| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Hobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fresh) PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Powley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Powley inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Danny Thomas picks off the pass by Sean Hobbs | 16-29 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark O'Donnel - foul #1 on Mark O'Donnel, team foul #1 | 16-29 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Carlos Cales is fouled on the floor by Gary Connell - foul #1 on Gary Connell, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-31 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Cales - foul #3 on Carlos Cales, team foul #2 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (PG), James Schofield (SF) Carlos Cales, Mark O'Donnel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | James Schofield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Powley - foul #1 on James Powley, team foul #2 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joesph Creger (SG), Justin Wilson (PF), Terry Roderick (C) Sean Hobbs, Brett Vansteenberg, Kyle Patrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SG), James Gomes (C) Tyrone Hagerty, Danny Thomas | |
| 18:00 | Villanova | James Schofield makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | James Schofield makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-34 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 18-34 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Justin Wilson can't tip it in | 18-34 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Wilson | 18-34 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Terry Roderick is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Roderick, team foul #3 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel (SF) James Schofield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Arden Mason (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF) Lawrence Savage, James Powley, Gary Connell | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr hits the easy wide open finger roll | 18-36 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | The jumper by Jerry Barber is denied by James Gomes | 18-36 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | James Gomes snags the defensive board | 18-36 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Saul Martin | 18-38 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Jansen | 18-38 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | James Gomes snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerry Barber (fairly fresh) SG - Joesph Creger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Roderick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Mark O'Donnel picks off the pass by Jerry Jansen | 18-38 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Joesph Creger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), Sean Hobbs (SG), James Schofield (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF), Kyle Patrick (C) Jerry Barber, Joesph Creger, Mark O'Donnel, Justin Wilson, Terry Roderick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Albert Suhr, Saul Martin, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Sean Hobbs is called for the reach on Lawrence Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Hobbs, team foul #4 | 18-38 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | James Powley gets the offensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Kyle Patrick steals the ball from Lawrence Savage | 18-38 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Carlos Cales blows the layup | 18-38 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | James Powley snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-38 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sean Hobbs | 18-38 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick tips it home | 20-38 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kyle Patrick - foul #1 on Kyle Patrick, team foul #5 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Hamrick (PG), Mark O'Donnel (SF) Carlos Cales, James Schofield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SG) Tyrone Hagerty | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel is fouled on the floor by James Powley - foul #2 on James Powley, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gomes (C) Danny Thomas | |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel lays it up and in and he's hacked by Gary Connell - foul #2 on Gary Connell, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Wilson (C) Kyle Patrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Arden Mason (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF) Lawrence Savage, James Powley, Gary Connell | |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel misses the free throw | 22-39 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Arden Mason grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Hamrick | 24-39 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Sean Hobbs is called for the reach on Albert Suhr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Hobbs, team foul #6 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), James Schofield (SF) Sean Hobbs, Mark O'Donnel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Albert Suhr | 24-41 |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg's floater is knocked away by James Gomes | 24-41 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Justin Wilson tips it home | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schofield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gomes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | James Gomes tips it home | 26-43 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Carlos Cales clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | James Gomes gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Arden Mason's pass is intercepted by Brett Vansteenberg | 26-43 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | James Schofield misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Justin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Carlos Cales drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen is whistled for traveling | 28-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (PG), Sean Hobbs (SG), Joesph Creger (SF), Terry Roderick (PF), Kyle Patrick (C) Carlos Cales, Michael Hamrick, James Schofield, Brett Vansteenberg, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Albert Suhr, Saul Martin, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Barber - foul #1 on Jerry Barber, team foul #7 | 28-43 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel (SF) Joesph Creger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Terry Roderick comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Powley - foul #3 on James Powley, team foul #5 | 28-44 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Terry Roderick makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Terry Roderick misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas banks in the layup | 29-46 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Jerry Barber scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Danny Thomas - foul #2 on Danny Thomas, team foul #6 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joesph Creger (SG), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Sean Hobbs, Terry Roderick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Jerry Barber makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG) Jerry Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SG), Jerry Jansen (C) Tyrone Hagerty, Danny Thomas | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel is hacked by James Powley - foul #4 on James