| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Saylors (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-21 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | David Saylors is fouled on the floor by Chad Kraus - foul #3 on Chad Kraus, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 33-23 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Williams | 35-23 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is called for traveling | 35-23 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the floater in the paint set up by Randy McGibbon and he's hacked by Brett Ferguson - foul #2 on Brett Ferguson, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) David Saylors | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski drills a shot from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eugene Boyle | 39-31 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Anthony Stevens is called for the reach on Claude Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Jonathan Wadsworth (SF), John Orear (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Claude Williams, Arnold Hansen, Chad Kraus, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Saylors (PF) Paul Wason | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Anthony Stevens steals the ball from Brett Ferguson | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brett Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Orear (fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Saylors (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | John McCarthy takes the ball from Anthony Stevens | 39-31 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | John McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Charles Howland - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG) Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | John McCarthy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | David Saylors snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (SF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) John Orear, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Olsen (C) Charles Howland | |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Randy McGibbon takes the ball from Kosta Lewandowski | 39-31 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | The jumper by David Saylors is denied by Arnold Hansen | 39-31 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | David Saylors misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | John McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | John McCarthy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski jams it on a great pass from John McCarthy | 43-31 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Saylors - foul #1 on David Saylors, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SG), Chad Kraus (PF) John McCarthy, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Anthony Stevens, Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Paul Wason snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Olsen (fresh) SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Charles Howland is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Howland, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Claude Williams, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG) Daniel Olsen | |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Charles Howland loses the ball out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG) Arnold Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Wadsworth, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | John McCarthy snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Charles Howland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | John Giancola hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Randy McGibbon - foul #2 on Randy McGibbon, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (SF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Jonathan Wadsworth, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Olsen (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola | |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John McCarthy | 45-35 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | John McCarthy snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Olsen - foul #2 on Daniel Olsen, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth (PF) Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (PG), David Saylors (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Bruce Hicks, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | John McCarthy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Olsen (fresh) SF - Eugene Boyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Saylors (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Bennett (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Saylors comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John McCarthy - foul #2 on John McCarthy, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG) John McCarthy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Eugene Boyle | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth tips it but misses | 48-35 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | The jump hook by Steven Bennett is blocked by Arnold Hansen | 48-35 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Claude Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kosta Lewandowski | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Bennett and he's hacked by Claude Williams - foul #1 on Claude Williams, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chad Kraus (PF) Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Paul Wason (C) Daniel Olsen, John Giancola, Steven Bennett | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the free throw | 51-37 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens's layup is rejected by Chad Kraus | 51-37 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SG), Charles Johnson (C) Jonathan Wadsworth, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SG) Anthony Stevens | |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Claude Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John McCarthy | 54-37 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | John McCarthy picks off the pass by Paul Wason | 54-37 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | John McCarthy hits the finger roll | 56-37 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | John McCarthy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Claude Williams | 59-37 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Claude Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Williams, team foul #7 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SG), Jonathan Wadsworth (SF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Claude Williams, Arnold Hansen, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG), Daniel Olsen (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Steven Bennett (C) John Giancola, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors, Paul Wason | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski is whistled for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Orear (PF) Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (PG) Bruce Hicks | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Charles Howland loses the ball out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Johnson (C) John Orear | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Randy McGibbon - foul #3 on Randy McGibbon, team foul #7 | 59-37 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Ferguson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Olsen (fresh) PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Bennett (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the jump hook from the left block | 61-39 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Steven Bennett gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Steven Bennett hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), Arnold Hansen (SG), Chad Kraus (PF) John McCarthy, Brett Ferguson, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) Daniel Olsen | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Steven Bennett makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Chad Kraus tips it home | 63-42 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steven Bennett | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Claude Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Bennett | 63-45 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SG) Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Olsen (SG), David Saylors (PF), Paul Wason (C) Anthony Stevens, Randy McGibbon, Charles Howland, Steven Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Eugene Boyle is called for the reach on Claude Williams - foul #3 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SG) John McCarthy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (PG), Randy McGibbon (SG) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Olsen | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Claude Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Claude Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Chad Kraus gets the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the lay-in | 64-45 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Chad Kraus loses the dribble to Randy McGibbon | 64-45 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon dunks the ball | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Claude Williams travels with the ball | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Williams runs out the clock | 64-50 |