| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a shot from close range | 29-23 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it but misses | 29-23 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Nenad Smolski - foul #2 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-23 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 29-25 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Charles Peterson snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nwa Adi | 29-28 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Nenad Smolski is blocked by Ivan Borkoski | 29-28 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it home | 31-28 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled on the floor by Gerard Bower - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Sol Rizzo steals the ball from Kenneth Sainz | 31-28 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 31-30 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mundan Emanuel | 33-32 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is denied on a layup by Andrew Sonoski | 33-32 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Sol Rizzo picks off the pass by Nenad Smolski | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 33-34 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 33-36 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Steve Brown steals the ball from Rodney Penaflor | 33-36 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Charles Peterson | 33-39 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Nwa Adi takes the ball from Michael Swinney | 33-39 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-39 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 33-41 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Otto Konopka's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo clanks a runner from close range | 35-41 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | The jump hook by Nenad Smolski is blocked by Nwa Adi | 35-41 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 35-41 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Nwa Adi | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Charles Peterson gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it in | 35-44 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo tips it in | 37-44 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (SF) Kenneth Sainz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Nenad Smolski swats the short shot by Pedro Cruz | 37-44 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Brown | 37-46 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Charles Peterson lays it in set up by Mundan Emanuel | 37-48 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor banks in the layup | 39-48 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Charles Peterson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Turner | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) C - David Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Steve Brown is called for 3 seconds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Thomas Turner (PF) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the shot from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Gerard Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a shot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 41-48 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Cesar Rizzo denies the turnaround by Sol Rizzo | 44-50 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Gerard Bower knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Joshua Barnes | 46-50 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Steve Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sol Rizzo | 46-53 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Steve Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz - foul #4 on Steve Brown, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Penaflor | 48-53 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the shot in the lane | 50-56 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is denied on a layup by Nwa Adi | 50-56 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Steve Brown | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo and the foul's on Nenad Smolski - foul #3 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes tips it in | 52-61 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Bower - foul #5 on Gerard Bower, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Andrew Sonoski swats the short shot by Nenad Smolski | 53-64 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ottah Abdallah | 53-66 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Cesar Rizzo out of a doubleteam | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah runs out the clock | 55-66 |