| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) SG - Eugene Byer (fresh) SF - Curtis Moore (fresh) PF - Alan Green (fresh) C - Herman Allbright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | A charge is called on Curtis Moore - foul #1 on Curtis Moore, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Columbia | Curtis Moore scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Bixler | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's floater is tipped away by Herman Allbright | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Eugene Byer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Eugene Byer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Curtis Moore | 6-4 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the jumper in the lane set up by Wallace Bickel | 6-6 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Curtis Moore is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF) Edward Bixler, Eugene Byer, Curtis Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner, Dewey Platt | |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Alan Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Fitzgerald | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Alan Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SF) Alan Green, Herman Allbright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Samuel Conner (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Curtis Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Curtis Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) C - George Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Moore - foul #2 on Curtis Moore, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (SG), Alan Green (PF), Herman Allbright (C) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Curtis Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Herman Allbright snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | George Newton is hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) George Newton, Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Denis Heath | |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Herman Allbright loses the dribble to Jamie Rayl | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Alan Green hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Herman Allbright - foul #1 on Herman Allbright, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SF) George Newton, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:17 | Columbia | Eugene Byer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Bixler | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by Edward Bixler - foul #1 on Edward Bixler, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (SF) Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Dewey Platt | |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl drills a 3 from straight away set up by Wallace Bickel | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Alan Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Allbright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Jamie Rayl steals it from Alan Green | 14-15 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Denis Heath lays it in on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 14-17 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Alan Green snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Powell | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (SG), George Newton (SF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| 09:21 | Columbia | George Newton loses the dribble to Edward Sullivan | 16-17 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Herman Allbright | 16-17 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Eugene Byer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | George Newton tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Sullivan | 18-19 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Eugene Byer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Herman Allbright tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (SF) George Newton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| 07:37 | Columbia | The jumper by Alan Green is denied by Dewey Platt | 20-19 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Byer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Alan Green (tiring) 3 pts. C - Herman Allbright (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SF) Edward Bixler, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Eugene Byer can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Samuel Conner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 20-19 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's floater is tipped away by Herman Allbright | 20-19 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Herman Allbright gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SF), Robert Powell (PF) George Newton, Carlos Fitzgerald, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Herman Allbright is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Herman Allbright, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Green (PF) Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan scores on a floater from the left side set up by Wallace Bickel | 22-21 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Alan Green clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Robert Powell tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the driving attempt from the right block | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Columbia | Herman Allbright snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Curtis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wallace Bickel | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Green (tiring) 3 pts. C - Herman Allbright (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is hacked by Edward Bixler - foul #2 on Edward Bixler, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (SG) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan, Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Herman Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | Eugene Byer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Samuel Conner | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Denis Heath clanks a shot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Felix Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Samuel Conner (PF) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Robert Powell (SG) George Newton, Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Robert Powell is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | George Newton is fouled on the floor by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Robert Powell (SG) George Newton, Eugene Byer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Robert Powell scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Alan Green | 28-24 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by Herman Allbright - foul #3 on Herman Allbright, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Herman Allbright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Alan Green grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |