| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Gaydos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Greeley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ryan Greeley, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Wayne Bell is hacked by David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard (C) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wayne Bell | 33-28 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin (PG), Christopher Eccles (SG), Thomas Nielsen (SF) Jason Williams, Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye travels in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen hits a floater from the right block | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Keith Zeldin steps in front of the Steve Rogers pass | 35-28 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Chang Xie is called for the reach on Thomas Nielsen - foul #3 on Chang Xie, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams (PG), Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF), Floyd Owens (C) Keith Zeldin, Christopher Eccles, Ryan Greeley, Fred Richard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Chang Xie | |
| 17:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen loses the dribble to Steve Rogers | 35-28 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Steve Rogers clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Nielsen - foul #1 on Thomas Nielsen, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Phillip Harrison (PF) Thomas Nielsen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF) Royal Placencia | |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Hartmann scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Steve Rogers lays it in on a great pass from John Vines | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jason Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Hartmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gaydos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Harrison (fresh) C - Floyd Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Vines (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Steve Rogers is called for the reach on Jason Williams - foul #1 on Steve Rogers, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin (PG), Christopher Eccles (SG), Ryan Greeley (PF), David Johnson (C) Jason Williams, Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos, Floyd Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Willis Foley (C) Dan Perreira, John Vines | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen (SF) Phillip Harrison | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Chang Xie | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Royal Placencia grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Dan Perreira drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Willis Foley is called for the reach on Ryan Greeley - foul #1 on Willis Foley, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Salvatore Russo (SG), Fred Richard (PF), Floyd Owens (C) Keith Zeldin, Ryan Greeley, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Patrick Delahoussaye, Dan Perreira | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles connects on the floater from the right side | 40-37 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Salvatore Russo is called for the reach on Wayne Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams (PG), Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF) Christopher Eccles, Salvatore Russo, Thomas Nielsen | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Willis Foley | |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Jason Williams steps in front of the Chang Xie pass | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams lays it up and in | 42-37 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Wayne Bell connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chang Xie | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Rogers - foul #2 on Steve Rogers, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles (SG), Phillip Harrison (SF), Ryan Greeley (PF) Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos, Floyd Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | John Vines knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Royal Placencia and the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen (SF), David Johnson (C) Phillip Harrison, Fred Richard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:03 | Villanova | John Vines makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Chang Xie - foul #4 on Chang Xie, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Clark Squires (C) Chang Xie, John Vines | |
| 12:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #2 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin (PG) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) Clark Squires | |
| 12:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Willis Foley gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the finger roll | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Keith Zeldin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Eccles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Nielsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Greeley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF), Fred Richard (C) Christopher Eccles, Thomas Nielsen, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-45 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Willis Foley tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 48-47 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Bell | 48-49 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Willis Foley - foul #2 on Willis Foley, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams (PG), Christopher Eccles (SG), Thomas Nielsen (SF), Floyd Owens (C) Keith Zeldin, Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos, Ryan Greeley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Steve Rogers, Willis Foley | |
| 10:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Dan Perreira gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Delahoussaye | 49-52 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Nielsen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Williams | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Floyd Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF), Ryan Greeley (PF), David Johnson (C) Christopher Eccles, Thomas Nielsen, Fred Richard, Floyd Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| 08:29 | Villanova | John Vines misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 52-52 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Henry Gaydos | 52-52 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Hartmann misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-52 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley tips it home | 54-52 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Royal Placencia | 54-54 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Vines - foul #2 on John Vines, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin (PG) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Willis Foley (C) Wayne Bell, John Vines | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Keith Zeldin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Hartmann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gaydos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Greeley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Chang Xie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles (SG), Thomas Nielsen (SF), Floyd Owens (C) Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Floyd Owens buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Ryan Greeley | 57-56 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the dunk | 57-56 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Christopher Eccles | 57-56 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Steve Rogers snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Chang Xie buries a floater from the left block | 57-58 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams (PG), Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF), Fred Richard (PF), David Johnson (C) Keith Zeldin, Christopher Eccles, Thomas Nielsen, Ryan Greeley, Floyd Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Steve Rogers, Willis Foley | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-58 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Johnson misses the runner in the lane | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Dan Perreira is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard tips it in | 61-60 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 61-60 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jason Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hartmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gaydos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Richard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (very tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. PF - Dan Perreira (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Vines (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos's layup is rejected by John Vines | 61-60 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos tips it in | 63-60 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Brian Hartmann is called for the reach on Chang Xie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Hartmann, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Eccles (PG), Salvatore Russo (SG), Thomas Nielsen (SF), Ryan Greeley (PF), Floyd Owens (C) Jason Williams, Brian Hartmann, Henry Gaydos, Fred Richard, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (PG), Steve Rogers (PF), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, Dan Perreira, John Vines | |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wayne Bell - foul #2 on Wayne Bell, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Keith Zeldin (PG) Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Chang Xie | |
| 03:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Royal Placencia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Floyd Owens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Rogers | 65-65 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), John Vines (C) Royal Placencia, Willis Foley | |
| 02:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Floyd Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-65 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Thomas Nielsen | 65-65 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams (PG), Brian Hartmann (SG), Henry Gaydos (SF), David Johnson (C) Keith Zeldin, Christopher Eccles, Thomas Nielsen, Floyd Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Chang Xie | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Royal Placencia grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | David Johnson is called for the reach on Steve Rogers - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Fred Richard (C) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ryan Greeley snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian Hartmann | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steve Rogers knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Patrick Delahoussaye and he's fouled by Henry Gaydos - foul #1 on Henry Gaydos, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Henry Gaydos comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |