| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ronald Hancock (fresh) SG - Manuel Hodge (fresh) SF - Gerard Turner (fresh) PF - Steven Dandridge (fresh) C - David Axtell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner clanks a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | David Axtell grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge is fouled on the floor by Dragan Paluszynski - foul #1 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Axtell | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern State | David Axtell buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski is hacked by Gerard Turner - foul #1 on Gerard Turner, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Roy Lubbers (PF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Ronald Hancock, Manuel Hodge, Steven Dandridge, David Axtell | |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Charles Holder gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ernest Stipe (fresh) SG - Richard Pasco (fresh) SF - Gerard Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Lubbers (fresh) C - Marvin Ciotti (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Anthony Norton knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 7-5 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marcus Scott | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 10-5 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Howard Pyburn | 10-5 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Pasco - foul #1 on Richard Pasco, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG), Manuel Hodge (SG), Steven Dandridge (PF), David Axtell (C) Ernest Stipe, Richard Pasco, Gerard Turner, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Hancock | 12-7 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Charles Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG) Bernard Samuels | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF) Roy Lubbers | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dragan Paluszynski - foul #2 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Matthew Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Gerard Turner is blocked by Samuel Caron | 12-8 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers (SF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Gerard Turner, David Axtell | |
| 12:52 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Manuel Hodge | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Anthony Norton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge loses the dribble to Howard Pyburn | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Michael Dingler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Samuel Caron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Mark Kraft (C) Ronald Hancock, Manuel Hodge, Steven Dandridge | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti lays it in on a great pass from Mark Kraft | 12-13 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Richard Pasco steals it from Anthony Norton | 12-13 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco banks in the layup | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ernest Stipe (fresh) SG - Richard Pasco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Lubbers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Kraft (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Roy Lubbers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Lubbers, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (PF) Ernest Stipe, Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre loses the dribble to Manuel Hodge | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Williams - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF) Howard Pyburn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG), David Axtell (C) Richard Pasco, Mark Kraft | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Matthew Williams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is hacked by Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge (PF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Jeremy Barreiro, David Axtell | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Marcus Scott picks off the pass by Manuel Hodge | 12-17 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Manuel Hodge steals it from Marcus Scott | 12-17 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses the easy layup | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock buries a floater in the paint | 12-19 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Ciotti - foul #1 on Marvin Ciotti, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Charles Holder (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Matthew Williams (C) Bernard Samuels, Samuel Caron, Randall Izaguirre, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Roy Lubbers (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (PF), David Axtell (C) Ronald Hancock, Manuel Hodge, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 15-19 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | David Axtell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | David Axtell makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | David Axtell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Lubbers - foul #2 on Roy Lubbers, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF) Roy Lubbers | |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 17-21 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro is denied on a layup by Marcus Scott | 17-21 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Gerard Turner is called for the reach on Michael Dingler - foul #2 on Gerard Turner, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Howard Pyburn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG), Manuel Hodge (SG), Steven Dandridge (PF), Mark Kraft (C) Ernest Stipe, Gerard Turner, Jeremy Barreiro, David Axtell | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ronald Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pasco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Dandridge (fresh) C - Mark Kraft (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Anthony Norton hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Bernard Samuels | 19-21 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Pasco - foul #2 on Richard Pasco, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG) Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti (SF) Richard Pasco | |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge is hacked by Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (PG) Howard Pyburn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (PF), David Axtell (C) Steven Dandridge, Mark Kraft | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is denied on a layup by Marcus Scott | 20-21 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | David Axtell snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Charles Holder's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hancock | 20-26 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Randall Izaguirre (C) Samuel Caron, Bernard Samuels, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Steven Dandridge (PF), Mark Kraft (C) Ronald Hancock, Jeremy Barreiro, David Axtell | |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Manuel Hodge steals the ball from Charles Holder | 20-26 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge is whistled for a carry | 20-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Charles Holder, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF) Manuel Hodge, Marvin Ciotti, Steven Dandridge | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Williams - foul #3 on Matthew Williams, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge (PF), Jeremy Barreiro (C) Ernest Stipe, Mark Kraft | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (tiring) 4 pts. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Pasco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Lubbers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerard Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Dandridge (fresh) C - Jeremy Barreiro (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge is hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG) Howard Pyburn, Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG) Richard Pasco | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Anthony Norton can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 26-29 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hancock | 26-29 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #1 on Anthony Norton, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG) Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Marvin Ciotti (SF), David Axtell (C) Roy Lubbers, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Marcus Scott is blocked by David Axtell | 26-30 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Michael Dingler grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremy Barreiro - foul #1 on Jeremy Barreiro, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Mark Kraft (C) Ronald Hancock, Manuel Hodge, Jeremy Barreiro, David Axtell | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Richard Pasco is called for the reach on Bernard Samuels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Pasco, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Roy Lubbers (PF) Richard Pasco, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft double dribbles | 28-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge (PF) Manuel Hodge | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-32 |