| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Sheffield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Chapman (fresh) C - John Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the jump hook near the basket | 33-32 |
| 19:27 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison's pass is intercepted by Michael Waite | 33-32 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Timothy Carr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Waite | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield is fouled on the floor by John Hendry - foul #1 on John Hendry, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | Oregon State | Lynn Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:47 | Oregon State | John Lang gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Michael Waite hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:56 | Oregon State | John Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Oregon State | John Lang grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:13 | Oregon State | The jump hook by Edwin Sheffield is blocked by Scott Borden | 33-34 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Michael Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Scott Borden banks in the layup | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | Oregon State | John Lang travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Barfield (SG), Gary Schwartz (SF), Damon Dover (PF), David Hubenthal (C) Lynn Morris, Edwin Sheffield, Bobby Chapman, John Lang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| 16:15 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Damon Dover - foul #1 on Damon Dover, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Michael Waite | |
| 16:15 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:15 | Oregon State | Damon Dover gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:55 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison is hacked by Noel Thomas - foul #2 on Noel Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Barfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damon Dover (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hubenthal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz drills a floater from the left block | 35-36 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG) Jason Arp | |
| 15:16 | Oregon State | Damon Dover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Borden (C) Brian Tillman | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | David Marshall slams it home on a nice dish by Noel Thomas | 35-38 |
| 14:50 | Oregon State | Raymond Barfield knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Schwartz | 38-38 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | David Marshall loses the dribble to Damon Dover | 38-38 |
| 13:59 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lynn Morris (SG), Edwin Sheffield (SF), Bobby Chapman (PF), John Lang (C) Raymond Barfield, Gary Schwartz, Damon Dover, David Hubenthal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), Brian Tillman (C) Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Michael Waite blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Michael Waite grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses long on a shot from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 13:24 | Oregon State | John Lang gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:02 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), John Hendry (PF) Noel Thomas, Scott Borden | |
| 12:50 | Villanova | John Hendry scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Arp | 38-41 |
| 12:28 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield lays it up and in set up by Lynn Morris | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Michael Waite connects on the floater from the right block set up by Timothy Carr | 40-43 |
| 12:02 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman's pass is intercepted by Jason Arp | 40-43 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 11:57 | Oregon State | John Lang snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Chapman (fairly fresh) C - John Lang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison makes the floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Lang - foul #2 on John Lang, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz (PG), Raymond Barfield (SG), Damon Dover (SF), Thomas Tompkins (PF), David Hubenthal (C) Stanley Allison, Lynn Morris, Edwin Sheffield, Bobby Chapman, John Lang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF) Michael Waite, Timothy Carr, John Hendry | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:23 | Oregon State | Thomas Tompkins grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:05 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Borden (C) Brian Tillman | |
| 11:05 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:05 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Jason Arp lays it up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:31 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz comes up short on the shot from the right block | 43-45 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Jason Arp drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Harden | 43-47 |
| 10:01 | Oregon State | Thomas Tompkins is called for a backcourt violation | 43-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG), John Hendry (PF) Jason Arp, David Marshall | |
| 09:36 | Villanova | David Hubenthal is called for the reach on Michael Waite - foul #2 on David Hubenthal, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lynn Morris (PG), Bobby Chapman (PF) Damon Dover, Thomas Tompkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Scott Borden hits the finger roll set up by Larry Harden | 43-49 |
| 09:14 | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz banks in the layup | 45-49 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Noel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stanley Allison (PG), Edwin Sheffield (SF), Thomas Tompkins (C) Raymond Barfield, Gary Schwartz, David Hubenthal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), David Marshall (PF) Noel Thomas, John Hendry | |
| 08:34 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Harden - foul #2 on Larry Harden, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Lang (C) Thomas Tompkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Brian Tillman (C) Larry Harden, Scott Borden | |
| 08:34 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Timothy Carr is hacked by Bobby Chapman - foul #3 on Bobby Chapman, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Thomas Tompkins (PF) Bobby Chapman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Jason Arp pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Sheffield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Tompkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Jason Arp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz (PG), Raymond Barfield (SG), Damon Dover (PF) Stanley Allison, Lynn Morris, Thomas Tompkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG) Michael Waite | |
| 07:19 | Oregon State | John Lang is hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #2 on Brian Tillman, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | David Hubenthal (C) John Lang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), John Hendry (PF), Scott Borden (C) Timothy Carr, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| 07:09 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 07:08 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Schwartz | 45-49 |
| 07:01 | Oregon State | David Hubenthal drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Schwartz | 47-49 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Hendry can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Damon Dover - foul #2 on Damon Dover, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman (PF) Edwin Sheffield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG) Jason Arp | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:21 | Oregon State | Raymond Barfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Scott Borden | 47-51 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Barfield - foul #2 on Raymond Barfield, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lynn Morris (PG), Thomas Tompkins (SF), John Lang (C) Gary Schwartz, Damon Dover, David Hubenthal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), David Marshall (PF) Noel Thomas, John Hendry | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:44 | Oregon State | John Lang drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lynn Morris | 49-53 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Michael Waite hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:06 | Oregon State | Raymond Barfield misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Waite | 49-53 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Scott Borden clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | The jumper by Larry Harden is denied by Bobby Chapman | 49-53 |
| 04:42 | Oregon State | John Lang grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 04:14 | Oregon State | Raymond Barfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Michael Waite hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:02 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:02 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stanley Allison (PG), Edwin Sheffield (SF) Raymond Barfield, Thomas Tompkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), John Hendry (PF) Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| 03:45 | Oregon State | Lynn Morris double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | David Hubenthal (C) John Lang | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Sheffield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hubenthal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses short on a shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 03:23 | Oregon State | David Hubenthal snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 03:02 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison scores on a jump hook near the basket | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Jason Arp is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Schwartz (SG), Damon Dover (PF) Lynn Morris, Bobby Chapman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Scott Borden | |
| 02:42 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Lang (C) David Hubenthal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Borden (C) Brian Tillman | |
| 02:28 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses short on a floater from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Scott Borden gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Borden | 54-53 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Waite hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Arp | 54-56 |
| 01:55 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lynn Morris (SG), Bobby Chapman (PF) Gary Schwartz, Damon Dover | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Larry Harden | |
| 01:31 | Oregon State | John Lang is hacked by Timothy Carr - foul #3 on Timothy Carr, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 01:13 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Lynn Morris and he's fouled by Michael Waite - foul #2 on Michael Waite, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 01:13 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | John Hendry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 00:57 | Oregon State | Lynn Morris pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | John Hendry pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the jump hook in the paint | 57-56 |
| 00:11 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield is hacked by Jason Arp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Arp, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Michael Waite travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison is hacked by Jason Arp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Arp, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-56 |