| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) SG - Jason Arp (fresh) SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) PF - John Hendry (fresh) C - Scott Borden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Mark Murphy (fresh) SG - Gary Booth (fresh) SF - Anthony Cummings (fresh) PF - Gerald Lariviere (fresh) C - Dennis Holmstrom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Michael Waite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Holmstrom - foul #1 on Dennis Holmstrom, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Georgetown | Dennis Holmstrom tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Scott Borden grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Georgetown | Dennis Holmstrom is hacked by Scott Borden - foul #1 on Scott Borden, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Jason Arp snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Mark Murphy steals the ball from Scott Borden | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Scott Borden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Jason Arp tips it in | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Georgetown | Michael Waite steals the ball from Mark Murphy | 3-0 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr's layup is rejected by Gerald Lariviere | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | John Hendry tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 16:44 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Patrick Boddy (C) Dennis Holmstrom | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Gerald Lariviere picks off the pass by Michael Waite | 5-0 |
| 16:06 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings is fouled on the floor by Noel Thomas - foul #1 on Noel Thomas, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Michael Waite | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold McMorrow (PG), Brian Law (SG) Mark Murphy, Gary Booth | |
| 15:52 | Georgetown | Brian Law makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) C - Brian Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Harold McMorrow (fresh) SG - Brian Law (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Cummings (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Lariviere (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Boddy (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Patrick Boddy is called for the reach on Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Patrick Boddy, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Boddy - foul #2 on Patrick Boddy, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG) Jason Arp | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Dennis Holmstrom (C) Patrick Boddy | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:05 | Georgetown | Dennis Holmstrom clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:03 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere tips it in | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Michael Waite can't connect on a floater from the right block | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Mark Murphy (PG), Gary Booth (SG) Harold McMorrow, Brian Law | |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Larry Harden is fouled on the floor by Gary Booth - foul #1 on Gary Booth, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Holmstrom - foul #2 on Dennis Holmstrom, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gary Cohn (C) Dennis Holmstrom | |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:51 | Georgetown | Mark Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 7-7 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Scott Borden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | John Hendry hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 13:27 | Georgetown | Larry Harden is called for the reach on Gary Booth - foul #1 on Larry Harden, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 13:21 | Georgetown | Mark Murphy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Scott Borden grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | John Hendry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 13:13 | Georgetown | Gary Cohn grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:02 | Georgetown | John Hendry picks off the pass by Mark Murphy | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Cohn - foul #1 on Gary Cohn, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), David Marshall (PF) Michael Waite, John Hendry | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:28 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Cummings and he's hacked by Scott Borden - foul #2 on Scott Borden, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 12:28 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Noel Thomas's pass is intercepted by Mark Murphy in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 12:12 | Georgetown | Mark Murphy scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Cummings | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Anthony Cummings steals it from Noel Thomas | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Booth (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Cummings (tiring) PF - Gerald Lariviere (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Cohn (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Georgetown | Gary Booth is fouled on the floor by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), John Hendry (PF) Noel Thomas, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold McMorrow (PG), Brian Law (SG) Mark Murphy, Gary Booth | |
| 11:34 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-12 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Michael Waite grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Michael Waite buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jason Arp | 13-12 |
| 11:04 | Georgetown | Harold McMorrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Jason Arp | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Michael Waite is hacked by Brian Law - foul #1 on Brian Law, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG) Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:15 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | Georgetown | Gary Cohn tips it home | 14-14 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 09:53 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:42 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Law - foul #2 on Brian Law, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF) Noel Thomas, Timothy Carr, John Hendry | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Mark Murphy (PG), Gary Booth (SG) Harold McMorrow, Brian Law | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:58 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Charles Hamilton (C) Michael Waite, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 08:58 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:58 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | David Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| 08:22 | Georgetown | Mark Murphy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Booth | 16-20 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Gary Booth is called for the reach on Noel Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Booth, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:35 | Georgetown | Timothy Carr steals the ball from Anthony Cummings | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) C - Charles Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Mark Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Booth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Cummings (tiring) PF - Gerald Lariviere (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Cohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Villanova | David Marshall clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Lariviere - foul #1 on Gerald Lariviere, team foul #10 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 07:18 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Timothy Carr gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Michael Waite tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 06:40 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Michael Waite comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Jason Arp tips it but misses | 21-20 |
| 06:30 | Georgetown | Gary Booth pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:13 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the lay-in | 21-22 |
| 05:53 | Georgetown | Gerald Lariviere snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:34 | Georgetown | Charles Hamilton swats the dunk try by Gerald Lariviere | 21-22 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Timothy Carr grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | David Marshall misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Booth - foul #3 on Gary Booth, team foul #11 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), Scott Borden (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold McMorrow (PG), Brian Law (SG) Mark Murphy, Gary Booth | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | David Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:54 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Harold McMorrow - foul #1 on Harold McMorrow, team foul #12 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendry (PF) David Marshall | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:22 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Lariviere | 24-24 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Scott Borden connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Harden | 26-24 |
| 04:01 | Georgetown | Brian Law misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Scott Borden pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Waite is fouled on the floor by Brian Law - foul #3 on Brian Law, team foul #13 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Patrick Boddy (SF), Dennis Holmstrom (C) Brian Law, Gary Cohn | |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:23 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Harold McMorrow (fresh) SG - Anthony Cummings (tired) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Boddy (fresh) PF - Gerald Lariviere (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Holmstrom (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Scott Borden connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Hendry | 29-26 |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Waite - foul #1 on Michael Waite, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Timothy Carr (SF) Michael Waite, Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Mark Murphy (PG) Harold McMorrow | |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Scott Borden comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Holmstrom - foul #3 on Dennis Holmstrom, team foul #14 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gary Cohn (C) Dennis Holmstrom | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:12 | Georgetown | Anthony Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 01:58 | Villanova | John Hendry clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Lariviere - foul #2 on Gerald Lariviere, team foul #15 | 30-28 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:45 | Georgetown | Patrick Boddy misses the lay-in | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Michael Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF) John Hendry | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 01:21 | Georgetown | Mark Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 32-28 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Gary Cohn is called for the reach on Brian Tillman - foul #2 on Gary Cohn, team foul #16 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG) Michael Waite | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:56 | Georgetown | David Marshall picks off the pass by Mark Murphy | 33-28 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Noel Thomas connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Tillman | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | Georgetown | Patrick Boddy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |