| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Linke (fresh) SF - James Kitt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Oviedo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Denis Heath inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 27-31 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 19:18 | Cal | James Tate scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Flowers | 29-33 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is whistled for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Edward Sullivan (PF) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 18:34 | Cal | Robert Oviedo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG), Marcelino Giordano (SG), Willie Lamberton (SF) Eric Flowers, Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 18:34 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the shot from the right block set up by Oscar Nunez | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 17:38 | Cal | Robert Oviedo blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 17:38 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Marcelino Giordano - foul #3 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SG), James Kitt (SF) Oscar Nunez, Marcelino Giordano, Willie Lamberton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Robert Oviedo can't connect on a shot in the paint | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Oviedo - foul #1 on Robert Oviedo, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Robert Oviedo gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:35 | Cal | James Kitt can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's floater is knocked away by James Kitt | 35-36 |
| 16:18 | Cal | James Tate gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:03 | Cal | James Tate is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Tate, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Willie Lamberton (SF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Eric Flowers, Joel Linke, James Kitt, Robert Oviedo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Willie Lamberton (fresh) PF - James Tate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 15:32 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | Cal | Franklin Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Sullivan | 35-38 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield misses badly on a shot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 14:40 | Cal | James Tate snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Willie Lamberton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Franklin Smith tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 13:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Tate | 37-38 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Willie Lamberton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Wallace Bickel is blocked by James Tate | 37-38 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Willie Lamberton pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:01 | Cal | Wallace Bickel steals it from Ronald Rayfield | 37-38 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Tate - foul #3 on James Tate, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SG), James Kitt (SF), Charles Pearson (PF), Robert Oviedo (C) Oscar Nunez, Franklin Smith, Willie Lamberton, James Tate, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Eric Flowers is fouled on the floor by Wallace Bickel - foul #2 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 12:06 | Cal | Robert Oviedo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-39 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Charles Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:41 | Cal | Robert Oviedo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-39 |
| 11:39 | Cal | Robert Oviedo can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ardian Zephyr | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Linke (fresh) SF - James Kitt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Oviedo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Denis Heath (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Felix Valdez knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 37-41 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Charles Pearson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by Joel Linke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Linke, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), James Tate (PF) James Kitt, Charles Pearson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Robert Oviedo pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Cal | James Tate comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (SF) Eric Flowers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| 10:14 | Cal | James Tate misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Cal | James Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Joel Linke connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Marcelino Giordano | 42-41 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Denis Heath | 42-44 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Robert Oviedo is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zephyr - foul #4 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Oscar Nunez (SF), Ronald Rayfield (PF) Marcelino Giordano, Joel Linke, James Kitt, James Tate | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 09:02 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-44 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Felix Valdez snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Franklin Smith takes the ball from Wallace Bickel in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Pearson (PF) Robert Oviedo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Ronald Rayfield blocks the short jumper by Wallace Bickel | 42-44 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:07 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 45-44 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Denis Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Nunez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Denis Heath (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. C - Felix Valdez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | The short jumper by Wallace Bickel is denied by Ronald Rayfield | 45-44 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Charles Pearson grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (PG), Joel Linke (SG), James Kitt (SF), James Tate (PF), Robert Oviedo (C) Eric Flowers, Franklin Smith, Oscar Nunez, Charles Pearson, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Denis Heath, Edward Sullivan | |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 06:21 | Cal | James Kitt can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #2 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| 06:21 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:21 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's layup is rejected by James Tate | 47-44 |
| 06:03 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Kitt | 47-44 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano | 49-44 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-44 |
| 05:33 | Cal | James Tate pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Joel Linke knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano and the foul's on Wallace Bickel - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG), Willie Lamberton (SF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Marcelino Giordano, James Kitt, Robert Oviedo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 05:13 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:13 | Cal | James Tate grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 05:08 | Cal | James Tate comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG) Joel Linke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:08 | Cal | James Tate makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:08 | Cal | James Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield lays it in | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Ronald Rayfield picks off the pass by Jamie Rayl in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Cal | James Tate clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-44 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Willie Lamberton steals it from Wallace Bickel | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Cal | Oscar Nunez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 03:31 | Cal | Willie Lamberton snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Oscar Nunez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Willie Lamberton (fairly fresh) PF - James Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Rayfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ardian Zephyr (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Cal | Ardian Zephyr is called for the reach on James Tate - foul #5 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #9 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Marcelino Giordano (SG), James Kitt (SF), Robert Oviedo (C) Oscar Nunez, Franklin Smith, Willie Lamberton, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (PF) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 03:06 | Cal | James Tate makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:06 | Cal | James Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Wallace Bickel | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:28 | Cal | James Tate lays it in on a great pass from Eric Flowers | 58-47 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 58-47 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Felix Valdez banks in the layup | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:51 | Cal | James Tate connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcelino Giordano | 60-49 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Marcelino Giordano steals the ball from Wallace Bickel in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Eric Flowers banks in the layup set up by Marcelino Giordano | 62-49 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Kitt - foul #2 on James Kitt, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Ronald Rayfield (PF), Willie Lamberton (C) Eric Flowers, James Kitt, James Tate, Robert Oviedo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Cal | Willie Lamberton makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Rayfield | 65-51 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield lays it in on a great pass from Oscar Nunez and he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (PF) Wallace Bickel | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 00:16 | Cal | The rebound goes to Franklin Smith | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Oscar Nunez runs out the clock | 68-54 |