| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Luckey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Begley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Maines (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Kevin Maines inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Yul Chu clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Colorado State | Kevin Maines is called for the reach on Charles Carroll - foul #3 on Kevin Maines, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (PG), William Starner (SF), Michael Biggs (PF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll, John Begley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Kevin Maines, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Yul Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG) Mark Luckey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell (C) Yul Chu | |
| 18:05 | Colorado State | Carl Bender splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt blows the dunk | 35-36 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Vincente Russo gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Vincente Russo buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Caldwell and the foul's on Jeff Cruce - foul #2 on Jeff Cruce, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Luckey (SG), Charles Carroll (SF) Joseph Hamilton, William Starner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Yul Chu (C) Brandon Caldwell | |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Cruce | 38-38 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Michael Biggs steals the ball from Claud Lukowski | 38-38 |
| 16:37 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeff Cruce | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Vincente Russo | 41-40 |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | Carl Bender makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Luckey and he's fouled by Yul Chu - foul #2 on Yul Chu, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), William Starner (SF), John Begley (PF) Mark Luckey, Charles Carroll, Michael Biggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Mile Kotowski, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | Carl Bender makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell hits the finger roll set up by Claud Lukowski | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Cruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Begley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell is hacked by John Begley - foul #2 on John Begley, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Luckey (SG), Charles Carroll (SF), Thomas Benfer (PF) Jeff Cruce, William Starner, John Begley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Kevin Maines (SF), Yul Chu (PF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Gabriel Showers, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Joseph Hamilton is called for the reach on Kevin Maines - foul #1 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG) Gonzalo Ferrari | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Thomas Benfer swats the layup by Vincente Russo | 44-42 |
| 14:55 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (PG), William Starner (SF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Michael Ross, Vincente Russo, Yul Chu | |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-42 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Cruce | 47-42 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Kevin Maines can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Starner - foul #1 on William Starner, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Charles Carroll (SF) Mark Luckey, William Starner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Yul Chu (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gregory Pruitt, Brandon Caldwell | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Kevin Maines makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Kevin Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Maines | 47-47 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Kevin Maines picks off the pass by Carl Bender | 47-47 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno throws it down set up by Kevin Maines | 47-49 |
| 11:58 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer knocks in the runner from close range set up by Carl Bender | 49-49 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Carl Bender denies the turnaround by Yul Chu | 49-49 |
| 11:30 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Carl Bender | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Cruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Benfer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bender (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Maines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce is hacked by Filiberto Bruno - foul #1 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Luckey (SG) Jeff Cruce | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Claud Lukowski, Filiberto Bruno, Yul Chu | |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincente Russo - foul #1 on Vincente Russo, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ross | 50-51 |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:12 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Hamilton | 52-51 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 09:49 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:27 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 09:26 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:57 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (PG), William Starner (SF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Yul Chu (C) Michael Ross, Gregory Pruitt, Brandon Caldwell | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Yul Chu loses the dribble to Mark Luckey | 52-51 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Yul Chu buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Maines | 52-53 |
| 08:05 | Colorado State | Kevin Maines picks off the pass by Carl Bender out of a doubleteam | 52-53 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Kevin Maines hits the finger roll | 52-55 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey drills a jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jeff Cruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Luckey (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Benfer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bender (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Maines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Kevin Maines is hacked by William Starner - foul #2 on William Starner, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Charles Carroll (SF) Jeff Cruce, William Starner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Brandon Caldwell (C) Vincente Russo, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Kevin Maines is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Brandon Caldwell | |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer can't throw it down | 54-55 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Kevin Maines gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Kevin Maines misses badly on a shot in the lane | 54-55 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski tips it in | 54-57 |
| 05:39 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll's pass is intercepted by Kevin Maines | 54-57 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Vincente Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Benfer - foul #4 on Thomas Benfer, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (PG), William Starner (SF), John Begley (PF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll, Thomas Benfer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Claud Lukowski, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Vincente Russo gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo is fouled on the floor by William Starner - foul #3 on William Starner, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Charles Carroll (SF), Thomas Benfer (PF) Mark Luckey, William Starner, John Begley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG) Michael Ross | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:08 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer misses long on an open runner in the paint | 54-61 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Carl Bender snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 03:45 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Hamilton | 57-61 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Vincente Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Luckey (SG), William Starner (SF), John Begley (PF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll, Thomas Benfer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gabriel Showers (SG), Yul Chu (PF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jeff Cruce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Luckey (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Begley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bender (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Showers (fresh) SF - Kevin Maines (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Yul Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Kevin Maines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Starner - foul #4 on William Starner, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Charles Carroll (SF), Thomas Benfer (PF) Jeff Cruce, William Starner, John Begley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Michael Ross, Gabriel Showers, Brandon Caldwell | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Kevin Maines makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Kevin Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:26 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Yul Chu grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Kevin Maines's layup is rejected by Carl Bender | 60-63 |
| 02:20 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton clanks a shot from the right side | 60-63 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Yul Chu | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Bender - foul #3 on Carl Bender, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Filiberto Bruno (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Yul Chu - foul #3 on Yul Chu, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski is hacked by Joseph Hamilton - foul #2 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 00:39 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Kevin Maines is called for the reach on Charles Carroll - foul #4 on Kevin Maines, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gabriel Showers (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hamilton - foul #3 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:27 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Benfer | 64-67 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Yul Chu is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hamilton - foul #4 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Luckey - foul #2 on Mark Luckey, team foul #13 | 64-69 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Mark Luckey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Yul Chu gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Ross runs out the clock | 64-71 |