| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey Gregory (fresh) C - Mario Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Denis Heath - foul #1 on Denis Heath, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Edward Sullivan, Denis Heath | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's floater is tipped away by Mario Payne | 25-35 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is fouled on the floor by Albert Gant - foul #1 on Albert Gant, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wallace Bickel | 25-37 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Golden (PF) Joey Gregory | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG) Wallace Bickel | |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zephyr - foul #3 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (SF) Mickey Gaskins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne blows the layup | 27-37 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses the tip | 27-37 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by John Golden - foul #3 on John Golden, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell (PG), Joey Gregory (PF) Matt Daniels, John Golden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is denied on a layup by Robert Clark | 27-37 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Felix Valdez can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant loses the dribble to Denis Heath | 27-37 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Felix Valdez connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Denis Heath | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Gant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark loses the dribble to Denis Heath | 27-39 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-39 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-39 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 27-39 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mario Payne - foul #2 on Mario Payne, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG), Eugene Heidt (SG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), Robert Windley (PF), John Golden (C) Larry Campbell, Albert Gant, Robert Clark, Joey Gregory, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Felix Valdez connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jamie Rayl | 27-43 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley misses short on a jumper from the left block | 27-43 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins hits the follow up shot | 29-43 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Heidt - foul #4 on Eugene Heidt, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Eugene Heidt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | John Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | John Golden drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Windley | 31-44 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Albert Gant picks off the pass by Ardian Zephyr | 31-44 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant tips it in | 33-44 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 33-46 |
| 12:01 | Central Michigan | John Golden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Windley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - John Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. C - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Denis Heath | 33-48 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | John Golden tips it but misses | 33-48 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits a fadeaway from the right block | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ardian Zephyr - foul #4 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell (PG), Kendall Seo (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Mario Payne (C) Matt Daniels, Albert Gant, Mickey Gaskins, Robert Windley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Edward Sullivan, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | John Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | The jump hook by Jamie Rayl is blocked by John Golden | 34-50 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mario Payne - foul #3 on Mario Payne, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG), Joey Gregory (PF) Kendall Seo, John Golden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (PF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell is called for 10 seconds | 34-51 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joey Gregory | 36-51 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Felix Valdez blows the layup but he's hacked by Mario Payne - foul #4 on Mario Payne, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo (SF), Robert Windley (PF) Robert Clark, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (PF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG), Mickey Gaskins (SF) Larry Campbell, Kendall Seo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Jamie Rayl | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Windley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Gant | 38-53 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Mickey Gaskins steps in front of the Edward Sullivan pass | 38-53 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Ardian Zephyr is called for the reach on Matt Daniels - foul #5 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt (SG), Robert Clark (PF), Mario Payne (C) Albert Gant, Robert Windley, Joey Gregory | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Spiva | 38-56 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-56 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 38-56 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Payne | 38-56 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mickey Gaskins | 41-56 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-56 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 43-58 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Mario Payne buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matt Daniels | 45-58 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell (PG), Albert Gant (SG), Kendall Seo (SF), Robert Windley (PF), Joey Gregory (C) Matt Daniels, Eugene Heidt, Mickey Gaskins, Robert Clark, Mario Payne | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Felix Valdez picks off the pass by Larry Campbell | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Windley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. C - Felix Valdez (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by Robert Windley - foul #4 on Robert Windley, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Windley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Denis Heath is called for the reach on Joey Gregory - foul #2 on Denis Heath, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Heidt (SG), John Golden (C) Albert Gant, Robert Windley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), James Morgenstein (PF), Virgilio Bruno (C) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jeremiah Spiva and he's fouled by Eugene Heidt - foul #5 on Eugene Heidt, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (SF) Eugene Heidt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) James Morgenstein | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Spiva picks off the pass by Kendall Seo | 47-62 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't tip it in | 47-62 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-62 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Spiva | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Larry Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | John Golden grabs the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory's pass is intercepted by Wallace Bickel | 47-64 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl runs out the clock | 47-64 |