| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) SF - Karson Flury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Karson Flury inbounds the ball | 36-17 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Lawrence Campbell is called for the reach on George Chambers - foul #2 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #1 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lawrence Campbell, Lee Tylor, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Pruitt - foul #2 on Gregory Pruitt, team foul #2 | 36-17 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Vincente Russo connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gonzalo Ferrari | 38-19 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Frank Gafford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Pruitt - foul #3 on Gregory Pruitt, team foul #3 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Frechette (PF), Yul Chu (C) Gregory Pruitt, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Gary Metzler takes the ball from Mile Kotowski | 38-20 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Karson Flury hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-22 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-22 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Gary Metzler grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Frank Gafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell is whistled for traveling | 38-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF), Yul Chu (C) Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Gary Metzler's fadeaway is rejected by Yul Chu | 38-22 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Yul Chu grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Vincente Russo jams it set up by Yul Chu out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Antonio Burnette - foul #1 on Antonio Burnette, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Filiberto Bruno (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Gabriel Showers, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) Antonio Burnette | |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the free throw | 41-22 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Irving Seeley misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mile Kotowski - foul #2 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #4 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Frechette (PF) Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Karson Flury, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Irving Seeley misses the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Vincente Russo comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 41-23 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Irving Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | John Gross works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Frechette - foul #1 on Mark Frechette, team foul #5 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Yul Chu (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG) George Chambers | |
| 16:20 | Marquette | John Gross misses the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | John Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Vincente Russo connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Campbell | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Campbell (fresh) SG - Antonio Burnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Gross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Boswell (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Irving Seeley loses the dribble to Gabriel Showers | 43-24 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers lays it in | 45-24 |
| 15:34 | Marquette | John Gross lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 45-26 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Gabriel Showers, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Jason Campbell, Antonio Burnette, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| 15:01 | Marquette | Karson Flury misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Vincente Russo snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the floater in the paint | 47-26 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Frank Gafford buries a jumper from close range | 47-28 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Yul Chu is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Lyon | 47-28 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Gary Metzler's pass is intercepted by Gregory Pruitt | 47-28 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Vincente Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 47-28 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Vincente Russo drills a floater from close range set up by Gonzalo Ferrari | 49-28 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Irving Seeley loses the dribble to Gregory Pruitt | 49-28 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Yul Chu works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Karson Flury - foul #2 on Karson Flury, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Lee Tylor (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF) Vincente Russo, Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), Robert Batres (SF), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | John Gross shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Yul Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Batres (fresh) PF - John Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Boswell (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gregory Pruitt, team foul #6 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Luis Boswell scores on a jump hook in the lane | 50-32 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Campbell | 52-32 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Robert Batres is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Showers - foul #1 on Gabriel Showers, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG) Lee Tylor | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) George Chambers, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Mark Frechette gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-32 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Mark Frechette is hacked by Frank Gafford - foul #2 on Frank Gafford, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mile Kotowski (SF), Yul Chu (C) Gabriel Showers, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Marquette | Karson Flury (SF) Robert Batres | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Gafford - foul #3 on Frank Gafford, team foul #4 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (PG) Lawrence Campbell | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG) Antonio Burnette | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Michael Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-32 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Ferrari | 53-32 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Yul Chu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-32 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 53-32 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Mile Kotowski steals it from Gary Metzler | 53-32 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mile Kotowski | 55-32 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | George Chambers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-32 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Gary Metzler gets the offensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Frank Gafford is hacked by Yul Chu - foul #2 on Yul Chu, team foul #8 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Mark Frechette (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) George Chambers | |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Yul Chu snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Karson Flury steals it from Mark Frechette | 55-33 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Michael Lyon comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-33 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Yul Chu snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Frechette (fresh) C - Yul Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Metzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-33 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Mark Frechette tips it back up and in | 57-33 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Karson Flury is hacked by Vincente Russo - foul #2 on Vincente Russo, team foul #9 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Vincente Russo, Gabriel Showers, Mark Frechette, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Karson Flury misses the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Filiberto Bruno | 57-34 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF) Lawrence Campbell, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG) Karson Flury | |
| 06:39 | Marquette | John Gross can't finish the layup | 57-34 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-34 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Luis Boswell gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | George Chambers is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gregory Pruitt | 57-34 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt connects on the floater from close range set up by Gabriel Showers | 59-34 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | John Gross evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block | 59-36 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | George Chambers is called for the reach on Gonzalo Ferrari - foul #3 on George Chambers, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Lee Tylor (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Yul Chu (C) Vincente Russo, Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Irving Seeley | |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 59-36 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Lee Tylor hits the follow up shot | 61-36 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Jason Campbell is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Campbell - foul #3 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #10 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG) Lee Tylor | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Jason Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Jason Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt is open and buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari | 63-38 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Jason Campbell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 63-38 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | George Chambers snags the offensive board | 63-38 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Robert Batres banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Chambers | 63-40 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses the wide open shot from the right side | 63-40 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Yul Chu snags the offensive board | 63-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Batres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Yul Chu hits a fadeaway in the lane | 65-40 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | John Gross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 65-40 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Gross - foul #1 on John Gross, team foul #6 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (PG), Lee Tylor (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lawrence Campbell, Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) Robert Batres | |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | John Gross pulls down the rebound | 66-40 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | George Chambers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Jason Campbell and he's fouled by Lee Tylor - foul #1 on Lee Tylor, team foul #11 | 66-42 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the free throw | 66-42 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt grabs the board | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Irving Seeley - foul #1 on Irving Seeley, team foul #7 | 66-42 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Vincente Russo steals it from John Gross | 68-42 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Vincente Russo banks in the layup set up by Filiberto Bruno | 70-42 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Luis Boswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Yul Chu (C) Vincente Russo, Gabriel Showers, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the fadeaway from the right block | 72-42 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | John Gross is called for traveling | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-42 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jason Campbell snags the defensive board | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | George Chambers scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Campbell | 72-45 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell runs out the clock | 72-45 |