| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Roberts (fresh) SG - Micheal Kemp (fresh) SF - Leonard Longmire (fresh) PF - Wayne Prout (fresh) C - Leon Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Gleason (fresh) SG - Walter Jones (fresh) SF - Dustin Gore (fresh) PF - David Nesbitt (fresh) C - Jerry Yount (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jerry Yount wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Wayne Prout steals the ball from David Nesbitt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire misses badly on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Walker | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | James Gleason is hacked by Leon Walker - foul #1 on Leon Walker, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | The short jumper by Jerry Yount is denied by Leon Walker | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | James Gleason tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts loses the dribble to James Gleason | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Walter Jones jams it on a nice dish by James Gleason | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Air Force | Leon Walker scores on a jumper from close range | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Jerry Yount hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Gleason and he's hacked by Benjamin Roberts - foul #1 on Benjamin Roberts, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | David Nesbitt snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Jerry Yount tips it home | 4-8 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire tips it home | 6-8 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Jerry Yount hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Gore | 6-10 |
| 17:24 | Air Force | Walter Jones steps in front of the Micheal Kemp pass in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses the runner near the basket | 6-10 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Yount | 6-10 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | David Nesbitt connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Leonard Longmire - foul #1 on Leonard Longmire, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert White (PG), Sean Honeycutt (SG), Donald Speegle (SF), Reginald Harris (PF), Marc Taylor (C) Benjamin Roberts, Micheal Kemp, Leonard Longmire, Wayne Prout, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Snow (PG), Barry Warner (SG), Everett Marx (SF), George Steven (C) James Gleason, Walter Jones, Dustin Gore, Jerry Yount | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | David Nesbitt makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 16:47 | Air Force | Donald Speegle clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Terry Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Terry Snow misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Donald Speegle | 6-13 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Terry Snow is called for the reach on Sean Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Snow, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Perkins (C) David Nesbitt | |
| 16:13 | Air Force | Donald Speegle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Micheal Kemp (SG), Leonard Longmire (SF), Wayne Prout (PF) Sean Honeycutt, Donald Speegle, Reginald Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (SG) Everett Marx | |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Terry Snow is fouled on the floor by Micheal Kemp - foul #1 on Micheal Kemp, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG) Robert White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG) Terry Snow | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Micheal Kemp (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Longmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Prout (fairly fresh) C - Marc Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fresh) SG - Clayton Thompson (fresh) SF - Barry Warner (fairly fresh) PF - David Perkins (fresh) C - George Steven (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Jack Huffman is denied on a layup by Wayne Prout | 6-13 |
| 15:45 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 15:43 | Air Force | Clayton Thompson steals it from Benjamin Roberts in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | David Perkins can't finish the layup | 6-13 |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Warner - foul #1 on Barry Warner, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Walker (C) Marc Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Everett Marx (SF), Jerry Yount (C) Barry Warner, David Perkins | |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:33 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp steps out of bounds on the sideline | 8-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert White (PG), Sean Honeycutt (SG), Donald Speegle (SF), Reginald Harris (PF) Benjamin Roberts, Micheal Kemp, Leonard Longmire, Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Snow (PG), Dustin Gore (SF), David Nesbitt (PF) Jack Huffman, Everett Marx, George Steven | |
| 14:17 | Villanova | David Nesbitt blows the wide open layup | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Dustin Gore tips it in | 8-15 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | Reginald Harris drills a turnaround in the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Dustin Gore hits the finger roll | 10-17 |
| 13:30 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Terry Snow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Micheal Kemp (SG), Wayne Prout (PF), Marc Taylor (C) Sean Honeycutt, Reginald Harris, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), Walter Jones (SG), Barry Warner (SF), George Steven (PF), David Perkins (C) Terry Snow, Clayton Thompson, Dustin Gore, David Nesbitt, Jerry Yount | |
| 13:17 | Air Force | Robert White misses badly on a shot from the left side | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Barry Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Barry Warner is called for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Leonard Longmire (SF) Robert White, Donald Speegle | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Wayne Prout's fadeaway is rejected by David Perkins | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | George Steven pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | George Steven can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 13-17 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to George Steven | 13-17 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | George Steven misses the driving attempt in the paint | 13-17 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Walter Jones tips it but misses | 13-17 |
| 11:56 | Air Force | Marc Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Roberts (tiring) SG - Micheal Kemp (tiring) SF - Leonard Longmire (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Prout (tired) C - Marc Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (tiring) SG - Walter Jones (tired) 2 pts. SF - Barry Warner (tiring) PF - David Perkins (tiring) C - George Steven (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire is hacked by Jack Huffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Huffman, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert White (PG), Sean Honeycutt (SG), Donald Speegle (SF), Leon Walker (PF) Benjamin Roberts, Micheal Kemp, Leonard Longmire, Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Gleason (PG), Terry Snow (SG), Everett Marx (SF), David Nesbitt (PF), Jerry Yount (C) Jack Huffman, Walter Jones, Barry Warner, David Perkins, George Steven | |
