| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Balogh (fresh) C - John Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | David Fuller inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Jean Balogh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | John Higgins grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | David Fuller tips it home | 31-36 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | David Fuller tips it home | 33-36 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | John Higgins comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nelson Lister | 33-38 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Calvin Enos | 33-40 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope can't finish the layup | 33-40 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it home | 33-42 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Fuller | 36-42 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 36-42 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jean Balogh (fairly fresh) C - John Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (PF), Matt Renner (C) Brett Gaffney, David Fuller, Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is denied on a dunk by John Hendrickson | 36-42 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Gary Chevalier steps in front of the Kevin Conway pass | 36-42 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Reginald Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Nelson Lister | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Matt Renner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Hendrickson | 38-42 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Kevin Conway is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Jarrod King is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jarrod King, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Fuller (SF) Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Gary Chevalier, Jarrod King | |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Fuller | 41-42 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Matt Renner tips it in | 43-45 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | David Fuller is called for the reach on Larry Horne - foul #2 on David Fuller, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) John Hendrickson, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Nelson Lister (C) Robert Taylor, Calvin Enos | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Horne | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jean Balogh (fresh) C - John Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Nelson Lister and the foul's on Brett Gaffney - foul #2 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Kevin Conway (SF) Brett Gaffney, David Fuller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Jarrod King (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Kevin Conway misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Conway - foul #3 on Kevin Conway, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG) Gary Chevalier | |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | John Higgins pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Reginald Gray clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Reginald Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), David Fuller (SF), John Hendrickson (PF), Matt Renner (C) Reginald Gray, Kevin Conway, Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos, Nelson Lister | |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Matt Renner clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jarrod King - foul #3 on Jarrod King, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG) Jarrod King | |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the floater from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | John Hendrickson hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Jason Roundtree is called for the reach on Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Jason Roundtree, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Higgins (C) Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | John Higgins grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Roundtree - foul #4 on Jason Roundtree, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Jean Balogh (PF) Jason Roundtree, David Fuller, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Jean Balogh grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 52-56 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Nelson Lister, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (C) John Higgins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne | |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't tip it in | 52-56 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Jarrod King grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos clanks a shot from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Matt Renner banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Cody Bonneau | 54-56 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Jean Balogh grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Roundtree (SG), David Fuller (SF), John Higgins (C) Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor, Jarrod King | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | John Higgins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Jean Balogh is fouled on the floor by Nelson Lister - foul #5 on Nelson Lister, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SF), Larry Horne (C) Calvin Enos, Nelson Lister | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jean Balogh (fresh) C - John Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | John Higgins picks off the pass by Robert Taylor | 54-56 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gary Chevalier | 54-56 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Brett Gaffney - foul #3 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF) Jean Balogh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | John Hendrickson can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Larry Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PF) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Jean Balogh makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Roundtree | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the shot from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | David Fuller is called for the reach on Calvin Enos - foul #3 on David Fuller, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jean Balogh | 57-57 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | The jump hook by John Higgins is blocked by Dwayne Stanhope | 57-57 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Higgins - foul #1 on John Higgins, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is hacked by Jason Roundtree in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Roundtree, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG) Jason Roundtree | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cody Bonneau | 60-60 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos lays it in despite the doubleteam | 60-62 |