| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Pare (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Squires (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:49 | Providence | Michael Miller grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:31 | Providence | Patrick Delahoussaye is called for the reach on Michael Miller - foul #1 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), John Vines (C) Chang Xie, Clark Squires | |
| 19:21 | Providence | Milo Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Michael Pare hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Steve Rogers tips it home | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Steve Rogers denies the turnaround by Milo Bruno | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Providence | Michael Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Milo Bruno banks in the layup | 35-31 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Michael Pare can't connect on a runner from close range | 35-31 |
| 18:18 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:06 | Providence | Steve Rogers blocks the jumper by Michael Miller | 35-31 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Michael Pare gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Michael Pare comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to Leonard Milligan | 35-31 |
| 17:25 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang blows the layup | 35-31 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Leonard Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Michael Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Wayne Bell grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Michael Pare connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Delahoussaye | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Wayne Bell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:10 | Providence | Michael Miller knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Milligan and he's hacked by John Vines - foul #2 on John Vines, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Justin Henderson (SG), Richard Ricker (C) Milo Bruno, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF), Clark Squires (C) Michael Pare, Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| 16:10 | Providence | Michael Miller makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-37 |
| 15:59 | Providence | Leonard Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ricker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clark Squires (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Providence | Leonard Milligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Medrano (SF) Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG) Wayne Bell | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Ricker - foul #2 on Richard Ricker, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:31 | Providence | Richard Ricker pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-38 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Michael Hedge tips it home | 42-38 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arnold Cuddy | 42-40 |
| 14:43 | Providence | Leonard Milligan misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-40 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Steve Rogers gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chang Xie | 42-43 |
| 14:00 | Providence | The jumper by Santiago Medrano is denied by Clark Squires | 42-43 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (PF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Michael Hedge, Richard Ricker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Chang Xie, Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers, Clark Squires | |
| 13:17 | Providence | Leonard Milligan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Vines | 42-43 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Michael Pare can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Providence | Milo Bruno gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Leonard Milligan lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Vines - foul #3 on John Vines, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Miller (SF) Santiago Medrano | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:48 | Providence | Leonard Milligan makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | John Vines clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Michael Pare can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Tang - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Tang, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Deshotel (SG), Richard Ricker (PF) Leonard Milligan, Justin Henderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Wayne Bell, Dan Perreira | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Michael Pare makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Michael Deshotel loses the dribble to Chang Xie | 45-44 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Ricker - foul #3 on Richard Ricker, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Patrick Delahoussaye (SF) Chang Xie, Michael Pare | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Michael Deshotel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ricker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Cuddy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Vines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Bell | 45-48 |
| 11:07 | Providence | Michael Miller is fouled on the floor by John Vines - foul #4 on John Vines, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG), Justin Henderson (SG) Milo Bruno, Michael Deshotel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), Clark Squires (C) Wayne Bell, Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| 10:59 | Providence | Leonard Milligan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Chang Xie snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Chang Xie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 10:29 | Providence | The rebound goes to Leonard Milligan | 45-48 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Michael Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Clark Squires gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Michael Pare scores on a floater from close range set up by Arnold Cuddy | 45-50 |
| 09:36 | Providence | Michael Miller misses the jumper in the paint | 45-50 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:29 | Providence | Justin Henderson is hacked by Chang Xie - foul #1 on Chang Xie, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (SG), Michael Hedge (PF), Ronald Noonan (C) Michael Miller, Richard Ricker, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Steve Rogers (C) Chang Xie, Michael Pare, Clark Squires | |
| 09:16 | Providence | Milo Bruno comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 09:15 | Providence | Michael Hedge tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Leonard Milligan connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Hedge | 50-52 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Dan Perreira can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 50-52 |
| 08:11 | Providence | Milo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:05 | Providence | Leonard Milligan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Noonan | 52-52 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye loses the dribble to Michael Hedge | 52-52 |
| 07:31 | Providence | Milo Bruno buries a jumpshot from the left side | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SF - Justin Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Noonan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Cuddy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Perreira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Wayne Bell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Cuddy | 54-55 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Justin Henderson is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Deshotel (SG), Michael Miller (SF), Richard Ricker (PF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Leonard Milligan, Justin Henderson, Michael Hedge, Ronald Noonan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Pare (SF), Clark Squires (C) Wayne Bell, Dan Perreira | |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Xing-Fu Tang swats the short shot by Patrick Delahoussaye | 54-55 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Clark Squires grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pare | 54-58 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Milo Bruno connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is fouled on the floor by Richard Ricker - foul #4 on Richard Ricker, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers, Clark Squires | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Dan Perreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Hedge (PF) Richard Ricker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:01 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 05:00 | Providence | Michael Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Vines - foul #5 on John Vines, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Justin Henderson (PG) Leonard Milligan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SG), Steve Rogers (PF), Clark Squires (C) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira, John Vines | |
| 04:46 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Steve Rogers drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Delahoussaye | 59-60 |
| 04:10 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Clark Squires gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 03:41 | Providence | Michael Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG), Santiago Medrano (SF), Richard Ricker (C) Michael Deshotel, Michael Miller, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Dan Perreira (PF) Michael Pare, Clark Squires | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Bell | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Santiago Medrano (fresh) PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Ricker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Cuddy (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Perreira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Rogers (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Providence | Arnold Cuddy picks off the pass by Michael Hedge | 59-62 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the finger roll set up by Arnold Cuddy | 59-64 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (PG), Michael Miller (SF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Leonard Milligan, Santiago Medrano, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Clark Squires (C) Wayne Bell, Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers | |
| 02:51 | Providence | Michael Miller is fouled on the floor by Clark Squires - foul #1 on Clark Squires, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Steve Rogers (C) Michael Pare, Clark Squires | |
| 02:51 | Providence | Michael Miller makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Michael Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chang Xie | 61-66 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Richard Ricker is hacked by Chang Xie - foul #2 on Chang Xie, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Clark Squires (C) Chang Xie, Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers | |
| 02:24 | Providence | Richard Ricker makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Richard Ricker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 02:04 | Providence | Milo Bruno gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:04 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG) Justin Henderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Steve Rogers (C) Wayne Bell, Michael Pare, Clark Squires | |
| 01:44 | Providence | Leonard Milligan misses the lay-in | 63-66 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Michael Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Dan Perreira loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Tang | 66-66 |
| 00:52 | Providence | Michael Miller misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-66 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the floater from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Richard Ricker snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Providence | Michael Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Milo Bruno hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Pare (SF), Clark Squires (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Dan Perreira | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Pare hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 68-66 |