, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (PG), Martin Childs (SG), John Jamerson (PF) James Bosch, David Stark, Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Gamboa (PG), Jonathan Towers (SG), Darrin Irwin (C) Jame Mazzarella, Andy Buttler, Donald Lindsey | |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Weis | 45-57 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Alfred Smith hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Childs and he's hacked by Troy Gamboa - foul #3 on Troy Gamboa, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Ewing (SF), Shawn Easterling (C) Calvin Weis, Stephen Sanfilippo | |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Alfred Smith makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Alfred Smith connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Martin Childs | 50-57 |
| 09:46 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-57 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Timothy Ewing steps in front of the Martin Childs pass | 50-57 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Timothy Ewing banks in the layup | 50-59 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | John Jamerson dunks the ball | 52-59 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Shawn Easterling misses the fadeaway from close range | 52-59 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | John Jamerson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | John Jamerson hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Darrin Irwin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Jamerson - foul #1 on John Jamerson, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG), David Stark (SG), Jerome Fields (SF), Gino Esposito (PF) Alfred Smith, Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Dan Russell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella (PG), Stephen Sanfilippo (SG), Calvin Weis (SF), Andy Buttler (PF) Troy Gamboa, Jonathan Towers, Timothy Ewing, Shawn Easterling | |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Darrin Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Darrin Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Riley Etherton blows the dunk | 54-60 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Andy Buttler snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella is fouled on the floor by Gino Esposito - foul #3 on Gino Esposito, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Leo Shipman (C) John Jamerson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Lindsey (C) Darrin Irwin | |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Gino Esposito is called for the reach on Jame Mazzarella - foul #4 on Gino Esposito, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerome Fields (fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Leo Shipman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jame Mazzarella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Sanfilippo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Calvin Weis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Buttler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | David Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Martin Childs (SG) David Stark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Gamboa (PG) Jame Mazzarella | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Martin Childs steals the ball from Andy Buttler | 54-62 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Andy Buttler denies the turnaround by Riley Etherton | 54-62 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Leo Shipman tips it but misses | 54-62 |
| 06:34 | Tulane | Andy Buttler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Gino Esposito is called for the reach on Calvin Weis - foul #5 on Gino Esposito, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert (SF), John Jamerson (PF), Dan Russell (C) Jerome Fields, Gino Esposito, Leo Shipman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jonathan Towers (SG) Stephen Sanfilippo | |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Calvin Weis makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Calvin Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Dan Russell drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Childs | 56-64 |
| 05:48 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Troy Gamboa | 56-66 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Martin Childs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers is whistled for a carry | 59-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (PG), David Stark (SG) Riley Etherton, Martin Childs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Ewing (SF), Stephen Sanfilippo (PF), Darrin Irwin (C) Calvin Weis, Andy Buttler, Donald Lindsey | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Alfred Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 04:59 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrin Irwin | 59-69 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 59-69 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | John Jamerson tips it in | 61-69 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Jonathan Towers connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Gamboa | 61-71 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Timothy Ewing picks off the pass by David Stark | 61-71 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Troy Gamboa lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Ewing | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | David Stark is hacked by Jonathan Towers - foul #4 on Jonathan Towers, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Martin Childs (SG), Leo Shipman (PF), Ralph Rogers (C) Frank Schwiebert, John Jamerson, Dan Russell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella (PG), Calvin Weis (SF), Donald Lindsey (C) Troy Gamboa, Jonathan Towers, Timothy Ewing | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | David Stark makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | David Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Donald Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo is fouled on the floor by Ralph Rogers - foul #1 on Ralph Rogers, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG) David Stark | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Stephen Sanfilippo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Leo Shipman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jame Mazzarella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Sanfilippo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Calvin Weis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrin Irwin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Jame Mazzarella picks off the pass by Leo Shipman | 62-75 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert (SF), Dan Russell (C) Alfred Smith, Ralph Rogers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Gamboa (PG), Jonathan Towers (SG), Andy Buttler (PF) Jame Mazzarella, Stephen Sanfilippo, Darrin Irwin | |
| 02:36 | Tulane | Andy Buttler banks in the layup and the foul's on Martin Childs - foul #4 on Martin Childs, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (PG), David Stark (SG), Jerome Fields (SF), John Jamerson (PF) Riley Etherton, Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Dan Russell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella (PG), Stephen Sanfilippo (SG), Timothy Ewing (SF), Darrin Irwin (C) Troy Gamboa, Jonathan Towers, Calvin Weis, Donald Lindsey | |
| 02:36 | Tulane | Andy Buttler misses the free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | John Jamerson gets the rebound | 62-77 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Andy Buttler is called for the reach on John Jamerson - foul #2 on Andy Buttler, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Easterling (C) Andy Buttler | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | John Jamerson misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | John Jamerson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Shawn Easterling grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Leo Shipman takes the ball from Timothy Ewing | 62-77 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Darrin Irwin steps in front of the David Stark pass | 62-77 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | The jumper by Stephen Sanfilippo is denied by John Jamerson | 62-77 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Alfred Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Leo Shipman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Darrin Irwin pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Tulane | John Jamerson denies the turnaround by Timothy Ewing | 62-77 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | John Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | David Stark misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Sanfilippo - foul #2 on Stephen Sanfilippo, team foul #11 | 62-77 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | David Stark misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | David Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jame Mazzarella runs out the clock | 63-77 |