| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fresh) SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) C - Matt Renner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Matt Renner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Charles Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Hendrickson - foul #1 on John Hendrickson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | John Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Wilbur Honeycutt steps in front of the Charles Williams pass | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | George Mayo drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Frank Dysart connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Brett Gaffney and he's fouled by George Mayo - foul #1 on George Mayo, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF), Danny Leonard (C) John Hendrickson, Matt Renner | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | George Mayo drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Danny Leonard is hacked by Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Charles Williams, Frank Dysart | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Danny Leonard blows the layup but the foul's on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #1 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Danny Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Danny Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Frias | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Kevin Conway gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Steven John can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Kevin Conway - foul #1 on Kevin Conway, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Matt Renner (C) Reginald Gray, Steven John, Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Danny Leonard | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matt Renner (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Frank Dysart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Allen Misner knocks in the runner from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Frank Dysart's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Wilkerson | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Frank Dysart steals it from James Bancroft | 8-7 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | John Hendrickson is called for the reach on James Bancroft - foul #2 on John Hendrickson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Steven John (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Brett Gaffney, Charles Williams, John Hendrickson, Frank Dysart, Matt Renner | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Steven John comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Reginald Gray steals the ball from George Mayo | 10-9 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Steven John is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG) Reginald Gray, Steven John | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Charles Williams makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 10-12 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Danny Leonard picks off the pass by Dennis Parkinson | 10-12 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Danny Leonard is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Matt Renner (C) Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Danny Leonard | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo is fouled on the floor by Frank Dysart - foul #1 on Frank Dysart, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Calvin Enos, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Brett Gaffney takes the ball from Frank Dixon | 10-12 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Frank Dysart grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Allen Misner blocks the short jumper by Brett Gaffney | 10-12 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-12 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Frank Dysart travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), George Mayo (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Kevin Conway (SF) Brett Gaffney, Charles Williams | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses long on a jumper in the paint | 13-12 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | James Bancroft tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Steven John connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | James Bancroft's pass is intercepted by Steven John in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Frank Dysart buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Matt Renner | 15-17 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Allen Misner scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Allen Misner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) SG - Steven John (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Reginald Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Frank Dixon, Richard Taylor, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Herbert Gove (SG), Danny Leonard (C) Reginald Gray, Steven John, Matt Renner | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Herbert Gove - foul #1 on Herbert Gove, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Terry Wilkerson (PF) James Bancroft, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Williams (SG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Herbert Gove, Frank Dysart | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Danny Leonard pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Danny Leonard hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson hits a jumper in the lane set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 20-17 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Danny Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Richard Roberts, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (SF), Frank Dysart (PF) Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Hendrickson - foul #3 on John Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SF) John Hendrickson | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney is fouled on the floor by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (C) Danny Leonard | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Frank Dysart comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on George Mayo - foul #2 on George Mayo, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Richard Taylor (SF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SF) Charles Williams | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | James Bancroft clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | George Mayo tips it home | 24-18 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson (C) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Brett Gaffney, Frank Dysart | |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the easy layup | 24-20 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Reginald Gray gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Herbert Gove drills a floater from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to George Mayo | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Matt Renner blocks the short jumper by George Mayo | 24-22 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Steven John grabs the board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) SG - Herbert Gove (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven John (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) C - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Reginald Gray | 24-25 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Reginald Gray takes the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 24-25 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Reginald Gray blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Matt Renner tips it in | 24-27 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Herbert Gove is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Kevin Conway (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Reginald Gray, Steven John, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Danny Leonard steps in front of the Calvin Enos pass | 27-29 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Herbert Gove can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Frank Dysart - foul #2 on Frank Dysart, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Williams (SG) Herbert Gove | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Charles Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Danny Leonard steals it from Allen Misner | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Brett Gaffney | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-31 |