| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Robert Brooks inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio | Paul Craig is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Bickel - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 19:49 | Ohio | Dewey Platt steps in front of the Robert Brooks pass | 31-32 |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Coats - foul #1 on Jacob Coats, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner loses the dribble to Robert Brooks | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hinkson - foul #3 on Kevin Hinkson, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Gale | 33-33 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Charles Mesta loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF) Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats | |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Jason Gale's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Mesta | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl tips it in | 35-33 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | William Sutera misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 35-33 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Vincent Domanski, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Charles Mesta | |
| 17:34 | Ohio | William Sutera clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:32 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Adam Tardif hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:04 | Ohio | William Sutera pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Adam Tardif comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Rayl - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Brooks (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Richard Vaughn, William Sutera | |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Adam Tardif misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Adam Tardif makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Domanski and he's fouled by Robert Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Vincent Otani (SF), Charles Mesta (C) Adam Tardif, Robert Brooks, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | Paul Craig misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Gale (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leslie Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fairly fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Paul Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Robert Brooks (SF) Paul Craig, Leslie Matthews | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Samuel Conner banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Jacob Coats makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Wallace Bickel - foul #4 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Vincent Otani, Charles Mesta | |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Jacob Coats misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 42-36 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt buries a turnaround from the right block | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | Jacob Coats misses the open dunk | 44-36 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale loses the dribble to Samuel Conner | 44-36 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Lewis Walls picks off the pass by Jamie Rayl in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | Robert Brooks is hacked by Kevin Hinkson - foul #4 on Kevin Hinkson, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Kevin Hinkson, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Richard Vaughn (PF), William Sutera (C) Adam Tardif, Lewis Walls, Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Vincent Otani hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Paul Craig is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:52 | Ohio | Vincent Otani grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Paul Craig's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Conner | 44-36 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Jason Gale knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Sullivan | 46-36 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | Paul Craig is hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Richard Vaughn, William Sutera | |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Jacob Coats clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Jason Gale pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Gale (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Coats (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Dewey Platt connects on the jump hook in the paint | 48-36 |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls is fouled on the floor by Jason Gale - foul #2 on Jason Gale, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Anthony Tisdale (PF) Paul Craig, Jacob Coats | |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Lewis Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:47 | Ohio | The jump hook by Anthony Tisdale is blocked by Dewey Platt | 48-38 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by Robert Brooks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Brooks, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Leslie Matthews (SF), Richard Vaughn (PF) Lewis Walls, Robert Brooks, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Charles Mesta pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:49 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Craig | 48-40 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Mesta - foul #1 on Charles Mesta, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Adam Tardif, Leslie Matthews, Richard Vaughn, Charles Mesta | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Lewis Walls misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:41 | Ohio | William Sutera lays it in set up by Lewis Walls | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | William Sutera is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on William Sutera, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jacob Coats (PF) Anthony Tisdale | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Jamie Rayl is blocked by Lewis Walls | 50-42 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls | |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a floater from the right block | 52-42 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Gale - foul #3 on Jason Gale, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Brooks (SF), Charles Mesta (C) Vincent Otani, Jacob Coats | |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamie Rayl (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Platt (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Leslie Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adam Tardif (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Sutera (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt loses the dribble to Adam Tardif | 52-44 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | Robert Brooks drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Leslie Matthews | 52-46 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Leslie Matthews steals it from Jamie Rayl in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 06:47 | Ohio | Robert Brooks hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leslie Matthews | 52-49 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Leslie Matthews is called for the reach on Wallace Bickel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Matthews, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Vincent Domanski (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vincent Otani (SG), Richard Vaughn (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Adam Tardif, William Sutera, Charles Mesta | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Jason Gale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vincent Otani - foul #1 on Vincent Otani, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Jacob Coats (PF) Leslie Matthews, Robert Brooks | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 53-49 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Anthony Tisdale is called for the reach on Samuel Conner - foul #3 on Anthony Tisdale, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Kevin Hinkson (SF) Jason Gale, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Jacob Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Jacob Coats's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Kevin Hinkson, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's layup is rejected by Richard Vaughn | 53-49 |
| 05:33 | Ohio | Jacob Coats gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:16 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 53-49 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a jump hook from the left block | 55-49 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | The jumper by Richard Vaughn is denied by Dewey Platt | 55-49 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn tips it in | 55-51 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 04:23 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Adam Tardif (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), William Sutera (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Vincent Otani, Lewis Walls, Richard Vaughn, Jacob Coats, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | William Sutera is called for the reach on Kevin Hinkson - foul #3 on William Sutera, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Gale (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Conner (tired) 11 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam Tardif (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Sutera (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Kevin Hinkson picks off the pass by William Sutera | 60-51 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Jason Gale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Hinkson | 62-51 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Charles Mesta misses long on a floater from the right block | 62-51 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Mesta - foul #2 on Charles Mesta, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Dewey Platt (C) Jason Gale, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Paul Craig, Adam Tardif, Robert Brooks, William Sutera | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Charles Mesta gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Jacob Coats is fouled on the floor by Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (SG), Richard Vaughn (C) Lewis Walls, Charles Mesta | |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Jacob Coats makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Jacob Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-53 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Wallace Bickel steps in front of the Leslie Matthews pass | 65-53 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses short on a shot near the basket | 65-53 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #11 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Sutera (C) Jacob Coats | |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Vincent Otani makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Vincent Otani makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale (C) Vincent Otani | |
| 01:01 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Leslie Matthews is called for the reach on Dewey Platt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Matthews, team foul #11 | 65-55 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Leslie Matthews - foul #4 on Leslie Matthews, team foul #12 | 69-55 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Tisdale | 69-55 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Adam Tardif buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel runs out the clock | 69-58 |