| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Marcus Scott steals the ball from Ronald Nourse | 25-37 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duprey - foul #2 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is called for traveling | 25-37 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-40 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse blows the layup | 27-40 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Michael Huddle steals the ball from Dragan Paluszynski | 29-40 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilson Keller | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Michael Huddle is called for the reach on Dragan Paluszynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Huddle, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Boris Zar, Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Abeyta steps in front of the Charles Holder pass | 32-40 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by Terry Conner - foul #3 on Terry Conner, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg (C) Terry Conner | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is fouled on the floor by Genaro Conti - foul #3 on Genaro Conti, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF) Genaro Conti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Michael Dingler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dingler | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Charles Holder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Furstenberg | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fresh) PF - Yuri Bednarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is fouled on the floor by Samuel Caron - foul #3 on Samuel Caron, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Ronald Nourse (PF) Boris Zar, Dikembe Abeyta, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson loses the dribble to Marcus Scott | 35-40 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Charles Holder is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn and he's hacked by Rodney Furstenberg - foul #1 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (SF), Anthony Duprey (C) Alexander Hankinson, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle (SF), David Smith (PF) Genaro Conti, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Charles Holder | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Anthony Duprey | 36-43 |
| 13:38 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Terry Conner, Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, David Smith, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Charles Holder (SF) Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Charles Holder denies the turnaround by Yuri Bednarski | 38-43 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) Dikembe Abeyta, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Michael Dingler knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 38-45 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Caron - foul #4 on Samuel Caron, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Anthony Duprey (C) Genaro Conti, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron | |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Wilson Keller is called for the reach on Dragan Paluszynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Keller, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle (SF) Alexander Hankinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bernard Samuels - foul #2 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG) Boris Zar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (PG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Duprey - foul #3 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Michael Dingler gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Abeyta is called for the reach on Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Bernard Samuels | |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Terry Conner steals it from Michael Dingler in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson drills a driving attempt in the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Terry Conner is called for the reach on Howard Pyburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Conner, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Terry Conner, Dikembe Abeyta, Alexander Hankinson, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Howard Pyburn steps in front of the Genaro Conti pass | 44-49 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Furstenberg - foul #2 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #10 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle (SF) Genaro Conti | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Howard Pyburn | |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey (C) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Bernard Samuels, Randall Izaguirre, Matthew Williams | |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is open but misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 08:35 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Boris Zar | 49-50 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Boris Zar is called for the reach on Howard Pyburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Zar, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF) Boris Zar, Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-51 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Alexander Hankinson is called for the reach on Charles Holder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Hankinson, team foul #12 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Alexander Hankinson, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton | |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Marcus Scott | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Terry Conner (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Genaro Conti (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | David Smith steals the ball from Randall Izaguirre | 51-53 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | David Smith's floater is tipped away by Matthew Williams | 51-53 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #2 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #13 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Michael Huddle (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Genaro Conti, Yuri Bednarski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Randall Izaguirre is called for the reach on Rodney Furstenberg - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) Terry Conner, Michael Huddle, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Bernard Samuels, Samuel Caron, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Charles Holder is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marcus Scott | 53-56 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Anthony Norton comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-56 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg clanks a floater from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Anthony Norton is open and buries a jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Boris Zar | 57-58 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the floater from the left block set up by Dragan Paluszynski and the foul's on Ronald Nourse - foul #2 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #14 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Boris Zar, Wilson Keller, Alexander Hankinson, Ronald Nourse, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Dragan Paluszynski, Marcus Scott | |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abeyta | 59-61 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Dikembe Abeyta - foul #3 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #15 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (PF) Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Samuel Caron, Anthony Norton | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | David Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Yuri Bednarski (C) Genaro Conti, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Williams | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 03:15 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Huddle | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Dikembe Abeyta in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #16 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Ronald Nourse (PF) Dikembe Abeyta, David Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Bernard Samuels, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Anthony Duprey (C) Terry Conner, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Samuel Caron, Charles Holder | |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Randall Izaguirre (C) Michael Dingler, Marcus Scott | |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 63-67 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle tips it home | 65-67 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle is fouled on the floor by Dragan Paluszynski - foul #1 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Norton | 67-69 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse is whistled for a carry | 67-69 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski double dribbles | 67-69 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #1 on Anthony Norton, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Huddle - foul #3 on Michael Huddle, team foul #17 | 68-69 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Anthony Norton gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Anthony Norton runs out the clock | 68-71 |