| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beaton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Xavier Garza (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | James Beaton inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Kevin Lane is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG) Jamie Rayl | |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Lane - foul #1 on Kevin Lane, team foul #1 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Wallace Bickel | |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 19:22 | Providence | Billy Brodie snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Raymond Miller loses the dribble to Denis Heath | 21-20 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Raymond Miller is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Miller, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Jamie Rayl | |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Brodie - foul #1 on Billy Brodie, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 18:37 | Providence | James Beaton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Dewey Platt lays it in | 21-24 |
| 17:45 | Providence | Raymond Miller hits the finger roll set up by James Beaton | 23-24 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Xavier Garza - foul #3 on Xavier Garza, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:22 | Providence | Xavier Garza gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:00 | Providence | Dewey Platt is called for the reach on Billy Brodie - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF) James Beaton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath | |
| 16:44 | Providence | Raymond Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 23-25 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 23-25 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Jean Nelson (C) Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan, Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 16:16 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Lane | 25-25 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Brodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Kevin Lane is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #3 on Dewey Platt, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Curtis Hardin (PF) Kevin Lane, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath | |
| 15:11 | Providence | James Beaton lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Miller | 27-27 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 14:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 27-27 |
| 14:49 | Providence | Samuel Conner blocks the jumper by James Beaton | 27-27 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Curtis Hardin snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jean Nelson - foul #2 on Jean Nelson, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SG), Xavier Garza (C) Jeffrey Brendle, Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Jeremiah Spiva, Samuel Conner | |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Jean Nelson's pass is intercepted by Felix Valdez | 27-29 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Kevin Lane is called for the reach on Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Kevin Lane, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF), Billy Brodie (PF) James Beaton, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Dewey Platt connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 27-31 |
| 12:26 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses long on a jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's layup is rejected by Billy Brodie | 27-31 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Dewey Platt tips it in | 27-33 |
| 11:39 | Providence | Xavier Garza can't connect on a shot in the paint | 27-33 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Garza (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 27-36 |
| 11:20 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle loses the dribble to Jamie Rayl | 27-36 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 27-38 |
| 10:54 | Providence | Raymond Miller knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Xavier Garza | 29-38 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is denied on a dunk by Xavier Garza | 29-38 |
| 10:30 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 10:01 | Providence | Raymond Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SG), James Beaton (SF), Curtis Hardin (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Kevin Lane, Jeffrey Brendle, Billy Brodie, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 09:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 29-38 |
| 09:28 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Curtis Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 09:03 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SG) Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Jeremiah Spiva, Samuel Conner | |
| 09:03 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:03 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 30-38 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a shot from the right block | 30-38 |
| 08:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Curtis Hardin | 30-38 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Jean Nelson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF), Xavier Garza (C) Raymond Miller, Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Samuel Conner (PF) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 08:20 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 32-38 |
| 07:58 | Providence | Jean Nelson snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 07:38 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle's pass is intercepted by Edward Sullivan | 32-38 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan lays it up and in | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Garza (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #4 on Dewey Platt, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (PF) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 07:18 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 32-40 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 06:42 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 06:18 | Providence | Billy Brodie buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Lane | 34-40 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Dewey Platt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Xavier Garza buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Billy Brodie | 36-42 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Earl Nichols (SG), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Kevin Lane, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Dewey Platt | |
| 04:51 | Providence | Jean Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Billy Brodie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 04:33 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 04:12 | Providence | Dewey Platt is called for the reach on Jean Nelson - foul #5 on Dewey Platt, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| 04:12 | Providence | Jean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 04:12 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Felix Valdez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Nelson | 37-42 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Nichols (fresh) SF - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Brodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #8 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SG), Jeffrey Brendle (SF), Curtis Hardin (PF) Earl Nichols, James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Denis Heath (SF) Wallace Bickel, Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 03:00 | Providence | Curtis Hardin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #9 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Edward Sullivan | |
| 03:00 | Providence | Curtis Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Curtis Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner clanks a shot in the paint | 38-42 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Jean Nelson pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (PF), Xavier Garza (C) Curtis Hardin, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 02:07 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 38-42 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is hacked by Kevin Lane - foul #3 on Kevin Lane, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:58 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Raymond Miller is hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #10 | 38-43 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Lane - foul #4 on Kevin Lane, team foul #8 | 39-43 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Xavier Garza snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Providence | Raymond Miller is fouled on the floor by Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #11 | 39-43 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Samuel Conner travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Providence | Raymond Miller loses the dribble to Jamie Rayl in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by Billy Brodie - foul #2 on Billy Brodie, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 40-43 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is hacked by Kevin Lane - foul #5 on Kevin Lane, team foul #10 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF) Kevin Lane | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 00:11 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 40-45 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Jamie Rayl is called for the reach on Raymond Miller - foul #3 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #12 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 00:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Denis Heath is fouled in the backcourt by James Beaton - foul #2 on James Beaton, team foul #11 | 42-45 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:00 | Providence | James Beaton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |