| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) PF - David Pinkerton (fresh) C - Tracy Fannin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is hacked by Terrance Hardwick - foul #1 on Terrance Hardwick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is denied on a layup by Christopher Geyer | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Pinkerton, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Richard Bowers clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Richard Bowers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Yeager | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Bowers | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer is denied on a layup by Gerard Booth | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the runner in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin's pass is intercepted by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers and the foul's on Brian Richey - foul #1 on Brian Richey, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG), Larry Cross (SG), Lee Jolin (SF), John Earhart (PF), Steven Duncan (C) Brian Richey, Terrance Hardwick, Christopher Geyer, David Pinkerton, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Arnold Bolte - foul #1 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Dan Buehler - foul #1 on Dan Buehler, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Dan Buehler (fresh) SG - Larry Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Jolin (fresh) PF - John Earhart (fresh) C - Steven Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) SF - Barry Gran (fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Dan Buehler steps in front of the Barry Gran pass | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan's floater is tipped away by Richard Bowers | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Eric Allen snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Barry Gran gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Charles Cota clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Richard Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Eric Allen hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Charles Cota picks off the pass by Dan Buehler in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Charles Cota lays it up and in | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (PG), Terrance Hardwick (SG), Christopher Geyer (SF), David Pinkerton (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) Dan Buehler, Larry Cross, Lee Jolin, John Earhart, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG), Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Marshall Wilcox, Barry Gran, Richard Bowers, Eric Allen | |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Ralph Toles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Richey - foul #2 on Brian Richey, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG) Brian Richey | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Booth | 6-14 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee State | Arnold Bolte is called for the reach on Dan Buehler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 12:56 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Geyer - foul #1 on Christopher Geyer, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (PG), Lee Jolin (SF), John Earhart (PF), Steven Duncan (C) Dan Buehler, Christopher Geyer, David Pinkerton, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Bowers (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers, Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Larry Cross (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Jolin (fresh) PF - John Earhart (fresh) C - Steven Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fresh) SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Richard Bowers travels with the ball | 11-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| 11:05 | Tennessee State | Gerard Booth picks off the pass by Steven Duncan | 11-16 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Barry Gran | 11-18 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | John Earhart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-18 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Eric Allen blows the layup | 11-18 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | John Earhart snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan is called for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG), Christopher Geyer (SF), David Pinkerton (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) Larry Cross, Lee Jolin, John Earhart, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Bowers, Eric Allen | |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Ralph Toles misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Geyer - foul #2 on Christopher Geyer, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Moss (SF) Christopher Geyer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Ralph Toles makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Ralph Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Charles Cota connects on the floater from the left side set up by Gregory Simmers | 13-22 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Ralph Toles steals it from Dan Buehler in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Ralph Toles blows the layup | 13-22 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-22 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | David Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee State | David Moss makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Dan Buehler picks off the pass by Charles Cota | 16-22 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Pinkerton | 18-22 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Charles Cota is fouled on the floor by Dan Buehler - foul #2 on Dan Buehler, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (PG), Jared Peterson (PF) Dan Buehler, David Pinkerton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (SF) Ralph Toles | |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jared Peterson | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Lee Jolin (fresh) SG - Terrance Hardwick (tiring) 7 pts. SF - David Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Fannin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bowers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is hacked by Terrance Hardwick - foul #2 on Terrance Hardwick, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (PG) Terrance Hardwick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG) Charles Cota | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson is fouled on the floor by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Earhart (PF), Steven Duncan (C) Jared Peterson, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (C) Gerard Booth | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | David Moss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Richard Bowers | |
| 06:26 | Tennessee State | David Moss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | John Earhart can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | John Earhart misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager travels with the ball | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton (PF), Jared Peterson (C) John Earhart, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Charles Cota gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-23 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross grabs the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin connects on the open floater from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Gerard Booth buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Cota | 22-25 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Earhart (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) David Pinkerton, Jared Peterson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Gregory Simmers (SG), Richard Bowers (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Marshall Wilcox, Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Jolin - foul #1 on Lee Jolin, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (PG), Dan Buehler (SG), Christopher Geyer (SF) Larry Cross, Lee Jolin, David Moss | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG) Richard Yeager | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Bowers steps in front of the Brian Richey pass | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Earhart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tracy Fannin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Gran (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Bowers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Barry Gran comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Richey - foul #3 on Brian Richey, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick (SG), Steven Duncan (C) Brian Richey, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (PF) Charles Cota | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | John Earhart gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee State | Barry Gran steals it from John Earhart | 22-27 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers lays it up and in on a great pass from Barry Gran | 22-29 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton (PF) John Earhart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Barry Gran | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Eric Allen is hacked by Steven Duncan - foul #1 on Steven Duncan, team foul #12 | 22-29 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Hardwick | 24-31 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers scores on a floater from the left side set up by Charles Cota | 24-33 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee State | Richard Bowers steals it from Dan Buehler in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Eric Allen hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Simmers | 24-35 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Hardwick | 27-35 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | David Pinkerton is called for the reach on Richard Bowers - foul #2 on David Pinkerton, team foul #13 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Earhart (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) David Pinkerton, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager, Eric Allen | |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Tracy Fannin | 27-36 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Gran - foul #1 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Barry Gran drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerard Booth | 28-39 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick is whistled for a carry | 28-39 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Richard Bowers buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Barry Gran and the foul's on Dan Buehler - foul #3 on Dan Buehler, team foul #14 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (PG), Jared Peterson (C) Dan Buehler, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cross | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | The clock runs out | 28-41 |