| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Hubert Pike inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gabriel Daniels, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Ricky Wright is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Hubert Pike misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Lacey | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Richard Cook knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Matthews | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Hubert Pike comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | John Matthews snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Steve King - foul #2 on Steve King, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Lacey - foul #1 on Ronald Lacey, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Reese (C) Ronald Lacey | |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Ricky Wright buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Cook and he's hacked by Hubert Pike - foul #2 on Hubert Pike, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), John Anderson (C) Thomas Lefebre, Steve King | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Ricky Wright makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | John Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 33-43 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Allan Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Richard Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ricky Wright | 33-45 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Hubert Pike knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gabriel Daniels | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Durrant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | John Matthews loses the dribble to Gabriel Daniels | 35-45 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Carl Henkle misses the lay-in | 35-45 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Hubert Pike tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Richard Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Carl Henkle pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | John Anderson connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Henkle and the foul's on Allan Reese - foul #1 on Allan Reese, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), Peter Nipp (SG), Gary Bourdon (SF), Ralph Schindler (PF) Carl Henkle, Gabriel Daniels, Hubert Pike, John Durrant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Robert Williams, John Matthews, Allan Reese | |
| 14:41 | Villanova | John Anderson makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Dennis Moore buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ruben Mauricio | 40-47 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler misses badly on a runner from the right block | 40-47 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | John Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left block | 42-47 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Dennis Moore knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hollier | 42-49 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Gary Bourdon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Gary Bourdon blocks the short jumper by Dennis Moore | 42-49 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Nipp (fresh) SF - Gary Bourdon (fresh) PF - Ralph Schindler (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hollier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brock Lozada (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Lacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Ruben Mauricio steals the ball from Gary Bourdon | 42-49 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dennis Moore knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ruben Mauricio and he's hacked by Gary Bourdon - foul #1 on Gary Bourdon, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), Gabriel Daniels (SG), Hubert Pike (SF), John Durrant (PF), Steve King (C) Thomas Lefebre, Peter Nipp, Gary Bourdon, Ralph Schindler, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Richard Cook (SG), John Matthews (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, David Hollier, Brock Lozada, Ronald Lacey | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | John Durrant tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Richard Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve King | 44-52 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Henkle | 47-52 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | John Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Richard Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG) Carl Henkle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Ricky Wright, Dennis Moore | |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Allan Reese - foul #2 on Allan Reese, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lacey (C) Allan Reese | |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | John Matthews is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Matthews, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | John Durrant tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | John Matthews misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Hubert Pike gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels misses the jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Richard Cook comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Steve King grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Hubert Pike hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Lefebre | 53-52 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | John Matthews knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on John Durrant - foul #2 on John Durrant, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG), Peter Nipp (SG), Gary Bourdon (SF), Ralph Schindler (PF), John Anderson (C) Thomas Lefebre, Gabriel Daniels, Hubert Pike, John Durrant, Steve King | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hollier (SG), Allan Reese (C) Richard Cook, Ronald Lacey | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Ruben Mauricio takes the ball from John Anderson | 53-55 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | David Hollier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | John Matthews clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-55 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio tips it in | 53-57 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Matthews - foul #4 on John Matthews, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), Gabriel Daniels (SG), Hubert Pike (SF) Carl Henkle, Peter Nipp, Gary Bourdon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF) Ruben Mauricio, David Hollier, Robert Williams, John Matthews | |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | John Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Brock Lozada steals the ball from Thomas Lefebre | 54-57 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Richard Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Hubert Pike pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gabriel Daniels | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Schindler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brock Lozada (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Ricky Wright double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Durrant (PF), Steve King (C) Ralph Schindler, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lacey (C) Allan Reese | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Robert Williams (SF), John Matthews (PF) Ricky Wright, Dennis Moore, Brock Lozada | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Richard Cook knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Mauricio | 57-60 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lefebre, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey is denied on a layup by Steve King | 57-60 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Hubert Pike blocks the jumper by Richard Cook | 57-60 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Hubert Pike is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Hubert Pike grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Hubert Pike wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Hubert Pike pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-60 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Steve King is called for the reach on Ruben Mauricio - foul #3 on Steve King, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Reese (C) Ronald Lacey | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Durrant | 60-60 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Hubert Pike comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steve King | 60-60 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Mauricio | 63-63 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels is hacked by Allan Reese - foul #3 on Allan Reese, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lacey (C) Allan Reese | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | John Matthews grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey double dribbles | 63-63 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Steve King buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Durrant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Robert Williams drills a jump hook in the lane | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | John Matthews gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Cook comes up short on the floater from the left side | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Durrant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve King (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Hubert Pike wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels is fouled on the floor by Richard Cook - foul #3 on Richard Cook, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | John Matthews drills a runner from close range | 67-67 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | John Matthews gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio is hacked by Thomas Lefebre in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Lefebre, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Steve King scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Lefebre | 69-69 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-71 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ruben Mauricio | 69-71 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Williams is denied on a layup by John Durrant | 69-71 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Ronald Lacey steals the ball from Thomas Lefebre | 69-71 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Richard Cook clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Steve King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Matthews comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Hubert Pike - foul #3 on Hubert Pike, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | John Durrant grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Ruben Mauricio steps in front of the Thomas Lefebre pass in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Cook scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gabriel Daniels (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Pike (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Durrant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lacey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Steve King can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Lacey - foul #2 on Ronald Lacey, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Steve King makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Steve King misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Daniels - foul #3 on Gabriel Daniels, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gabriel Daniels knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lefebre | 73-76 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Daniels - foul #4 on Gabriel Daniels, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Steve King clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Lacey - foul #3 on Ronald Lacey, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Ricky Wright, Dennis Moore | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Steve King misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Steve King makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Thomas Lefebre is called for the reach on Richard Cook in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lefebre, team foul #12 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (PG) Thomas Lefebre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Hubert Pike misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-80 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | John Durrant grabs the offensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Hubert Pike travels with the ball | 74-80 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brock Lozada (PF) John Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Brock Lozada is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Henkle - foul #1 on Carl Henkle, team foul #13 | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Brock Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Brock Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | John Durrant loses the dribble to Ronald Lacey | 74-82 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ricky Wright runs out the clock | 74-82 |