| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William Turpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sorrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leslie Salerno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Leon Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Jennings (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Brian Haskell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gress (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Villanova | William Turpin is hacked by Brian Haskell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Haskell, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Larry Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 19:34 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Leon Braxton steals it from William Turpin in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 19:14 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Turpin | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Braxton and he's fouled by Larry Patrick - foul #2 on Larry Patrick, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard French (PG), Larry Coronel (SF) Leon Braxton, Brian Haskell | |
| 18:33 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | William Turpin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Turpin, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (PG) William Turpin | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Steen (C) Donald Gress | |
| 18:16 | Oral Roberts | Michael Hall makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Chris Jennings | 35-35 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:52 | Oral Roberts | Chris Jennings snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Oral Roberts | Richard French hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | James Patton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:31 | Oral Roberts | Chris Jennings pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:15 | Oral Roberts | Chris Jennings comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daren Savory (SG), Bobby Harvill (SF), Robert Johns (PF), John Moore (C) James Patton, Charles Sorrell, Leslie Salerno, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton (PG), Brian Haskell (SF), Matthew Ferrell (C) Richard French, Larry Coronel, Michael Hall | |
| 17:15 | Oral Roberts | Chris Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:15 | Oral Roberts | Chris Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Haskell - foul #3 on Brian Haskell, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers (SG), Roland Newberry (SF) Chris Jennings, Brian Haskell | |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Bob Foster is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block | 37-40 |
| 16:46 | Oral Roberts | Bob Foster picks off the pass by Matthew Ferrell | 37-40 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Robert Landers is called for the reach on Bobby Harvill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Landers, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol (PG) Bob Foster | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress (C) James Steen | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | John Moore knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:57 | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:55 | Oral Roberts | Roland Newberry grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Savory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Harvill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Leon Braxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Landers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Newberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ferrell (fairly fresh) C - Donald Gress (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG), James Patton (SG), Charles Sorrell (SF), Leslie Salerno (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Stephen McCarrol, Daren Savory, Bobby Harvill, Robert Johns, John Moore | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard French (PG), Chris Jennings (SG), Brian Haskell (SF), James Steen (PF), Larry Coronel (C) Leon Braxton, Robert Landers, Roland Newberry, Matthew Ferrell, Donald Gress | |
| 14:57 | Oral Roberts | Leslie Salerno picks off the pass by James Steen | 39-40 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Haskell - foul #4 on Brian Haskell, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Hall (PF), Donald Gress (C) Brian Haskell, James Steen | |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:18 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (SF) Charles Sorrell | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Larry Coronel is called for the reach on Bob Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Coronel, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Larry Patrick blows the layup | 41-40 |
| 13:53 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | Oral Roberts | Richard French misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 13:36 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hall | 41-40 |
| 13:25 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Richard French | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Larry Patrick's layup is rejected by Larry Coronel | 41-42 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Larry Patrick tips it home | 43-42 |
| 12:38 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Larry Coronel is called for the reach on Bob Foster - foul #3 on Larry Coronel, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol (PG), Daren Savory (SG), Charles Sorrell (SF), Robert Johns (PF), John Moore (C) William Turpin, James Patton, Bob Foster, Leslie Salerno, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton (PG), Robert Landers (SG), Roland Newberry (SF), James Steen (PF), Matthew Ferrell (C) Richard French, Chris Jennings, Larry Coronel, Michael Hall, Donald Gress | |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 12:05 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Matthew Ferrell | 43-45 |
| 11:59 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Ferrell's layup is rejected by John Moore | 43-45 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Daren Savory pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Savory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Sorrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Leon Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Landers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Newberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Steen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Ferrell (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell is open but can't throw it down | 43-45 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | John Moore tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 11:33 | Oral Roberts | James Steen gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:23 | Oral Roberts | John Moore steps in front of the Leon Braxton pass | 43-45 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | John Moore buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daren Savory | 45-45 |
| 10:46 | Oral Roberts | James Steen misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daren Savory | 47-45 |
| 09:56 | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 09:55 | Oral Roberts | James Steen tips it home | 47-47 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | John Moore can't throw it down | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol tips it in | 49-47 |
| 09:20 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Ferrell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Landers | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | John Moore misses the dunk attempt | 49-50 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Robert Johns tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 08:42 | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Johns | 51-50 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell is hacked by Roland Newberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Newberry, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG), James Patton (SG), Leslie Salerno (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Stephen McCarrol, Daren Savory, Robert Johns, John Moore | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard French (PG), Chris Jennings (SG), Larry Coronel (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Donald Gress (C) Leon Braxton, Robert Landers, Roland Newberry, James Steen, Matthew Ferrell | |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:17 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (SF) Charles Sorrell | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 08:10 | Villanova | James Patton makes the shot from close range | 55-50 |
