| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Fain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Louis Fain inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Andrew Chill swats the short shot by David Jackson | 27-26 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers hits the finger roll | 29-26 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | David Jackson hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager drills a shot from the right block | 31-28 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | David Jackson can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Chill - foul #1 on Andrew Chill, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Eric Allen (PF) Christopher Sjogren, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:28 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (C) Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joshua Brown (C) William Garner, Harry Howell, Louis Fain, David Jackson | |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Harris | 31-33 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG) Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano's pass is intercepted by Eric Allen | 31-33 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Andrew Chill (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Louis Fain (SF) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker | |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis Fain - foul #1 on Louis Fain, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Joshua Brown | |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Salvatore Giordano blocks the short jumper by Richard Yeager | 34-35 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Gerard Booth hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Gregory Simmers and he's hacked by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Christopher Sjogren, Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Joshua Brown (C) William Garner, Harry Howell, Louis Fain, Salvatore Giordano, David Jackson | |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gerard Booth - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), William Anderson (C) Joseph Rose, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | William Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG) Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Barry Gran | 39-37 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Joey Beverage is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joey Beverage, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Joshua Brown | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Barry Gran scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | David Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (PF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Louis Fain (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Eric Allen gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Eric Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Eric Allen drills a fadeaway from the left side | 44-37 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Harry Howell is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Christopher Sjogren, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joshua Brown (C) William Garner, David Jackson | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Derick Baker scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Salvatore Giordano | 44-39 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Fain - foul #2 on Louis Fain, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF) Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Harry Howell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Victor Crawford | 45-39 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Joshua Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Louis Fain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Derick Baker and he's hacked by Victor Crawford - foul #2 on Victor Crawford, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Eric Allen (PF), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Harry Howell, Jeffrey Harris, Joshua Brown | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Louis Fain makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joey Beverage - foul #3 on Joey Beverage, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Marshall Wilcox, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) Louis Fain | |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) C - Eric Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Barry Gran grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Richard Yeager's fadeaway is rejected by David Jackson | 46-42 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Eric Allen steps in front of the Joey Beverage pass in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Sjogren | 49-42 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Jack Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Garner | 49-44 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | David Jackson picks off the pass by Richard Yeager out of a doubleteam | 49-44 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Barry Gran is called for the reach on David Jackson - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Christopher Sjogren, Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Harry Howell (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) William Garner, Joey Beverage, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Victor Crawford is fouled on the floor by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Jack Parker, David Jackson | |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Victor Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 49-44 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Harry Howell steals the ball from Jerry Sanders | 49-44 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Harry Howell is hacked by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Gerard Booth tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Louis Fain snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Joshua Brown scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Louis Fain | 49-46 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Brown | 49-46 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Booth | 49-46 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 49-46 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marshall Wilcox | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 51-46 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Gerard Booth tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Louis Fain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Harry Howell, Louis Fain, Jeffrey Harris, Joshua Brown | |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Garner - foul #2 on William Garner, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | David Jackson buries a driving attempt near the basket | 55-48 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 55-48 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | David Jackson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Parker | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), William Anderson (C) Christopher Sjogren, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Martin Chatfield (C) William Garner, David Jackson | |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Jack Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Derick Baker pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Jack Parker, Martin Chatfield | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Richard Yeager's layup is rejected by Salvatore Giordano | 55-52 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Joshua Brown is hacked by William Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Anderson, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Eric Allen (PF) Joseph Rose, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Louis Fain (SF) Derick Baker, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Eric Allen pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Louis Fain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Richard Yeager shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 57-53 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Harry Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 57-53 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager, Eric Allen, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (C) Harry Howell, Joshua Brown | |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren is hacked by Louis Fain - foul #3 on Louis Fain, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Andrew Chill is called for the reach on William Garner - foul #4 on Andrew Chill, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (SF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Andrew Chill grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Richard Yeager's pass is intercepted by William Garner | 57-54 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | William Garner hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Gerard Booth can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | William Garner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Richard Yeager's layup is rejected by David Jackson | 57-58 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Louis Fain gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Christopher Sjogren is called for the reach on Louis Fain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #12 | 57-58 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Louis Fain makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Louis Fain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 57-60 |