| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-21 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Frank Gold pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Royal Placencia steals the ball from Roger Stacks | 27-21 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Wayne Bell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Delahoussaye | 30-21 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bell - foul #2 on Wayne Bell, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Steve Rogers steals the ball from Earnest Kelley | 30-21 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks's floater is tipped away by Willis Foley | 30-21 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco tips it in | 30-23 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Giuseppe Greco steps in front of the Wayne Bell pass | 30-23 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Royal Placencia steals the ball from James Ridinger in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses long on a runner from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley's pass is intercepted by Royal Placencia | 30-23 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is hacked by Giuseppe Greco - foul #1 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Alan Colbert (SF), Frank Gold (PF) James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Vines (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Alan Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | John Vines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (SF) Alan Colbert | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | James Collier can't connect on a floater from the left block | 30-23 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | James Collier connects on the floater from the right block | 30-25 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 30-25 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Frank Gold pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | James Collier double dribbles | 30-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), James Ridinger (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, James Collier | |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Wayne Bell is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Steve Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | James Ridinger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alan Colbert | 30-27 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Royal Placencia | 33-27 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Gold | 33-29 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Royal Placencia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) Alan Colbert, James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) C - John Vines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | James Collier gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Frank Gold can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #2 on Royal Placencia, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG) Frank Cora | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | John Vines buries a shot from the right block | 35-31 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | James Collier knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Sung Xue | 35-33 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | John Vines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sung Xue | 35-33 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | James Ridinger knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 35-35 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earnest Kelley - foul #2 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, Dan Perreira, John Vines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | James Collier tips it in | 37-37 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Frank Cora drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger Stacks | 37-40 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the shot near the basket | 37-40 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Frank Cora gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alan Colbert | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alan Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Collier (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Roger Stacks steals the ball from Chang Xie | 37-42 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | James Collier clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Willis Foley - foul #2 on Willis Foley, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), John Vines (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), James Ridinger (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Alan Colbert, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Chang Xie is fouled on the floor by Sung Xue - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) James Collier | |
| 06:18 | Villanova | James Ridinger picks off the pass by Steve Rogers | 37-44 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Frank Gold can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Steve Rogers blows the wide open layup | 37-44 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | John Vines slams it home on a great pass from Steve Rogers and the foul's on Frank Gold - foul #2 on Frank Gold, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Collier (C) Roger Stacks | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | John Vines makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) James Collier | |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Chang Xie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | John Vines pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is hacked by James Ridinger - foul #2 on James Ridinger, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Vines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Cora - foul #1 on Frank Cora, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) John Vines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Giuseppe Greco | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wayne Bell | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Wayne Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Cora | 41-48 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Frank Gold is hacked by Willis Foley - foul #3 on Willis Foley, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) James Collier | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Steve Rogers blocks the short jumper by Frank Gold | 41-48 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Royal Placencia | 41-48 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Earnest Kelley steals it from Steve Rogers | 41-48 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Sung Xue lays it in set up by Earnest Kelley | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | John Vines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Royal Placencia gets the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | John Vines clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Delahoussaye | 41-50 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the board | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is hacked by Royal Placencia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Royal Placencia, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Sung Xue, Earnest Kelley | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is fouled on the floor by Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Royal Placencia, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Royal Placencia is called for the reach on James Ridinger - foul #5 on Royal Placencia, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Wayne Bell is fouled on the floor by Frank Cora - foul #2 on Frank Cora, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Earnest Kelley (SF) James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #2 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Sung Xue, Earnest Kelley | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | John Vines pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Steve Rogers snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Chang Xie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 43-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #3 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Wayne Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Delahoussaye | 46-52 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #4 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #10 | 46-52 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | John Vines makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Ridinger runs out the clock | 49-54 |