| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Matt Renner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dahl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Dahl inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Freddie King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Conway - foul #1 on Kevin Conway, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | George Dahl pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Freddie King misses the jump hook in the paint | 43-45 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | George Dahl tips it in | 43-47 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the easy layup | 43-47 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jim Prettyman | 43-47 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | Robert Taylor clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-47 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | George Dahl loses the dribble to Kevin Conway | 43-47 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Freddie King grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Don Jacques hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | John Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Freddie King clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Matt Renner gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Freddie King steals it from Cody Bonneau in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | The short jumper by Freddie King is denied by John Hendrickson | 43-47 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matt Renner | 46-47 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Freddie King is fouled on the floor by Kevin Conway - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Higgins (C) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (PF), Pat Mahaffey (C) Jim Prettyman, Freddie King | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Higgins - foul #3 on John Higgins, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | John Higgins loses the dribble to Pat Mahaffey | 46-48 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Robert Taylor drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Jean Balogh misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Jean Balogh gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matt Renner (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - John Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Jacques (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dahl (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Pat Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | John Higgins knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Reginald Gray | 48-50 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | James Bui comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Jean Balogh pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Reginald Gray | 50-50 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | James Bui misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | John Higgins snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Pat Mahaffey steals it from Matt Renner | 50-50 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | James Bui misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Jean Balogh gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Matt Renner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Bui - foul #1 on James Bui, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), David Fuller (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (C) Jean Balogh, Reginald Gray, Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques, George Dahl, James Bui, Pat Mahaffey | |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Hendrickson - foul #1 on John Hendrickson, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG) Matt Renner | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Kevin Conway pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | John Hendrickson scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Brad Talbert - foul #3 on Brad Talbert, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Freddie King (C) Jim Prettyman | |
| 13:49 | Villanova | John Hendrickson makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Freddie King buries a shot from the right block | 55-53 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kevin Conway | 55-53 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Kevin Conway can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jerry Gustin | 55-53 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Freddie King connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Gustin | 55-55 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Kevin Conway misses the easy layup but the foul's on Freddie King - foul #1 on Freddie King, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF) Cody Bonneau, David Fuller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF) Thomas Gillette, Brad Talbert, Aaron Capozzi | |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Kevin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Kevin Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | George Dahl is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Dahl, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Conway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hendrickson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Jacques (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dahl (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Kevin Conway can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Austin Kane steals it from Jim Prettyman | 56-55 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Reginald Gray double dribbles | 56-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (PF), John Higgins (C) Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SF) George Dahl | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Freddie King is blocked by John Higgins | 56-55 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Freddie King misses short on a jumper in the paint | 56-55 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Freddie King tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Austin Kane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF) Brett Gaffney, Reginald Gray, Austin Kane | |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (C) Freddie King | |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matt Renner - foul #2 on Matt Renner, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (SF) James Bui | |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Don Jacques is called for the reach on Cody Bonneau - foul #3 on Don Jacques, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Fuller (SF) Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:46 | Villanova | John Higgins's layup is rejected by Pat Mahaffey | 56-59 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | George Dahl hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the lay-in | 56-62 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau tips it home | 58-62 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | George Dahl misses the lay-in | 58-62 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | George Dahl grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | George Dahl clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | John Higgins gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Dahl - foul #2 on George Dahl, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Austin Kane (SF), Kevin Conway (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Jean Balogh, David Fuller, Matt Renner, John Higgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), James Bui (PF), Aaron Capozzi (C) Jerry Gustin, Don Jacques, George Dahl, Jim Prettyman, Pat Mahaffey | |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | James Bui gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brad Talbert | 59-65 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | John Hendrickson is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Cody Bonneau | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Conway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Talbert (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Bui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Aaron Capozzi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Austin Kane steps in front of the Aaron Capozzi pass | 61-65 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Reginald Gray is hacked by Robert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Cody Bonneau | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Reginald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | James Bui gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Austin Kane steps in front of the Aaron Capozzi pass | 62-65 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Reginald Gray connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Conway | 64-65 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | James Bui misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-65 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Austin Kane grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Hendrickson throws it down on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 66-65 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Brad Talbert buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bui | 66-67 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Austin Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Austin Kane steps in front of the Aaron Capozzi pass | 66-67 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Reginald Gray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 68-67 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Taylor | 68-69 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Austin Kane makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Hendrickson | 70-69 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), David Fuller (SF), Matt Renner (PF), John Higgins (C) Reginald Gray, Austin Kane, Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette, Brad Talbert, James Bui, Aaron Capozzi | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau is hacked by Don Jacques in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Jacques, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Don Jacques | 72-73 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim Prettyman - foul #2 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (PF) Jim Prettyman | |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Freddie King gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Matt Renner takes the ball from Don Jacques | 73-73 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | David Fuller misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Dahl - foul #3 on George Dahl, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Austin Kane (SF) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | David Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | David Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | John Higgins snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Pat Mahaffey is called for the reach on Austin Kane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pat Mahaffey, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG) David Fuller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jim Prettyman (PF) Freddie King | |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Austin Kane makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Austin Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Matt Renner (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - John Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Jacques (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Dahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Higgins - foul #4 on John Higgins, team foul #6 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Freddie King (C) Pat Mahaffey | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Austin Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Jean Balogh loses the dribble to Don Jacques in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Don Jacques | 77-76 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Jean Balogh loses the dribble to Jerry Gustin in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-76 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Kevin Conway (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Jean Balogh, Matt Renner, John Higgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney makes the 3 from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Don Jacques can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Kevin Conway gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Reginald Gray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Jacques - foul #5 on Don Jacques, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Brad Talbert (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Pat Mahaffey (C) Don Jacques, George Dahl, Jim Prettyman, Freddie King | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:10 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG) Reginald Gray | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jim Prettyman (PF) Aaron Capozzi | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Kevin Conway picks off the pass by Jerry Gustin | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gustin - foul #4 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #13 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (PF), John Higgins (C) Austin Kane, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (SF), Freddie King (C) Brad Talbert, Pat Mahaffey | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 84-78 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gustin - foul #5 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #14 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG) Jerry Gustin | |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (C) John Higgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Matt Renner takes the ball from James Bui | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Matt Renner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #15 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Higgins (C) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | George Dahl buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Taylor | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | John Higgins is hacked by James Bui in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bui, team foul #16 | 88-81 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | John Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | John Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Freddie King gets the rebound | 89-81 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | George Dahl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-81 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 89-81 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Matt Renner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #17 | 89-81 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 90-81 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | George Dahl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-81 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matt Renner | 90-81 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Matt Renner is fouled in the backcourt by James Bui - foul #3 on James Bui, team foul #18 | 90-81 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Robert Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 91-81 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jim Prettyman - foul #3 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #19 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 93-81 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Freddie King hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 93-81 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | John Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 93-81 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jean Balogh runs out the clock | 93-81 |