| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Dupree (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Auyeung (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Bob Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Charles Valez inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Louis Dupree travels with the ball | 38-27 |
| 19:37 | Providence | James Saleh takes the ball from Bob Howard in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Louis Dupree blows the layup | 38-27 |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Charles Valez grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Louis Dupree drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Saleh | 41-27 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Thomas Kays misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Dupree - foul #2 on Louis Dupree, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Thomas Kays makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Thomas Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Louis Dupree buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Saleh | 44-29 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri tips it home | 44-31 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung double dribbles | 44-31 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Mark Brown connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Walter Ruggeri | 44-33 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung is fouled on the floor by Walter Ruggeri - foul #1 on Walter Ruggeri, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Jobe (PG), Florencio Rossi (SG), Albert Montag (C) James Saleh, Louis Dupree, Robert Hindman | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Huntley (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Charles Valez scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Jobe | 46-33 |
| 16:59 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Florencio Rossi gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Charles Valez misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 16:30 | Providence | Todd Huntley gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Montag - foul #1 on Albert Montag, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Saleh (PG), Louis Dupree (SG), Anthony Lymon (PF), Vladimir Zumbrennen (C) Phillip Jobe, Florencio Rossi, Charles Valez, Brandon Auyeung | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (PG), Thomas Rhodes (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Hugo Gross (C) Bob Howard, Thomas Kays, Todd Huntley, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| 16:20 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Albert Montag comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Jerry Collins gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:48 | Providence | Hugo Gross lays it up and in | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Dupree (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Albert Montag (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lymon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zumbrennen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jerry Collins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Rhodes (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugo Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 15:27 | Providence | Jerry Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Hugo Gross can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Saleh - foul #1 on James Saleh, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Hindman (C) Vladimir Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Walter Ruggeri | |
| 15:21 | Providence | Hugo Gross misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Hugo Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Mark Brown is called for the reach on Albert Montag - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Valez (SF), Brandon Auyeung (PF) Albert Montag, Anthony Lymon | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Kays (SG) Thomas Rhodes | |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Thomas Kays is called for the reach on Louis Dupree - foul #3 on Thomas Kays, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Jobe (PG) James Saleh | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Huntley (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Hugo Gross - foul #3 on Hugo Gross, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Florencio Rossi (SG) Louis Dupree | |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG) Jerry Collins | |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:14 | Providence | Thomas Kays hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bob Howard | 48-39 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Thomas Kays is called for the reach on Florencio Rossi - foul #4 on Thomas Kays, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Rhodes (SG), Walter Ruggeri (PF) Thomas Kays, Hugo Gross | |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Charles Valez lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Jobe | 50-39 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Todd Huntley buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Robert Hindman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Providence | Bob Howard pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri is hacked by Phillip Jobe - foul #1 on Phillip Jobe, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Saleh (PG), Louis Dupree (SG), Albert Montag (SF), Anthony Lymon (PF), Vladimir Zumbrennen (C) Phillip Jobe, Florencio Rossi, Charles Valez, Brandon Auyeung, Robert Hindman | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Thomas Rhodes, Todd Huntley | |
| 12:45 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-44 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | The jump hook by Louis Dupree is blocked by Walter Ruggeri | 50-44 |
| 12:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hopkins | 50-44 |
| 11:52 | Providence | Bob Howard misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Vladimir Zumbrennen - foul #1 on Vladimir Zumbrennen, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung (PF), Robert Hindman (C) Anthony Lymon, Vladimir Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Gross (PF), Todd Huntley (C) Walter Ruggeri, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| 11:52 | Providence | Bob Howard makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:52 | Providence | Bob Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Albert Montag snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Jerry Collins is called for the reach on Louis Dupree - foul #2 on Jerry Collins, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Valez (SF) Albert Montag | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Rhodes (SG) Bob Howard | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Dupree (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Valez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Auyeung (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jerry Collins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Rhodes (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugo Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard McIlvain (PG), Francis Wilson (C) Jerry Collins, Mark Brown | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:59 | Providence | Richard McIlvain makes the shot from the right block | 52-47 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 10:47 | Providence | The rebound goes to Hugo Gross | 52-47 |
| 10:28 | Providence | Brandon Auyeung blocks the short jumper by Hugo Gross | 52-47 |
| 10:26 | Providence | Todd Huntley gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Hugo Gross scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard McIlvain | 52-49 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Hugo Gross denies the turnaround by Charles Valez | 52-49 |
