| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) SG - Roscoe Anderson (fresh) SF - Donald Czechowski (fresh) PF - Michael Keller (fresh) C - Jerry Thomas (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 | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | McNeese State | Norman Reed comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Claude Skelton - foul #1 on Claude Skelton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | McNeese State | Norman Reed makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | McNeese State | Norman Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Roscoe Anderson is called for the reach on Ronald Sheets in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roscoe Anderson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:44 | McNeese State | Norman Reed makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roscoe Anderson | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Cory Hickman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Skelton | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | McNeese State | Jody Hammond picks off the pass by Donald Czechowski | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Jody Hammond connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | McNeese State | Michael Keller is fouled on the floor by Jody Hammond - foul #1 on Jody Hammond, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang (C) Jerry Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Ronald Sheets, Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| 17:20 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | Randy Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Shaw | 3-9 |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski makes the driving attempt in the paint | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Michael Shaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (PG), Jason Coleman (SG), Danny Veney (SF) Norman Reed, Roscoe Anderson, Donald Czechowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG) Cory Hickman | |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Danny Veney buries a driving attempt from the right block | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Randy Moore is hacked by Michael Keller - foul #1 on Michael Keller, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas (C) Michael Keller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Shawn Dickson, Randy Moore, Wayne Bodine | |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Jody Hammond clanks a floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | Danny Veney gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Lee (fresh) SG - Jason Coleman (fresh) SF - Danny Veney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Xing-Fu Wang (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jody Hammond - foul #2 on Jody Hammond, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Roscoe Anderson (SG), Donald Czechowski (SF) James Lee, Jason Coleman, Danny Veney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Randy Moore (PF) Michael Shaw, Jody Hammond | |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang misses badly on a runner in the paint | 9-9 |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | Roscoe Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski is fouled on the floor by Hilario Rodriguez - foul #1 on Hilario Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Keller (PF), Don Davis (C) Xing-Fu Wang, Jerry Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF) Hilario Rodriguez, Ronald Sheets | |
| 14:49 | McNeese State | Michael Keller hits a runner in the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Skelton, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Joseph Seidman | |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | Randy Moore is called for the reach on Michael Keller - foul #1 on Randy Moore, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (PG), Jason Coleman (SG), Danny Veney (SF) Norman Reed, Roscoe Anderson, Donald Czechowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Boese (C) Randy Moore | |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | Michael Keller makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | Michael Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Cory Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine misses long on a shot from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:06 | McNeese State | Danny Veney pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | McNeese State | Michael Keller scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 14-12 |
| 13:12 | McNeese State | Michael Keller misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Michael Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Michael Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 12:09 | McNeese State | Don Davis is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Roscoe Anderson (SG), Donald Czechowski (SF), Xing-Fu Wang (PF), Jerry Thomas (C) James Lee, Jason Coleman, Danny Veney, Michael Keller, Don Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine, William Boese | |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Donald Czechowski is called for the reach on Ronald Sheets in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Czechowski, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Randy Moore connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joseph Seidman | 14-17 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roscoe Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Czechowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | McNeese State | The jump hook by Xing-Fu Wang is blocked by Joseph Seidman | 14-17 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ronald Sheets | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Seidman - foul #1 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses the floater from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Norman Reed gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Roscoe Anderson | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Jerry Thomas swats the layup by Hilario Rodriguez | 18-17 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez can't tip it in | 18-17 |
| 10:20 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:16 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas's floater is tipped away by Joseph Seidman | 18-17 |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Randy Moore is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Xing-Fu Wang - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (PG), Daniel Wood (SG), Michael Keller (PF) Norman Reed, Roscoe Anderson, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Wayne Bodine (C) Hilario Rodriguez, Joseph Seidman | |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | McNeese State | Michael Keller snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:34 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski loses the dribble to Wayne Bodine | 20-17 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Cory Hickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Keller - foul #2 on Michael Keller, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Veney (SF), Jason Coleman (PF), Don Davis (C) Donald Czechowski, Michael Keller, Jerry Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), William Boese (C) Michael Shaw, Ronald Sheets, Randy Moore | |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Wayne Bodine steals the ball from Don Davis | 20-19 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Cory Hickman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | William Boese tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Danny Veney pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:11 | McNeese State | William Boese picks off the pass by Don Davis | 20-19 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson is hacked by Danny Veney - foul #1 on Danny Veney, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Roscoe Anderson (SG), Xing-Fu Wang (C) James Lee, Daniel Wood, Don Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Seidman (C) William Boese | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson's floater is tipped away by Jason Coleman | 20-19 |
| 07:32 | McNeese State | Jason Coleman snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roscoe Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Veney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Coleman (fairly fresh) C - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cory Hickman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | Roscoe Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left side | 22-19 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Cory Hickman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hilario Rodriguez | 22-21 |
| 06:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Dickson - foul #1 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Don Davis (SF), Michael Keller (PF) Danny Veney, Jason Coleman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Jody Hammond (PF) Hilario Rodriguez, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| 06:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:37 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Claude Skelton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 06:08 | McNeese State | The jump hook by Michael Keller is blocked by Jody Hammond | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Keller - foul #3 on Michael Keller, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (PG), Daniel Wood (SG), Donald Czechowski (SF), Jerry Thomas (C) Norman Reed, Roscoe Anderson, Don Davis, Michael Keller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF), William Boese (C) Ronald Sheets, Joseph Seidman | |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:26 | McNeese State | Daniel Wood's floater is tipped away by Randy Moore | 23-26 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Randy Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 23-29 |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | James Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:32 | McNeese State | Jerry Thomas knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Lee | 25-29 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Randy Moore knocks in the floater from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 04:03 | McNeese State | Randy Moore swats the layup by James Lee | 25-31 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | William Boese snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Randy Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Roscoe Anderson (SG), Danny Veney (SF), Jason Coleman (PF), Don Davis (C) James Lee, Daniel Wood, Donald Czechowski, Xing-Fu Wang, Jerry Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Wayne Bodine (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Claude Skelton, Cory Hickman, Jody Hammond, Randy Moore, William Boese | |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | Don Davis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 03:21 | McNeese State | Jason Coleman grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roscoe Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Veney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Coleman (fresh) C - Don Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) PF - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | McNeese State | Norman Reed travels with the ball | 25-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG) Shawn Dickson | |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 25-31 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:22 | McNeese State | Don Davis snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:17 | McNeese State | Norman Reed makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Veney | 27-31 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Roscoe Anderson is called for the reach on Hilario Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roscoe Anderson, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski (SF), Jerry Thomas (C) Danny Veney, Don Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine clanks a jump hook from the left block | 27-32 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jerry Thomas | 27-32 |
| 01:46 | McNeese State | Norman Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-32 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez is hacked by Roscoe Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roscoe Anderson, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (SG), Xing-Fu Wang (PF) Roscoe Anderson, Jason Coleman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF) Michael Shaw, Ronald Sheets, Joseph Seidman | |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Donald Czechowski grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 01:34 | McNeese State | Norman Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG) Hilario Rodriguez | |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Wayne Bodine steps in front of the James Lee pass | 27-33 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine is hacked by Jerry Thomas - foul #1 on Jerry Thomas, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Wood (SG), Danny Veney (SF), Don Davis (PF) Norman Reed, Donald Czechowski, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Randy Moore | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | James Lee scores on a floater from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Jerry Thomas is called for the reach on Claude Skelton - foul #2 on Jerry Thomas, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Don Davis clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets gets the rebound | 29-37 |