| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) SG - Rodrigo Figueroa (fresh) SF - Roland Knipp (fresh) PF - Ryan Loehr (fresh) C - Troy Libby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Canisius | Roland Knipp grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | Mark Slaughter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Cory Hickman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Jody Hammond scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cory Hickman | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr lays it in set up by Mark Slaughter and he's hacked by Jody Hammond - foul #1 on Jody Hammond, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Claude Skelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Hickman | 3-6 |
| 18:25 | Canisius | Roland Knipp loses the dribble to Cory Hickman | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Cory Hickman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Jody Hammond tips it but misses | 3-6 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roland Knipp | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Rodrigo Figueroa snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Slaughter and he's fouled by Ronald Sheets - foul #1 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Dwyer (PG) Mark Slaughter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG) Claude Skelton | |
| 17:11 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Ronald Sheets | 6-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Harvard (SG), Carl Dillon (PF), Theodore Ostler (C) Rodrigo Figueroa, Ryan Loehr, Troy Libby | |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Ronald Sheets, Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| 16:29 | Canisius | Roland Knipp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Canisius | Carl Dillon tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Canisius | Theodore Ostler grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Canisius | Gary Dwyer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Randy Moore pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Theodore Ostler - foul #1 on Theodore Ostler, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Slaughter (PG), Kendrick Wendland (C) Gary Harvard, Roland Knipp | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Cory Hickman, Randy Moore | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Dwyer (fresh) SF - Carl Dillon (fresh) PF - Theodore Ostler (fresh) C - Kendrick Wendland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) PF - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Canisius | Theodore Ostler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 6-7 |
| 14:56 | Canisius | Theodore Ostler snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | The short jumper by Gary Dwyer is denied by Joseph Seidman | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the floater from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:28 | Canisius | Carl Dillon grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Carl Dillon makes the driving attempt in the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine is hacked by Mark Slaughter - foul #1 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Harvard (PG), Rodrigo Figueroa (SG), Roland Knipp (SF), Ryan Loehr (PF), Troy Libby (C) Mark Slaughter, Gary Dwyer, Carl Dillon, Theodore Ostler, Kendrick Wendland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF) Hilario Rodriguez, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Claude Skelton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Canisius | Gary Harvard grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Gary Harvard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claude Skelton - foul #1 on Claude Skelton, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Joseph Seidman | |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Gary Harvard misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Gary Harvard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Jody Hammond gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodrigo Figueroa - foul #1 on Rodrigo Figueroa, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Dwyer (PG) Gary Harvard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Rodrigo Figueroa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Jody Hammond knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Bodine | 11-10 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | Roland Knipp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Jody Hammond snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Jody Hammond's pass is intercepted by Troy Libby | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Gary Dwyer (fresh) SG - Rodrigo Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Knipp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Loehr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Libby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Canisius | Cory Hickman picks off the pass by Roland Knipp | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Cory Hickman jams it | 11-12 |
| 11:05 | Canisius | Roland Knipp misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Sheets - foul #2 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Slaughter (PG), Gary Harvard (SG), Carl Dillon (PF), Theodore Ostler (C) Gary Dwyer, Rodrigo Figueroa, Ryan Loehr, Troy Libby | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Ronald Sheets, Wayne Bodine | |
| 11:05 | Canisius | Roland Knipp makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:05 | Canisius | Roland Knipp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman is hacked by Theodore Ostler - foul #2 on Theodore Ostler, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Foulks (PF), Kendrick Wendland (C) Roland Knipp, Theodore Ostler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF) Jody Hammond | |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Slaughter - foul #2 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Randle (SG) Mark Slaughter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:08 | Canisius | Carl Dillon's floater is tipped away by Randy Moore | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Canisius | Donald Foulks tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Randy Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Carl Dillon loses the dribble to Randy Moore | 15-17 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Claude Skelton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randy Moore | 15-20 |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Joseph Seidman is called for the reach on Kendrick Wendland - foul #1 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Dwyer (PG), Rodrigo Figueroa (SG), Roland Knipp (SF), Ryan Loehr (PF), Troy Libby (C) Gary Harvard, John Randle, Carl Dillon, Donald Foulks, Kendrick Wendland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Jody Hammond (PF) Claude Skelton, Cory Hickman, Randy Moore | |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Gary Dwyer travels with the ball | 15-20 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Troy Libby snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Roland Knipp is hacked by Joseph Seidman - foul #2 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Shawn Dickson, Joseph Seidman | |
| 07:34 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr clanks a floater from the right block | 15-20 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Michael Shaw snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Gary Dwyer (fresh) SG - Rodrigo Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Knipp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Loehr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Libby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:12 | Canisius | Troy Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:08 | Canisius | Rodrigo Figueroa misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr tips it home | 17-20 |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Michael Shaw double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Cory Hickman (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Hilario Rodriguez, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| 06:28 | Canisius | Troy Libby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Jody Hammond grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Cory Hickman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 05:52 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr blows the layup | 17-23 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Cory Hickman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Claude Skelton | 17-26 |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Cory Hickman gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Cory Hickman | 17-28 |
| 04:15 | Canisius | Rodrigo Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Harvard (PG), John Randle (SG), Carl Dillon (SF), Donald Foulks (PF), Kendrick Wendland (C) Gary Dwyer, Rodrigo Figueroa, Roland Knipp, Ryan Loehr, Troy Libby | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is hacked by Gary Harvard - foul #1 on Gary Harvard, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Slaughter (PG), Theodore Ostler (PF) John Randle, Donald Foulks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF) Claude Skelton, Ronald Sheets | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Gary Harvard steps in front of the Cory Hickman pass | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Harvard (fresh) SF - Carl Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Ostler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kendrick Wendland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Canisius | Shawn Dickson steals the ball from Kendrick Wendland | 17-28 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Cory Hickman is fouled on the floor by Theodore Ostler - foul #3 on Theodore Ostler, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Foulks (PF) Theodore Ostler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Seidman (C) Wayne Bodine | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 02:39 | Canisius | Gary Harvard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-30 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Shaw | 17-33 |
| 01:51 | Canisius | Mark Slaughter clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Shaw - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #7 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodrigo Figueroa (SG), Roland Knipp (SF), Ryan Loehr (PF) Gary Harvard, Carl Dillon, Kendrick Wendland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF) Michael Shaw, Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Randy Moore | |
| 01:51 | Canisius | Mark Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 01:51 | Canisius | Mark Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jody Hammond | 18-35 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Ryan Loehr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Dwyer (PG), Troy Libby (C) Mark Slaughter, Donald Foulks | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Claude Skelton scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jody Hammond | 18-37 |
| 00:34 | Canisius | Joseph Seidman steals the ball from Troy Libby | 18-37 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Jody Hammond clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-37 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets connects on the shot from the left side | 18-39 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Roland Knipp comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 18-39 |