| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 5 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jack Archer inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Lawrence Campbell is called for the reach on Donald Irish - foul #1 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses the easy layup | 19-28 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Donald Irish pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Gonzalo Ferrari takes the ball from James Tovar | 19-28 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell is hacked by Negele Adams - foul #3 on Negele Adams, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Gonzalo Ferrari | 19-28 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski is fouled on the floor by James Tovar - foul #2 on James Tovar, team foul #2 | 19-28 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | James Tovar gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | James Tovar is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Archer | 19-30 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Donald Irish picks off the pass by Lawrence Campbell | 19-30 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Donald Irish makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Kane | 19-33 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Raul Castro clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-33 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Stephen Kane snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | James Tovar is hacked by Mile Kotowski - foul #1 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Negele Adams is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 19-33 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | James Tovar gets the offensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Donald Irish works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt drills a jumpshot from the right side | 21-33 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Negele Adams hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Tovar | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lee Tylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno loses the dribble to Negele Adams | 21-35 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Donald Irish's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Showers | 21-35 |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the turnaround from close range | 21-35 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Lee Tylor grabs the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Lee Tylor knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari and the foul's on Donald Irish - foul #2 on Donald Irish, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Dudley (SG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Jack Archer (SF) Stephen Kane, Charles Carpenter | |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Lee Tylor makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | James Tovar tips it back up and in | 24-37 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Donald Irish out of the doubleteam | 24-39 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Mark Frechette misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Archer - foul #1 on Jack Archer, team foul #4 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG) Lee Tylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Negele Adams can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Mark Frechette grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Jason Dudley scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Donald Irish - foul #3 on Donald Irish, team foul #5 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Charles Carpenter (SF) Timothy Hogg, Jack Archer | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Jason Dudley misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Donald Irish splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Mark Frechette pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Raul Castro clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Negele Adams - foul #4 on Negele Adams, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Jason Dudley, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Raul Castro makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Raul Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF) Raul Castro | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Donald Irish shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Negele Adams | 33-42 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Ferrari | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) PF - James Tovar (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Negele Adams (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Stephen Kane makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Negele Adams | 35-44 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Kane | 37-46 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Raul Castro (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Gabriel Showers, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Billy Sims (SG), Jack Archer (SF), Brian Hall (PF), Thomas Norton (C) Stephen Kane, Donald Irish, Charles Carpenter, James Tovar, Negele Adams | |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Jack Archer is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Dudley (SG) Gonzalo Ferrari | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt slams it home | 39-46 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Mark Frechette is called for the reach on Brian Hall - foul #2 on Mark Frechette, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Thomas Norton makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Hall | 39-48 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Mark Frechette clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Brian Hall gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Thomas Norton misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Dudley - foul #2 on Jason Dudley, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Jason Dudley, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Donald Irish (SG) Timothy Hogg, Billy Sims | |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Thomas Norton makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Thomas Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-50 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Archer | 39-50 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Gonzalo Ferrari steals it from Brian Hall | 39-50 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Lee Tylor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Norton - foul #1 on Thomas Norton, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF) Raul Castro, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Jack Archer, Thomas Norton, Brian Hall | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Lee Tylor misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 39-50 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Donald Irish clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Filiberto Bruno | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lee Tylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Mark Frechette (C) Lee Tylor, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Lawrence Campbell steps in front of the James Tovar pass | 39-50 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Mark Frechette is fouled on the floor by Negele Adams - foul #5 on Negele Adams, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Raul Castro (SF) Gabriel Showers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Brian Hall (C) Stephen Kane, Negele Adams | |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Brian Hall loses the dribble to Gonzalo Ferrari | 41-50 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Donald Irish is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter tips it in | 44-52 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari | 46-52 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Brian Hall tips it in | 46-54 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mark Frechette misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Hall - foul #1 on Brian Hall, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Dudley (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Jack Archer (SF), Thomas Norton (C) Donald Irish, Charles Carpenter, Brian Hall | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Thomas Norton's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Frechette | 48-54 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Jason Dudley is hacked by Timothy Hogg - foul #1 on Timothy Hogg, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lawrence Campbell, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Jason Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Jason Dudley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | James Tovar is hacked by Lee Tylor - foul #2 on Lee Tylor, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (PF) James Tovar | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lee Tylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Thomas Norton connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Kane | 49-56 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers clanks a shot near the basket | 49-56 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Stephen Kane grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF) Lee Tylor, Jason Dudley, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG), James Tovar (PF), Brian Hall (C) Timothy Hogg, Charles Carpenter, Thomas Norton | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Lawrence Campbell steals it from Brian Hall | 49-56 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell lays it up and in | 51-56 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Brian Hall misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-56 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Raul Castro | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Donald Irish's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Raul Castro | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Raul Castro dunks the ball | 55-56 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Donald Irish loses the ball out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Kane | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Stephen Kane is hacked by Lawrence Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Filiberto Bruno is called for the reach on Donald Irish - foul #2 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Raul Castro | 55-56 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Raul Castro makes the jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Donald Irish buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Kane | 57-59 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses badly on a shot from the right side | 57-59 |