| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lesley Green (fresh) SG - Edward Cooper (fresh) SF - James Gutierez (fresh) PF - Carter Wensky (fresh) C - Tyrone Rockwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Colorado State | James Gutierez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Gutierez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Lesley Green makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Gutierez | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Carter Wensky denies the turnaround by Samuel Conner | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | James Gutierez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lesley Green - foul #1 on Lesley Green, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Lesley Green | 4-1 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Samuel Conner slams it home on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | James Gutierez knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lesley Green | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | James Gutierez steals the ball from Samuel Conner | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Colorado State | James Gutierez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tyrone Rockwell - foul #1 on Tyrone Rockwell, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher (PG), Robert Farrer (SG), Phillip Arriaga (SF), Shelton Brunet (C) Lesley Green, Edward Cooper, James Gutierez, Tyrone Rockwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez | |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 6-5 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's floater is tipped away by Shelton Brunet | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky double dribbles | 6-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lesley Green (PG), Edward Cooper (SG), Tyrone Rockwell (C) Richard Thrasher, Robert Farrer, Carter Wensky | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lesley Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Cooper (fresh) SF - Phillip Arriaga (fresh) PF - Shelton Brunet (fresh) C - Tyrone Rockwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 15:23 | Colorado State | Wallace Bickel steps in front of the Tyrone Rockwell pass | 6-5 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | Lesley Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Tyrone Rockwell - foul #2 on Tyrone Rockwell, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Gutierez (SF), Thomas Bentley (C) Shelton Brunet, Tyrone Rockwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Samuel Conner | |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:37 | Colorado State | Jamie Rayl steals the ball from Edward Cooper | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 6-9 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Dewey Platt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher (PG), Robert Farrer (SG), Carter Wensky (PF) Lesley Green, Edward Cooper, Phillip Arriaga | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | James Gutierez is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Felix Valdez | |
| 13:52 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky is fouled on the floor by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 6-9 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses short on a floater from the left block | 6-9 |
| 13:15 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:10 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky can't throw it down | 6-9 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 6-11 |
| 12:54 | Colorado State | James Gutierez scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Thrasher | 9-11 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Thomas Bentley swats the short shot by Jamie Rayl | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lesley Green (PG), Edward Cooper (SG), Phillip Arriaga (SF), Shelton Brunet (C) Richard Thrasher, Robert Farrer, James Gutierez, Thomas Bentley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl blows the dunk | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Samuel Conner tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 9-11 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | Samuel Conner buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 9-13 |
| 11:52 | Colorado State | Samuel Conner blocks the jumper by Lesley Green | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lesley Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Cooper (fresh) SF - Phillip Arriaga (fresh) PF - Carter Wensky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shelton Brunet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Valdez (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Lesley Green misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Samuel Conner | |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Lesley Green makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Lesley Green makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Phillip Arriaga - foul #1 on Phillip Arriaga, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (C) Edward Sullivan | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shelton Brunet | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez loses the dribble to Edward Cooper | 14-16 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is fouled on the floor by Carter Wensky - foul #1 on Carter Wensky, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher (PG), Robert Farrer (SG), James Gutierez (SF), Thomas Bentley (C) Lesley Green, Edward Cooper, Phillip Arriaga, Shelton Brunet | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Felix Valdez | |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Dewey Platt jams it | 14-18 |
| 09:47 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carter Wensky - foul #2 on Carter Wensky, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet (C) Carter Wensky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel | |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:06 | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet misses the lay-in | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:50 | Colorado State | The jumper by Robert Farrer is denied by Felix Valdez | 14-19 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Dewey Platt lays it in set up by Jamie Rayl | 14-21 |
| 08:30 | Colorado State | James Gutierez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lesley Green (PG), Edward Cooper (SG), Troy Naber (SF), Phillip Arriaga (PF) Richard Thrasher, Robert Farrer, James Gutierez, Thomas Bentley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Felix Valdez | |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Naber - foul #1 on Troy Naber, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lesley Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Cooper (fresh) SF - Troy Naber (fresh) PF - Phillip Arriaga (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shelton Brunet (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Platt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Edward Cooper steals the ball from Felix Valdez | 14-23 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet's floater is tipped away by Felix Valdez | 14-23 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 14-25 |
| 06:33 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-25 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Gutierez (SF), Thomas Bentley (C) Troy Naber, Shelton Brunet | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Felix Valdez | |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 06:24 | Colorado State | James Gutierez grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | James Gutierez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 06:16 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 06:04 | Colorado State | Lesley Green lays it up and in | 19-25 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Phillip Arriaga - foul #2 on Phillip Arriaga, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet (C) Phillip Arriaga | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Lesley Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | James Gutierez can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 19-27 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper is called for traveling | 19-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Felix Valdez | |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Bentley - foul #1 on Thomas Bentley, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher (SG) Edward Cooper | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Lesley Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Troy Naber (SF) James Gutierez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 04:01 | Colorado State | Jamie Rayl is called for the reach on Richard Thrasher - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #4 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (SG) Lesley Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Dewey Platt | |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | Shelton Brunet double dribbles | 19-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga (SF), Carter Wensky (PF), Tyrone Rockwell (C) Troy Naber, Shelton Brunet, Thomas Bentley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Richard Thrasher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Farrer (fresh) SF - Phillip Arriaga (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carter Wensky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Rockwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewey Platt (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Cooper (SG), James Gutierez (SF) Robert Farrer, Phillip Arriaga | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:05 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 19-32 |
| 03:04 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher is fouled on the floor by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #5 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Dewey Platt | |
| 02:35 | Colorado State | Richard Thrasher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-32 |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky tips it in | 21-32 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-34 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Gutierez and the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lesley Green (PG), Phillip Arriaga (SF) Richard Thrasher, James Gutierez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez | |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Tyrone Rockwell makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by Tyrone Rockwell - foul #3 on Tyrone Rockwell, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (SG), Troy Naber (SF) Edward Cooper, Tyrone Rockwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Lesley Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Samuel Conner | |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Lesley Green misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Lesley Green makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Dewey Platt loses the dribble to Lesley Green | 25-36 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Lesley Green lays it up and in set up by Carter Wensky | 27-36 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Robert Farrer picks off the pass by Dewey Platt | 27-36 |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Farrer | 29-36 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Lesley Green steals the ball from Wallace Bickel in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Carter Wensky knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 31-36 |