| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Phillip Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noble (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stacey Hastings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-27 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Howard Pyburn | 44-27 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bernard Samuels | 47-27 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #1 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green (C) Brian Moore | |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stacey Hastings - foul #1 on Stacey Hastings, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (SF) Stacey Hastings | |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble travels with the ball | 48-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Donald McKone (C) Robert Noble, Aaron Terry | |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone grabs the board | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Holder - foul #2 on Charles Holder, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble (SG) Phillip Cardona | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Stacey and he's fouled by Samuel Caron - foul #3 on Samuel Caron, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Samuel Caron | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings (SF), Aaron Terry (PF), Brian Moore (C) Robert Noble, Jason Green, Donald McKone | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Holder | 51-32 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona (PG), Robert Noble (SG) Tommy Stacey, Kenny Woodard | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore misses the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernard Samuels | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Holder picks off the pass by Phillip Cardona | 54-33 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the easy layup | 54-33 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore is fouled on the floor by Charles Holder - foul #3 on Charles Holder, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SF) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith (SF), Donald McKone (C) Stacey Hastings, Brian Moore | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry is hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #3 on Anthony Norton, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG) Phillip Cardona | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Noble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Aaron Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald McKone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Howard Pyburn | 56-33 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Trombly | 56-35 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 56-35 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-35 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-35 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith misses the tip | 56-35 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith snags the offensive board | 56-35 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-35 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Gregory Trombly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Samuel Caron (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Phillip Cardona (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Kenny Woodard (PF), Jason Green (C) Gregory Trombly, Robert Noble, Phillip Smith, Aaron Terry, Donald McKone | |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Charles Holder pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Matthew Williams tips it in | 58-35 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green blows the layup but he's hacked by Randall Izaguirre - foul #2 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green misses the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings grabs the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green tips it home | 58-38 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Tommy Stacey picks off the pass by Charles Holder in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 58-38 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona loses the dribble to Dragan Paluszynski | 58-38 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-40 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre's pass is intercepted by Tommy Stacey | 58-40 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona can't throw it down | 58-40 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Matthew Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Samuel Caron is hacked by Phillip Cardona in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Cardona, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Samuel Caron, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble (SG), Phillip Smith (SF), Aaron Terry (PF), Brian Moore (C) Tommy Stacey, Stacey Hastings, Kenny Woodard, Jason Green | |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 58-40 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it home | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Holder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Phillip Cardona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Aaron Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Moore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 60-40 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by Brian Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Moore, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Aaron Terry is blocked by Anthony Norton | 62-40 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 65-40 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore tips it home | 65-42 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Marcus Scott jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Michael Dingler | 67-42 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dingler is called for the reach on Robert Noble - foul #1 on Michael Dingler, team foul #8 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Howard Pyburn, Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Kenny Woodard (PF), Donald McKone (C) Phillip Cardona, Phillip Smith, Aaron Terry, Brian Moore | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Stacey Hastings | 70-46 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 3 from straight away | 70-46 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-46 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 70-46 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-46 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Anthony Norton tips it home | 72-46 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 72-46 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Stacey Hastings steals it from Bernard Samuels in the backcourt | 72-46 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Samuels (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Noble (tired) 7 pts. SF - Stacey Hastings (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenny Woodard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald McKone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Marcus Scott knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Holder and the foul's on Donald McKone - foul #3 on Donald McKone, team foul #6 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Charles Holder, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Phillip Cardona (SG), Aaron Terry (PF), Jason Green (C) Tommy Stacey, Robert Noble, Kenny Woodard, Donald McKone | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the free throw | 74-49 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry grabs the board | 74-49 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-49 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Matthew Williams pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Caron | 77-49 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly misses short on a floater from the right wing | 77-49 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 77-49 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Matthew Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stacey Hastings - foul #2 on Stacey Hastings, team foul #7 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Samuel Caron, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith (SF) Stacey Hastings | |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 77-49 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Kenny Woodard (PF) Gregory Trombly, Aaron Terry | |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Jason Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Green, team foul #8 | 78-49 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Phillip Smith | 78-49 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green drills a fadeaway from the left side | 78-51 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Holder | 80-51 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Cardona | 80-53 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Dingler | 82-53 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith lays it in | 82-55 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is fouled on the floor by Phillip Cardona - foul #3 on Phillip Cardona, team foul #9 | 82-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Howard Pyburn, Charles Holder, Randall Izaguirre, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone (C) Phillip Smith | |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 83-55 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the offensive board | 83-55 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-55 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jason Green | 83-55 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona misses short on a shot from the right wing | 83-55 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 83-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Anthony Norton blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Green - foul #3 on Jason Green, team foul #10 | 83-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith (PF) Jason Green | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses the 1st free throw | 83-55 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 84-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Samuel Caron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 18 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Cardona (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Woodard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald McKone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Smith | 84-58 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Bernard Samuels | 86-58 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bernard Samuels steals it from Phillip Cardona | 86-58 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 88-58 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona makes the shot from the free throw line | 88-60 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Cardona - foul #4 on Phillip Cardona, team foul #11 | 88-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Charles Holder (SF), Matthew Williams (C) Samuel Caron, Dragan Paluszynski, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green (C) Donald McKone | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 89-60 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 90-60 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 90-60 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels snags the defensive board | 90-60 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 90-60 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 90-60 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 93-60 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 93-60 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 93-60 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 93-60 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith pulls down the rebound | 93-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey is whistled for a carry | 93-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone (C) Phillip Smith | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 96-60 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard is whistled for traveling | 96-60 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn runs out the clock | 96-60 |