| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hackney (fresh) PF - George Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Thomas Hackney inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Carl Henkle buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steve King and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Carl Henkle makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Steve King gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Steve King can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Steve King pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Steve King is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Carl Henkle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jamie Ippolito - foul #3 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Sigmund (SF) Jamie Ippolito | |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Carl Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Carl Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:59 | UMass | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Steve King grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Steve King buries a jump hook from the right block | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Michael Sigmund clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Carl Henkle snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Carl Henkle drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Hackney | 44-32 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Henry Yardley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-32 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Michael Sigmund grabs the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Thomas Combs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 16:16 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Hess | 44-32 |
| 16:08 | UMass | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hackney - foul #3 on Thomas Hackney, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht (PG), Peter Nipp (SF), Ralph Schindler (PF), John Durrant (C) Thomas Lefebre, Thomas Hackney, George Payne, Steve King | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Edwin James (SG), Paul Hughes (PF), Terrell May (C) Henry Yardley, John Brown, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| 15:57 | UMass | Michael Sigmund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Ippolito (SF) Michael Sigmund | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Nathan Houseknecht (fresh) SG - Carl Henkle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Nipp (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Durrant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin James (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrell May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-32 |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Terrell May can't finish the layup | 46-32 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 15:07 | UMass | Paul Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Schindler - foul #2 on Ralph Schindler, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Hackney (SF) Carl Henkle | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Yardley (PG) Edwin James | |
| 15:07 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:07 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | John Durrant pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler is hacked by Terrell May - foul #1 on Terrell May, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve King (C) Thomas Hackney | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Sigmund (C) Paul Hughes | |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Durrant | 49-32 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Sigmund and he's hacked by John Durrant - foul #1 on John Durrant, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), George Payne (PF) Nathan Houseknecht, John Durrant | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Joseph Nelson, Michael Sigmund | |
| 14:11 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Steve King makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Schindler and the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Steve King makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 13:41 | UMass | John Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-35 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive board | 52-35 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Thomas Combs misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-35 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Henry Yardley is fouled on the floor by Peter Nipp - foul #3 on Peter Nipp, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Durrant (SG), Thomas Hackney (SF) Peter Nipp, Ralph Schindler | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Sigmund (SF), John Hess (PF) Jamie Ippolito, Terrell May | |
| 12:56 | UMass | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-35 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Henry Yardley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Hess | 52-38 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Yardley - foul #1 on Henry Yardley, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Henkle (SG) Steve King | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Edwin James (SG), Paul Hughes (C) Henry Yardley, John Brown, Thomas Combs | |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:45 | UMass | George Payne blocks the short jumper by Michael Sigmund | 53-38 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | John Durrant pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hackney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Durrant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin James (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Sigmund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | John Hess steals the ball from Thomas Lefebre | 53-38 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Michael Sigmund misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Hackney - foul #4 on Thomas Hackney, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht (PG), Peter Nipp (SF), Ralph Schindler (PF), Steve King (C) Thomas Lefebre, Thomas Hackney, George Payne, John Durrant | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Yardley (PG), Jamie Ippolito (SF), Terrell May (PF) Edwin James, John Hess, Paul Hughes | |
| 11:02 | UMass | Michael Sigmund makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Michael Sigmund makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Carl Henkle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steve King | 55-40 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Michael Sigmund dunks the ball on a nice dish by Henry Yardley | 55-42 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Steve King hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Schindler | 57-42 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Michael Sigmund connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Henry Yardley | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Jamie Ippolito is called for the reach on Peter Nipp - foul #4 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Joseph Nelson, Jamie Ippolito, Terrell May, Michael Sigmund | |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Peter Nipp makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Peter Nipp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Paul Hughes double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Durrant (SG) Carl Henkle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Peter Nipp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Houseknecht | 59-44 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Steve King - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG), George Payne (PF) Nathan Houseknecht, John Durrant | |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Steve King makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Steve King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:44 | UMass | John Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:21 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-44 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Steve King grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-44 |
| 07:57 | UMass | John Brown grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Ralph Schindler picks off the pass by Terrell May | 60-44 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Lefebre (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Nipp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Schindler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve King (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Henry Yardley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Brown | 63-46 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Schindler | 66-46 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Paul Hughes can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-46 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve King | 66-46 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler banks in the layup on a great pass from George Payne | 68-46 |
| 06:46 | UMass | John Brown misses the jumper from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Peter Nipp drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Steve King | 71-46 |
| 06:18 | UMass | John Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Yardley | 71-49 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Peter Nipp hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Payne | 74-49 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Henry Yardley pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 05:36 | UMass | John Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-49 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Ralph Schindler snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | The short jumper by Steve King is denied by Paul Hughes | 74-49 |
| 05:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Henry Yardley | 74-49 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Terrell May drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Steve King - foul #1 on Steve King, team foul #6 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht (PG), Carl Henkle (SG), Thomas Hackney (SF), John Durrant (C) Thomas Lefebre, Peter Nipp, Ralph Schindler, Steve King | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Edwin James (SG), Mark Payne (SF), Michael Sigmund (C) Henry Yardley, John Brown, Paul Hughes, John Hess | |
| 05:06 | UMass | Terrell May misses the free throw | 74-51 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Michael Sigmund grabs the offensive board | 74-51 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Joseph Nelson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Payne - foul #2 on George Payne, team foul #7 | 74-51 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Joseph Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | George Payne pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Nathan Houseknecht hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-52 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Joseph Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-52 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | George Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Michael Sigmund steals it from George Payne | 77-52 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Edwin James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hackney - foul #5 on Thomas Hackney, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Nipp (SF) Thomas Hackney | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:46 | UMass | Edwin James misses the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Nathan Houseknecht (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Henkle (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Nipp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Durrant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Payne (fresh) PF - Terrell May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Sigmund (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Carl Henkle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-53 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Terrell May pulls down the rebound | 77-53 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Michael Sigmund makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Payne - foul #3 on George Payne, team foul #9 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre (PG) Nathan Houseknecht | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:11 | UMass | Michael Sigmund makes the free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Peter Nipp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Michael Sigmund gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Michael Sigmund hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 77-56 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | John Durrant snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Carl Henkle hits the follow up shot | 79-56 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Joseph Nelson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | John Durrant grabs the defensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Carl Henkle misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Mark Payne - foul #1 on Mark Payne, team foul #9 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve King (C) John Durrant | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (PF) Mark Payne | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Carl Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Carl Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 81-56 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Terrell May snags the offensive board | 81-56 |
| 01:09 | UMass | George Payne swats the shot by Michael Sigmund | 81-56 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Terrell May misses the tip | 81-56 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre grabs the defensive rebound | 81-56 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Peter Nipp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-56 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Steve King snags the offensive board | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Steve King is fouled on the floor by Terrell May - foul #2 on Terrell May, team foul #10 | 81-56 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Steve King makes the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Steve King makes the 2nd free throw | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Michael Sigmund loses the dribble to Peter Nipp | 83-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Thomas Lefebre runs out the clock | 83-56 |