Powley, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Arden Mason (SF), Danny Thomas (C) Lawrence Savage, James Powley, Gary Connell | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Saul Martin snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joesph Creger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Arden Mason misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Carlos Cales | 34-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Arden Mason buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Albert Suhr | 34-49 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Patrick | 36-49 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Hamrick (PG), Sean Hobbs (SG), James Schofield (SF), Justin Wilson (PF) Carlos Cales, Joesph Creger, Mark O'Donnel, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF), James Gomes (C) Albert Suhr, Saul Martin, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, Danny Thomas | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick hits a turnaround from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | James Gomes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 38-49 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Justin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | James Schofield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Justin Wilson tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | James Powley is hacked by James Schofield - foul #2 on James Schofield, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (PG), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Michael Hamrick, Kyle Patrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF) Tyrone Hagerty, Gary Connell | |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | James Powley makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | James Powley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Jerry Barber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | James Powley pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Savage | 40-53 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Jerry Barber's floater is tipped away by Jerry Jansen | 40-53 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | James Powley snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | James Schofield is called for the reach on Saul Martin - foul #3 on James Schofield, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), Joesph Creger (SF), Terry Roderick (C) Sean Hobbs, James Schofield, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Arden Mason (SF), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Lawrence Savage, James Powley, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Carlos Cales connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Barber and he's hacked by Gary Connell - foul #3 on Gary Connell, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Hamrick (SG) Jerry Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Carlos Cales makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-55 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Joesph Creger grabs the board | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joesph Creger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Roderick (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Gary Connell - foul #4 on Gary Connell, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty (SG) Saul Martin | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (SG), Mark O'Donnel (SF), Kyle Patrick (C) Michael Hamrick, Joesph Creger, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), James Powley (SF) Albert Suhr, Arden Mason | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tyrone Hagerty | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Carlos Cales misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Powley - foul #5 on James Powley, team foul #10 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Hobbs (SG), Justin Wilson (PF) Jerry Barber, Kyle Patrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arden Mason (SF) James Powley | |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Carlos Cales makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Carlos Cales misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Arden Mason buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Savage | 47-61 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Terry Roderick knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mark O'Donnel | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is fouled on the floor by Mark O'Donnel - foul #2 on Mark O'Donnel, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg (PF), Kyle Patrick (C) Justin Wilson, Terry Roderick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty, Gary Connell | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Arden Mason misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Arden Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Carlos Cales hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Hobbs - foul #4 on Sean Hobbs, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Cales is called for the reach on Jerry Jansen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Cales, team foul #12 | 51-62 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Albert Suhr steals it from Sean Hobbs | 51-62 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Saul Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Cales - foul #5 on Carlos Cales, team foul #13 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (PG) Carlos Cales | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Jerry Barber makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-63 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Saul Martin is hacked by Sean Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Hobbs, team foul #14 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joesph Creger (SG) Sean Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Joesph Creger hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Brett Vansteenberg | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas is hacked by Jerry Barber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Barber, team foul #15 | 56-64 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick snags the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Jerry Barber is fouled on the floor by Danny Thomas - foul #3 on Danny Thomas, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG), Gary Connell (PF) Albert Suhr, Saul Martin, Jerry Jansen | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Jerry Barber makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jerry Barber is hacked by Gary Connell - foul #5 on Gary Connell, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen (PF) Gary Connell | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jerry Barber is called for the reach on Jerry Jansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Barber, team foul #16 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Joesph Creger snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG) Albert Suhr, Saul Martin | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Jerry Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Jerry Barber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel loses the dribble to Lawrence Savage | 57-66 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Barber is called for the reach on Saul Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Barber, team foul #17 | 57-66 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Kyle Patrick loses the dribble to Saul Martin | 57-68 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses the dunk attempt | 57-68 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen tips it but misses | 57-68 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The clock runs out | 57-68 |