| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Xie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Elliot Beaudoin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mario Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Eldredge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Chang Xie inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Villanova | Mario Espinoza steals the ball from Patrick Delahoussaye in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Mario Espinoza is called for the reach on Chang Xie - foul #3 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (SG) Mario Espinoza | |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Wayne Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham is fouled on the floor by John Vines - foul #2 on John Vines, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco (SG), Mark Amen (PF), George Fagan (C) Justin Markham, Arthur McClanahan, Frank Eldredge | |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Willis Foley gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nigel Frisby - foul #2 on Nigel Frisby, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Royal Placencia, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Thorn (PG) Elliot Beaudoin | |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Bell picks off the pass by Robert Thorn | 43-42 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Foley | 43-42 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Steve Rogers's layup is rejected by Nigel Frisby | 43-42 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Willis Foley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Willis Foley gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Steve Rogers connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Delahoussaye and the foul's on Nigel Frisby - foul #3 on Nigel Frisby, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Chang Xie, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Anthony Shelton (SG), Justin Markham (SF), Arthur McClanahan (PF), Frank Eldredge (C) Robert Thorn, Alberto Greco, Nigel Frisby, Mark Amen, George Fagan | |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Elliot Beaudoin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Anthony Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Eldredge (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Eldredge | 47-45 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | John Vines is hacked by Frank Eldredge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Eldredge, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF) Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza (SG) Anthony Shelton | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG) Wayne Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Elliot Beaudoin - foul #3 on Elliot Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Wayne Bell can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Eldredge gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Royal Placencia, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG) Wayne Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Shelton (PF), Stephen McDoe (C) Arthur McClanahan, Frank Eldredge | |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Shelton - foul #2 on Anthony Shelton, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Royal Placencia, Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Wayne Bell - foul #2 on Wayne Bell, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | John Vines hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-51 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Royal Placencia tips it home | 51-51 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Espinoza | 51-53 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is hacked by Elliot Beaudoin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elliot Beaudoin, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Thorn (PG), Nigel Frisby (SF), Arthur McClanahan (PF), Mark Amen (C) Elliot Beaudoin, Justin Markham, Anthony Shelton, Stephen McDoe | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Nigel Frisby | 53-55 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Royal Placencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco (SG), Frank Eldredge (C) Mario Espinoza, Arthur McClanahan | |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Rogers is called for the reach on Mark Amen - foul #2 on Steve Rogers, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), John Vines (C) Wayne Bell, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham (SF), Arthur McClanahan (PF) Robert Thorn, Mark Amen | |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan buries a 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Rogers (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vines (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nigel Frisby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Greco (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Markham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Eldredge (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Chang Xie | 56-58 |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Shelton (SG), George Fagan (PF), Stephen McDoe (C) Alberto Greco, Arthur McClanahan, Frank Eldredge | |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Wayne Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Rogers | 59-58 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Shelton connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | George Fagan steals it from Willis Foley | 59-60 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen McDoe buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Nigel Frisby | 59-62 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Shelton - foul #3 on Anthony Shelton, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Perreira (PF), John Vines (C) Chang Xie, Steve Rogers, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Thorn (PG), Mario Espinoza (SG), Alberto Greco (SF), Arthur McClanahan (PF), Mark Amen (C) Nigel Frisby, Anthony Shelton, Justin Markham, George Fagan, Stephen McDoe | |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Eldredge (C) Arthur McClanahan | |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Delahoussaye picks off the pass by Mark Amen | 59-62 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Royal Placencia | 62-62 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Royal Placencia steals it from Alberto Greco | 62-62 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | John Vines misses the dunk | 62-62 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Steve Rogers - foul #3 on Steve Rogers, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (PG), Arthur McClanahan (PF), George Fagan (C) Robert Thorn, Alberto Greco, Frank Eldredge | |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur McClanahan | 62-62 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nigel Frisby | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nigel Frisby (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Espinoza (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Amen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - George Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 62-65 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Dan Perreira grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Amen - foul #1 on Mark Amen, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG), Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Anthony Shelton (SG), Justin Markham (SF), Stephen McDoe (C) Nigel Frisby, Mario Espinoza, Mark Amen, George Fagan | |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Rogers swats the short shot by Arthur McClanahan | 64-65 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Anthony Shelton takes the ball from Royal Placencia in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF) Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco (SG) Arthur McClanahan | |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't throw it down | 64-65 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Rogers denies the turnaround by Alberto Greco | 64-65 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Wayne Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Royal Placencia | 67-65 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco makes the jumper from close range set up by Justin Markham and he's hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #5 on Royal Placencia, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (PG), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Thorn (PG), Nigel Frisby (SF), Mark Amen (PF), Frank Eldredge (C) Elliot Beaudoin, Justin Markham, Anthony Shelton, Stephen McDoe | |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Willis Foley is hacked by Robert Thorn - foul #1 on Robert Thorn, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Chang Xie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan (PF) Alberto Greco | |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Steve Rogers snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Willis Foley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Wayne Bell (tired) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Rogers (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Vines (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Thorn (fresh) SG - Nigel Frisby (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Amen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Eldredge (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Delahoussaye | 71-68 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen can't finish the layup | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Willis Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG) John Vines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Mario Espinoza (SG), Arthur McClanahan (PF) Robert Thorn, Mark Amen, George Fagan | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Chang Xie is hacked by Mario Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Eldredge | 73-71 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Espinoza - foul #5 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco (SG), George Fagan (C) Mario Espinoza, Frank Eldredge | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen (C) George Fagan | |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 75-71 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan tips it back up and in | 75-73 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Greco - foul #1 on Alberto Greco, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Eldredge (C) Alberto Greco | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan is hacked by Wayne Bell - foul #3 on Wayne Bell, team foul #7 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham (SF) Mark Amen | |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-75 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 75-75 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | John Vines comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 75-75 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Eldredge buries a floater from the right block set up by Elliot Beaudoin | 75-77 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-77 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Frank Eldredge - foul #4 on Frank Eldredge, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 3rd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Bell picks off the pass by Elliot Beaudoin | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wayne Bell is hacked by Nigel Frisby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nigel Frisby, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Delahoussaye is called for the reach on Elliot Beaudoin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #8 | 80-77 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Nigel Frisby is called for the reach on Wayne Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nigel Frisby, team foul #16 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alberto Greco (SG) Nigel Frisby | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | John Vines pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Frank Eldredge is called for the reach on John Vines - foul #5 on Frank Eldredge, team foul #17 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Amen (C) Frank Eldredge | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | John Vines makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | John Vines misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-82 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-82 |