| 07:44 | Oral Roberts | Larry Patrick is called for the reach on Richard French - foul #3 on Larry Patrick, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell (SF) Larry Coronel | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William Turpin (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leslie Salerno (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard French (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Haskell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gress (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | William Turpin is hacked by Chris Jennings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Jennings, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | William Turpin misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:36 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:18 | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bob Foster misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard French - foul #1 on Richard French, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bobby Harvill (SF) William Turpin | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton (PG) Richard French | |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:32 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress hits a 3 from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | James Patton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 06:17 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:01 | Oral Roberts | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | James Patton knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bob Foster and he's fouled by Chris Jennings - foul #3 on Chris Jennings, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG) Bob Foster | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard French (PG), Roland Newberry (SG), James Steen (C) Leon Braxton, Chris Jennings, Donald Gress | |
| 05:53 | Villanova | James Patton misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:53 | Oral Roberts | James Steen snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | James Patton can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sorrell (SF), Robert Johns (PF) Bobby Harvill, Leslie Salerno | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 05:17 | Villanova | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | James Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | Oral Roberts | Roland Newberry snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 04:49 | Oral Roberts | Richard French is called for traveling | 60-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daren Savory (SG) James Patton | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton (PG), Chris Jennings (SG), Larry Coronel (SF) Richard French, Roland Newberry, Brian Haskell | |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Larry Patrick connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by James Steen - foul #2 on James Steen, team foul #12 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Rhodes (PG), Leslie Salerno (PF) William Turpin, Robert Johns | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers (PG), Donald Gress (C) Leon Braxton, James Steen | |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Larry Patrick misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:30 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:14 | Oral Roberts | Michael Hall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Michael Hall, team foul #13 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (PG), Bobby Harvill (SF) Carl Rhodes, Charles Sorrell | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell (SF) Larry Coronel | |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Bob Foster buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daren Savory | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Oral Roberts | Leslie Salerno is called for the reach on Michael Hall - foul #3 on Leslie Salerno, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Roland Newberry (SG) Chris Jennings | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bob Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daren Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Harvill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leslie Salerno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Patrick (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Robert Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Newberry (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Brian Haskell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hall (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Gress (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol (SG), Robert Johns (PF), John Moore (C) Daren Savory, Leslie Salerno, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Leon Braxton (PG) Robert Landers | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | John Moore is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bob Foster | 66-53 |
| 02:56 | Oral Roberts | Brian Haskell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Stephen McCarrol snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Bob Foster misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | John Moore tips it back up and in | 68-53 |
| 02:28 | Oral Roberts | The jumper by Brian Haskell is denied by John Moore | 68-53 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | John Moore snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill's pass is intercepted by Michael Hall in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| 02:14 | Oral Roberts | Donald Gress is denied on a layup by Robert Johns | 68-53 |
| 02:12 | Oral Roberts | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Bob Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Braxton - foul #3 on Leon Braxton, team foul #14 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Rhodes (PG), Daren Savory (SG) Stephen McCarrol, Bobby Harvill | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers (PG), Richard French (SG), Larry Coronel (SF), Matthew Ferrell (PF), James Steen (C) Leon Braxton, Roland Newberry, Brian Haskell, Michael Hall, Donald Gress | |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Bob Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:09 | Oral Roberts | James Steen snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 01:49 | Oral Roberts | Robert Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bobby Harvill (SF) Carl Rhodes | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Roland Newberry (SG) Robert Landers | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Bob Foster can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard French - foul #2 on Richard French, team foul #15 | 69-55 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Bob Foster misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Ferrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-55 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Bob Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel is hacked by Robert Johns - foul #1 on Robert Johns, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 00:47 | Oral Roberts | James Steen drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| 00:47 | Oral Roberts | James Steen makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | James Steen is called for the reach on John Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Steen, team foul #16 | 70-58 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | Roland Newberry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Daren Savory grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the fadeaway from the left side | 74-58 |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roland Newberry | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Bob Foster runs out the clock | 74-60 |