| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Plumb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Kivett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leland Davis | 30-40 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Matt Renner tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Kevin Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett connects on the runner near the basket | 32-40 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Charles Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Gaffney | 32-45 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Frias | 32-45 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias is hacked by Leland Davis - foul #1 on Leland Davis, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF), William Baker (C) David Bivona, Ralph Plumb, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Charles Williams, Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brett Gaffney | 32-48 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | David Woods scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 34-48 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Danny Leonard blows the layup | 34-48 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena's pass is intercepted by Frank Dysart | 34-48 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Gagnon - foul #3 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb (SG) Jerry Gagnon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Finkel (PG), Charles Williams (SG) Brett Gaffney, Steven John | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julio Pena | 34-49 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Frank Dysart gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Charles Williams's pass is intercepted by Ralph Plumb | 34-49 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb hits the finger roll | 36-49 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Danny Leonard makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Hendrickson | 36-51 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | David Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Benjamin Kivett (PF), Leland Davis (C) Thomas Aguilera, David Woods, Julio Pena, William Baker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Matt Renner (C) John Hendrickson, Frank Dysart, Danny Leonard | |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Gary O'Neal picks off the pass by Kevin Conway | 36-51 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Gordon Finkel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Kevin Conway gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Davis | 39-51 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-51 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Ralph Plumb steals the ball from Matt Renner | 39-51 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb dunks the ball | 41-51 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Renner | 41-51 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Charles Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gordon Finkel | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Plumb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Kivett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gordon Finkel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Finkel steps in front of the Leland Davis pass | 41-54 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-54 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 41-54 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-54 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Charles Williams snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Gordon Finkel is hacked by Benjamin Kivett - foul #1 on Benjamin Kivett, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF), William Baker (C) David Bivona, Ralph Plumb, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Steven John (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Gordon Finkel, Charles Williams, Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Frank Dysart drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Brett Gaffney and he's fouled by Julio Pena - foul #1 on Julio Pena, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-57 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Danny Leonard hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steven John and the foul's on Thomas Aguilera - foul #1 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Danny Leonard misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | John Hendrickson gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Frank Dysart comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | David Woods grabs the offensive board | 41-60 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera snags the offensive board | 41-60 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena blows the layup | 41-60 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Baker | 41-60 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Frank Dysart | 41-60 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven John | 41-62 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon travels with the ball | 41-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Ralph Plumb (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Benjamin Kivett (PF), Leland Davis (C) Thomas Aguilera, Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena, William Baker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Williams (SG), Herbert Gove (SF), Matt Renner (C) Steven John, John Hendrickson, Danny Leonard | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Frank Dysart jams it set up by Brett Gaffney | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Plumb (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Kivett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 11 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Herbert Gove (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Dysart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett is hacked by Frank Dysart - foul #1 on Frank Dysart, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Finkel (PG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Brett Gaffney, Frank Dysart | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Charles Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-67 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-67 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Kivett | 41-67 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-67 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Herbert Gove knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 41-70 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leland Davis | 44-70 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Charles Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-73 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Ralph Plumb - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF), William Baker (C) David Bivona, Ralph Plumb, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Charles Williams, Herbert Gove, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Dysart - foul #2 on Frank Dysart, team foul #3 | 44-73 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Steven John pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Steven John misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-73 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena loses the dribble to Frank Dysart | 45-73 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Steven John hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Gagnon - foul #4 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #7 | 45-73 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Steven John makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Steven John makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-75 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the follow up shot | 47-75 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Julio Pena swats the dunk try by Frank Dysart | 47-75 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | John Hendrickson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Thomas Aguilera steps in front of the John Hendrickson pass | 47-75 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses the lay-in | 47-75 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Frank Dysart gets the rebound | 47-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gordon Finkel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | John Hendrickson scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Steven John | 47-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | David Woods connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 50-77 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Steven John comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Danny Leonard snags the offensive board | 50-77 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Finkel | 50-80 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-80 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Danny Leonard gets the rebound | 50-80 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Steven John is hacked by Jerry Gagnon - foul #5 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #8 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Huffman (SF) Jerry Gagnon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Steven John makes the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Steven John misses the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena pulls down the rebound | 50-81 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | William Baker lays it in set up by David Woods | 52-81 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Frank Dysart connects on the runner near the basket set up by John Hendrickson | 52-83 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is hacked by Gordon Finkel - foul #1 on Gordon Finkel, team foul #4 | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Huffman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-83 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Frank Dysart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gordon Finkel and he's hacked by Julio Pena - foul #2 on Julio Pena, team foul #9 | 52-85 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the free throw | 52-86 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Finkel - foul #2 on Gordon Finkel, team foul #5 | 52-86 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera makes the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera makes the 2nd free throw | 54-86 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Gordon Finkel runs out the clock | 54-86 |