| 11:49 | Air Force | Marc Taylor misses short on an open shot in the lane | 13-17 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | David Nesbitt grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | James Gleason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Leon Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Donald Speegle is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Snow - foul #2 on Terry Snow, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Reginald Harris (PF) Marc Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Jones (SG) Terry Snow | |
| 11:19 | Air Force | Reginald Harris misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Reginald Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Reginald Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Jones - foul #1 on Walter Jones, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Micheal Kemp (SG), Leonard Longmire (SF), Marc Taylor (C) Sean Honeycutt, Donald Speegle, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (SG), Dustin Gore (SF) Walter Jones, David Nesbitt | |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Reginald Harris misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Reginald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Jerry Yount makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Everett Marx | 14-19 |
| 10:33 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire can't tip it in | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | James Gleason pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Dustin Gore can't finish the uncontested layup | 14-19 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to James Gleason | 14-19 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Everett Marx misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Reginald Harris - foul #1 on Reginald Harris, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Donald Speegle (SF), Leon Walker (PF) Robert White, Leonard Longmire, Reginald Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Warner (SG), David Nesbitt (PF), George Steven (C) Clayton Thompson, Dustin Gore, Jerry Yount | |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Everett Marx makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Everett Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Leon Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:37 | Air Force | Leon Walker banks in the layup | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | James Gleason hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Everett Marx | 16-23 |
| 09:13 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt (SG), Leonard Longmire (SF), Wayne Prout (PF) Micheal Kemp, Donald Speegle, Marc Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Jones (SG), Dustin Gore (SF), David Perkins (C) Barry Warner, Everett Marx, David Nesbitt | |
| 09:08 | Villanova | James Gleason is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Gleason, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt is hacked by Walter Jones - foul #2 on Walter Jones, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Marc Taylor (C) Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (SG) Walter Jones | |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-23 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | George Steven pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Dustin Gore comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Leonard Longmire - foul #2 on Leonard Longmire, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Speegle (SF) Leonard Longmire | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Dustin Gore makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Dustin Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:35 | Air Force | Donald Speegle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG) James Gleason | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | George Steven hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 08:14 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-27 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Perkins | 17-27 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Dustin Gore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| 08:08 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert White (PG), Micheal Kemp (SG) Benjamin Roberts, Sean Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Warner (SF), David Nesbitt (PF), Jerry Yount (C) Dustin Gore, George Steven, David Perkins | |
| 07:58 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Micheal Kemp is called for the reach on Clayton Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Kemp, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt (SG), Reginald Harris (SF) Micheal Kemp, Donald Speegle | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Marc Taylor pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert White (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Prout (tiring) C - Marc Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fairly fresh) SG - Clayton Thompson (tiring) SF - Barry Warner (tiring) PF - David Nesbitt (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Yount (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Air Force | Reginald Harris is hacked by Barry Warner - foul #2 on Barry Warner, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Walker (PF) Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Gleason (PG), Everett Marx (SF) Jack Huffman, Barry Warner | |
| 07:49 | Air Force | Reginald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:49 | Air Force | Reginald Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Jerry Yount snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | James Gleason is fouled in the backcourt by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | James Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Leon Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Everett Marx - foul #1 on Everett Marx, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Leon Walker makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Leon Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Reginald Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert White | 25-29 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Jerry Yount is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Robert White loses the dribble to Clayton Thompson in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Robert White is called for the reach on James Gleason - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Donald Speegle (SF), Wayne Prout (PF) Robert White, Reginald Harris, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dustin Gore (SF), George Steven (PF), David Perkins (C) Everett Marx, David Nesbitt, Jerry Yount | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | James Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | George Steven misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Honeycutt - foul #1 on Sean Honeycutt, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Walker (C) Marc Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG) James Gleason | |
| 06:21 | Villanova | George Steven makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | George Steven makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 06:14 | Air Force | Wayne Prout is called for traveling | 25-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Yount (C) David Perkins | |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson travels in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Everett Marx (SF) Dustin Gore | |
| 05:51 | Air Force | Wayne Prout misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Jerry Yount grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Jerry Yount jams it | 25-37 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | George Steven snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses long on an open shot from the right block | 25-37 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Leon Walker | 25-37 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Huffman - foul #2 on Jack Huffman, team foul #10 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Reginald Harris (SF), Marc Taylor (C) Donald Speegle, Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Gleason (PG), Dustin Gore (SF), David Nesbitt (PF), David Perkins (C) Jack Huffman, Everett Marx, George Steven, Jerry Yount | |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | David Perkins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Marc Taylor | 27-37 |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | David Nesbitt is hacked by Benjamin Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Roberts, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Micheal Kemp (SG), Wayne Prout (PF) Benjamin Roberts, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | David Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | David Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Clayton Thompson is called for the reach on Micheal Kemp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Thompson, team foul #11 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Steven (C) David Perkins | |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to George Steven | 29-39 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | James Gleason scores on a 3 from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 03:53 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp can't tip it in | 29-42 |
| 03:51 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Harris | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Micheal Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Honeycutt (very tired) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Prout (tired) C - Marc Taylor (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Gleason (very tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Thompson (very tired) 2 stl. SF - Dustin Gore (tired) 6 pts. PF - David Nesbitt (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Steven (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Micheal Kemp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | David Nesbitt grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | James Gleason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 03:27 | Air Force | Marc Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Reginald Harris is denied on a layup by George Steven | 29-42 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | James Gleason gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Dustin Gore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dustin Gore, team foul #12 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert White (PG), Leonard Longmire (SF), Leon Walker (PF) Sean Honeycutt, Reginald Harris, Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Snow (PG), Walter Jones (SG), Barry Warner (SF), Everett Marx (PF), David Perkins (C) James Gleason, Clayton Thompson, Dustin Gore, David Nesbitt, George Steven | |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Marc Taylor drills a 3 from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Walter Jones is hacked by Micheal Kemp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Kemp, team foul #12 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG) Micheal Kemp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Yount (C) David Perkins | |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Walter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Walter Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Leonard Longmire misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Everett Marx pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Barry Warner can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Longmire - foul #3 on Leonard Longmire, team foul #13 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Speegle (SF) Leonard Longmire | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Barry Warner misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Barry Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Marc Taylor | 32-44 |
| 02:07 | Air Force | Robert White blows the layup | 32-44 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Marc Taylor tips it in | 34-44 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Walter Jones is whistled for a carry | 34-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Prout (PF) Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Perkins (PF), George Steven (C) Everett Marx, Jerry Yount | |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Marc Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert White | 37-44 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Barry Warner hits a wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Snow | 37-46 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt (SG), Reginald Harris (SF) Benjamin Roberts, Donald Speegle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), David Nesbitt (PF) Terry Snow, George Steven | |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Robert White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | David Nesbitt grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Barry Warner is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Jones | 37-49 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt travels in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Walker (PF) Wayne Prout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Snow (SG), Jerry Yount (C) Walter Jones, David Perkins | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Robert White steals it from Jerry Yount | 37-49 |
| 00:39 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt slams it home set up by Robert White | 39-49 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Jerry Yount misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 39-49 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | Reginald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 00:24 | Air Force | Robert White misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Marc Taylor grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Sean Honeycutt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | David Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Donald Speegle (SF), Wayne Prout (PF) Sean Honeycutt, Reginald Harris, Leon Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Jones (SG), Everett Marx (PF), George Steven (C) Jack Huffman, David Nesbitt, Jerry Yount | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Snow clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-49 |