| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Fred Shead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Wallace inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Tunstall | 20-25 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Mark Demoss drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Crimmins | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-28 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Darrell Brown | 23-28 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is fouled on the floor by Darrell Brown - foul #3 on Darrell Brown, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (PF) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins lays it in set up by Michael Falk | 23-30 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Shead | 25-30 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is fouled on the floor by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG) Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Richard Wallace | |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Clifford Worth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Pagan | 25-33 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Michael Falk steals the ball from Edgar Jerkins | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Clifford Worth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | John Gustafson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Fred Shead (C) Edgar Jerkins, John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Richard Wallace lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodolfo Mercado | 25-35 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #1 on Richard Wallace, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-35 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Mark Demoss drills a jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Eric Williams is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG) Rodolfo Mercado | |
| 13:36 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen throws it down on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 30-37 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Michael Falk is hacked by Edgar Jerkins - foul #2 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Richard Wallace | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Edgar Jerkins takes the ball from Michael Falk | 30-37 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins lays it in | 32-37 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Mark Demoss knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Falk and the foul's on Larry Sorensen - foul #1 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins drills a floater from the right wing set up by Darrell Brown | 34-40 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it in | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Eric Williams comes up short on the runner from the right block | 34-42 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it home | 36-42 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The jump hook by Clifford Worth is blocked by Eric Williams | 36-42 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 36-42 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | The short jumper by Edgar Jerkins is denied by Christopher Crimmins | 36-42 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Crimmins | 36-45 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it in | 38-45 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Clifford Worth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #4 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Fred Shead (C) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Jeffrey Pagan, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Richard Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Wilson (PF) Clifford Worth | |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Middleton | 41-47 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | The short jumper by Ryan Wilson is denied by Gary Tunstall | 41-47 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Darrell Brown (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Wayne Middleton, Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Christopher Crimmins (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Nicholas Rock | |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Darrell Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Edgar Jerkins takes the ball from Michael Falk | 44-49 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | John Gustafson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 46-49 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Michael Falk is called for the reach on Edgar Jerkins - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (C) Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Richard Wallace, Ryan Wilson | |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Falk | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses the easy layup | 46-51 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clifford Worth | 46-51 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| 05:16 | Ball State | The jumper by Eric Williams is denied by Christopher Patterson | 46-51 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Patterson | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Darrell Brown blows the layup | 46-54 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Edgar Jerkins is called for the reach on Christopher Patterson - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Fred Shead (C) Edgar Jerkins, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Richard Wallace (SF) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Eric Williams travels with the ball | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF) John Gustafson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Nicholas Rock (C) Christopher Patterson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (PF) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Douglas Mauriello steals the ball from Nicholas Rock | 48-56 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello hits the finger roll | 50-56 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Christopher Crimmins (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Nicholas Rock | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Richard Wallace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Eric Williams hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Edgar Jerkins and the foul's on Clifford Worth - foul #4 on Clifford Worth, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Clifford Worth buries a floater near the basket | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edgar Jerkins | 56-60 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Michael Falk comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-60 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Christopher Crimmins blocks the jumper by Edgar Jerkins | 56-60 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Darrell Brown is called for the reach on Mark Demoss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Brown, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Gustafson | 59-62 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Brown - foul #5 on Darrell Brown, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (SG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Michael Falk, Richard Wallace | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits a 3 from straight away set up by Edgar Jerkins | 62-63 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Richard Wallace (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins is hacked by Edgar Jerkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins hits a jumper in the paint set up by Eric Williams | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is whistled for a carry | 64-64 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Tunstall | 66-64 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 66-64 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Christopher Crimmins steals it from Fred Shead | 66-64 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-64 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 66-64 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Eric Williams connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #3 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #13 | 68-64 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it but misses | 68-66 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the tip | 68-66 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-66 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Falk | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Shead (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses long on a floater from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall can't tip it in | 69-68 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Falk | 69-70 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall scores on a jump hook from the left block | 71-70 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-70 |