| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fresh) SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) SF - Clifford Worth (fresh) PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Eric Williams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Demoss | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Crimmins and the foul's on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Robert Underwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Eric Williams buries a turnaround from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the floater from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Christopher Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Clifford Worth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is denied on a layup by Marvin Hoffman | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Robert Underwood snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Underwood | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Mueller (PF) Christopher Crimmins | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 2-8 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Rodolfo Mercado | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-8 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Mark Demoss tips it back up and in | 2-10 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello blows the layup but he's fouled by Clifford Worth - foul #1 on Clifford Worth, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Christopher Louis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (PF) Ryan Mueller | |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Robert Underwood can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-10 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman tips it in | 2-12 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Tunstall | 5-12 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Robert Underwood lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Hoffman and he's fouled by Larry Sorensen - foul #1 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Clifford Worth | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Eric Williams's layup is rejected by Christopher Crimmins | 5-15 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Mark Demoss knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Crimmins | 5-17 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Pagan | 5-17 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Robert Underwood lays it in set up by Jeffrey Pagan | 5-19 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-19 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 8-19 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-21 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Pagan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #3 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Clifford Worth (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Ryan Wilson (C) Mark Demoss, Jeffrey Pagan, Christopher Crimmins, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Robert Underwood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Wilson | 9-23 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) C - Ryan Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Christopher Louis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-23 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Clifford Worth gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 9-23 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Christopher Louis grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis dunks the ball and he's fouled by Clifford Worth - foul #2 on Clifford Worth, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Clifford Worth | |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson snags the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | John Gustafson steals the ball from Robert Underwood | 12-23 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits the finger roll | 14-23 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson banks in the layup and the foul's on Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #3 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Ryan Mueller | |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Jeffrey Pagan swats the shot by Stephen Johnson | 14-26 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it but misses | 14-26 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Darrell Brown gets the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 14-26 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Darrell Brown gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Christopher Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman (C) Ryan Wilson | |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Christopher Crimmins - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas France (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits the follow up shot | 14-28 |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Eric Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Gary Tunstall, Douglas Mauriello, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas France (fresh) PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Douglas France is hacked by John Gustafson - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado loses the dribble to Christopher Louis | 14-28 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it in | 16-28 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #2 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF) Douglas France, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Ryan Mueller takes the ball from Christopher Louis | 16-30 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Larry Sorensen is called for the reach on Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Robert Underwood | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Tunstall | 16-30 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Mark Demoss takes the ball from Christopher Louis | 16-30 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #8 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Christopher Louis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (PF) Ryan Mueller | |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Christopher Crimmins swats the short shot by Gary Tunstall | 16-31 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Douglas Mauriello steals the ball from Rodolfo Mercado | 16-31 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 19-31 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Marvin Hoffman - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (PG), Clifford Worth (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 21-33 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Crimmins and he's fouled by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #3 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #10 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Morris (PG), Ryan Mueller (PF) Mark Demoss, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Morris (fresh) SG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Worth (fresh) PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Ball State | John Gustafson drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #5 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (C) Robert Morris, Clifford Worth, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 02:51 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Robert Underwood is called for the reach on Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Robert Underwood, team foul #6 | 24-35 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Robert Underwood grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Ryan Mueller | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 24-37 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Mark Demoss grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the dunk attempt | 24-37 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Gustafson | 24-37 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Darrell Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 26-37 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Robert Underwood connects on the runner in the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Christopher Louis buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-39 |