| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Rauscher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Jody Marques hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Rauscher | 35-31 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Marko Zahran is called for the reach on Claude Skelton - foul #1 on Marko Zahran, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG), Wallace Wolk (PF), David Shorter (C) Roderick Szabo, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Claude Skelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Claude Skelton | 35-31 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson is fouled on the floor by Wallace Wolk - foul #1 on Wallace Wolk, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Marko Zahran (C) Rusty Owens, David Shorter | |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Jody Marques hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Hamilton | 37-31 |
| 17:37 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Jody Marques snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson buries a shot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 16:56 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Hamilton | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Wolk (fairly fresh) C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Roderick Szabo | 42-33 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 15:23 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 14:55 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran is fouled on the floor by Joseph Seidman - foul #2 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Jody Hammond (PF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, William Hamilton, Jody Marques, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (PG), Rusty Owens (SG), Dennis Rauscher (SF), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Roderick Szabo, Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, Wallace Wolk, Marko Zahran | |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rusty Owens | 45-36 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Michael Shaw buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hilario Rodriguez | 48-36 |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | David Shorter comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Dickson - foul #2 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Shawn Dickson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Charles Fisher (SF) Stefan Ricci, Daniel Shetler | |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | David Shorter misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | David Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-37 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Jody Hammond grabs the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Jody Hammond connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Shaw | 50-37 |
| 12:51 | Valparaiso | Michael Shaw steals the ball from Dennis Rauscher | 50-37 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Michael Shaw makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 12:10 | Valparaiso | David Shorter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Jody Marques | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (PG), Shane Fox (SG), Daniel Shetler (PF), Marko Zahran (C) Roderick Szabo, Rusty Owens, Charles Fisher, David Shorter | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Claude Skelton | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stefan Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rauscher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Shetler (fresh) C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stefan Ricci | 54-40 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Claude Skelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jody Hammond | 57-40 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler tips it back up and in | 57-42 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman loses the dribble to Stefan Ricci | 57-42 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Rauscher | 57-45 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Stefan Ricci - foul #3 on Stefan Ricci, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Hamilton (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF) Hilario Rodriguez, Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Charles Fisher (SF), David Shorter (C) Stefan Ricci, Daniel Shetler, Marko Zahran | |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dennis Rauscher | 57-45 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo is hacked by Jody Hammond - foul #1 on Jody Hammond, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Jody Hammond | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran (C) David Shorter | |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 08:34 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-45 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | William Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-45 |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 07:47 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-45 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Rauscher (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Zahran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Jody Marques clanks a shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 06:52 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Rauscher | 59-48 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson lays it in on a great pass from William Hamilton | 61-48 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-48 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Charles Fisher is called for the reach on Shawn Dickson - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Jody Hammond (PF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, William Hamilton, Jody Marques, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson comes up short on the runner from close range | 61-50 |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Sheets - foul #1 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Shaw is called for the reach on Roderick Szabo - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Rusty Owens, Charles Fisher | |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Shawn Dickson - foul #3 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Shawn Dickson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher (SF), Marko Zahran (C) Richard Brown, David Shorter | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rauscher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Shetler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Jody Hammond scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran connects on the turnaround in the lane | 64-56 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), William Hamilton (SG), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Hilario Rodriguez, Jody Marques | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG), Charles Fisher (SF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Daniel Shetler, Marko Zahran | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | Claude Skelton steals the ball from Roderick Szabo in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF), Jody Marques (PF) Jody Hammond, Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Daniel Shetler (PF), Marko Zahran (C) Rusty Owens, Dennis Rauscher, David Shorter | |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Claude Skelton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher (PF) Daniel Shetler | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Roderick Szabo steals it from William Hamilton | 64-56 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo hits the finger roll | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | William Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Szabo - foul #2 on Roderick Szabo, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (C) Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is fouled on the floor by Shane Fox - foul #2 on Shane Fox, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Roderick Szabo is called for the reach on William Hamilton - foul #3 on Roderick Szabo, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | William Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher buries a 3 from straight away set up by Roderick Szabo | 65-61 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Roderick Szabo is called for the reach on Claude Skelton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roderick Szabo, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Seidman (C) Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Seidman | 65-61 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman is hacked by Dennis Rauscher - foul #2 on Dennis Rauscher, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Szabo | 67-64 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Szabo - foul #5 on Roderick Szabo, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Jody Marques | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG) Roderick Szabo | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | William Hamilton gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | William Hamilton is hacked by Rusty Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rusty Owens, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (C) Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | William Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Hamilton | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Shane Fox is called for the reach on Ronald Sheets in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Fox, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | William Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Skelton runs out the clock | 72-64 |