| 09:54 | Providence | Hugo Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:40 | Providence | Hugo Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Jobe (PG), Florencio Rossi (SG), Albert Montag (PF), Anthony Lymon (C) James Saleh, Louis Dupree, Brandon Auyeung, Robert Hindman | |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG), Jerry Collins (SG), Walter Ruggeri (PF), Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Richard McIlvain, Thomas Rhodes, Hugo Gross, Francis Wilson | |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Charles Valez buries a floater in the lane | 54-49 |
| 09:14 | Providence | Jerry Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Albert Montag pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Phillip Jobe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen (C) Charles Valez | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 08:59 | Providence | Todd Huntley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Ruggeri - foul #2 on Walter Ruggeri, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung (PF) Vladimir Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Providence | Willie Ford (SF) Todd Huntley | |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Jerry Collins grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:29 | Providence | Jerry Collins is hacked by Florencio Rossi - foul #1 on Florencio Rossi, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Florencio Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Albert Montag pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Florencio Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Saleh (PG), Louis Dupree (SG), Charles Valez (SF), Robert Hindman (C) Phillip Jobe, Florencio Rossi, Albert Montag, Anthony Lymon | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard McIlvain (PG), Thomas Kays (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Bob Howard, Jerry Collins, Willie Ford | |
| 07:42 | Providence | Thomas Kays buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Ruggeri | 55-53 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | James Saleh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung tips it home | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Dupree (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Valez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Auyeung (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard McIlvain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kays (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:56 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:38 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins makes the jumper from the right block | 57-55 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | James Saleh connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri double dribbles | 59-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Jobe (PG), Florencio Rossi (SG), Albert Montag (PF), Anthony Lymon (C) James Saleh, Louis Dupree, Brandon Auyeung, Robert Hindman | |
| Subs | Providence | Bob Howard (PG), Hugo Gross (PF), Todd Huntley (C) Richard McIlvain, Walter Ruggeri, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Valez | 61-55 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Hugo Gross lays it in | 61-57 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Mark Brown is called for the reach on Phillip Jobe - foul #5 on Mark Brown, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen (C) Charles Valez | |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Ruggeri (PF), Jeffrey Hopkins (C) Mark Brown, Hugo Gross | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Phillip Jobe makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Phillip Jobe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:04 | Providence | Todd Huntley grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 04:51 | Providence | Todd Huntley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Albert Montag gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Florencio Rossi knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Phillip Jobe | 64-57 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Jeffrey Hopkins misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Albert Montag pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen misses long on a runner from the right block | 64-57 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Albert Montag tips it back up and in | 66-57 |
| 03:59 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Lymon - foul #2 on Anthony Lymon, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Saleh (PG), Louis Dupree (SG), Brandon Auyeung (PF), Robert Hindman (C) Phillip Jobe, Florencio Rossi, Anthony Lymon, Vladimir Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Collins (SG) Thomas Kays | |
| 03:59 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:59 | Providence | Walter Ruggeri makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Brandon Auyeung snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Louis Dupree buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Auyeung | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Dupree (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Albert Montag (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Brandon Auyeung (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Bob Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Collins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Ruggeri (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Providence | Jerry Collins travels with the ball | 69-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Valez (SF) Albert Montag | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Rhodes (SG), Willie Ford (SF), Hugo Gross (PF) Bob Howard, Todd Huntley, Walter Ruggeri | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Louis Dupree is fouled on the floor by Jerry Collins - foul #3 on Jerry Collins, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Kays (SG), Francis Wilson (C) Thomas Rhodes, Jeffrey Hopkins | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Louis Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Louis Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:09 | Providence | Willie Ford is whistled for a carry | 70-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Jobe (PG), Florencio Rossi (SG), Anthony Lymon (SF), Michael McMickle (PF), Vladimir Zumbrennen (C) James Saleh, Louis Dupree, Charles Valez, Brandon Auyeung, Robert Hindman | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Rhodes (SG) Thomas Kays | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Michael McMickle misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Providence | Jerry Collins grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 01:37 | Providence | Phillip Jobe is called for the reach on Jerry Collins - foul #2 on Phillip Jobe, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Albert Montag (SF) Michael McMickle | |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Huntley (SF) Willie Ford | |
| 01:37 | Providence | Jerry Collins misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen loses the dribble to Todd Huntley | 70-58 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Vladimir Zumbrennen is called for the reach on Thomas Rhodes - foul #2 on Vladimir Zumbrennen, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Thomas Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zumbrennen | 70-58 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Thomas Rhodes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Anthony Lymon gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Wilson - foul #1 on Francis Wilson, team foul #11 | 73-58 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Vladimir Zumbrennen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Francis Wilson snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 00:10 | Providence | Hugo Gross knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Collins | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Phillip Jobe runs out the clock | 74-61 |