| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is fouled on the floor by Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Ivan Borkoski steps in front of the Zane Branch pass | 36-30 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | A charge is called on Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mederos | 36-30 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse's pass is intercepted by Nwa Adi | 36-30 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ottah Abdallah | 38-30 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Zane Branch - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Charles Peterson steals the ball from Daniel Evans | 38-30 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Peter Barnes steals the ball from Steve Brown in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs clanks a turnaround near the basket | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Charles Peterson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Avitia | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF) Peter Barnes, Daniel Evans | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Brown - foul #2 on Steve Brown, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF) George Hill | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel clanks a turnaround from the right block | 41-32 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Sonoski is called for the reach on Mark Rouse - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Mark Rouse | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is fouled on the floor by Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #7 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Brian Jacobs (PF) Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Steve Brown's floater is knocked away by David White | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Steve Brown can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans's layup is rejected by Nwa Adi | 41-34 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Zane Branch - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Zane Branch and he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-37 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Brian Jacobs (PF) Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-37 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Mark Rouse | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Peter Barnes steps in front of the Pedro Cruz pass in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | George Hill blows the layup | 45-37 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-37 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | David White misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a shot in the lane | 45-37 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, George Hill, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's dunk attempt is rejected by Sol Rizzo | 45-37 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch blows the layup but he's hacked by Steve Brown - foul #3 on Steve Brown, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Richard Mederos | 45-42 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Horwitz - foul #1 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, Daniel Evans, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Frank Pruden | |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is hacked by Brian Jacobs - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Peter Barnes, Brian Jacobs | |
| 06:06 | Villanova | David White denies the turnaround by Charles Peterson | 48-42 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | George Hill gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 50-42 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Hill | 50-44 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Charles Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | David Avitia knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 50-46 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Steve Brown buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Sonoski | 53-46 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | David White is called for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Branch - foul #4 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 54-46 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zane Branch | 54-48 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Rouse (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 56-50 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Mark Rouse takes the ball from Pedro Cruz in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans is hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), David White (C) Peter Barnes, Zane Branch, Mark Rouse | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Zane Branch swats the layup by Nwa Adi | 58-55 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the dunk attempt | 58-55 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Horwitz | 62-60 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Branch - foul #5 on Zane Branch, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Zane Branch | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Sonoski is called for the reach on Mark Rouse - foul #4 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #13 | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Mederos, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Avitia out of the doubleteam | 64-63 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Peter Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Ottah Abdallah takes the ball from Peter Barnes | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Barnes - foul #2 on Peter Barnes, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses short on a fullcourt shot | 68-63 |