| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Pewitt inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Long and he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Anthony Norton can't tip it in | 29-44 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Pyburn | 29-44 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | John Pewitt is called for the reach on Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on John Pewitt, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | Greg Norton gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dragan Paluszynski | 32-47 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | John Pewitt clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Norton - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Marcus Scott's pass is intercepted by John Pewitt | 34-47 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Howard Pyburn takes the ball from Joel Lesperance | 34-47 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the easy layup | 34-47 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | John Pewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| 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 | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Matthew Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Horace Leary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 16:32 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ingle | 34-47 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Michael Dingler is called for the reach on Horace Leary - foul #2 on Michael Dingler, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Horace Leary misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 34-47 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs tips it in | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Matthew Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF) Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Horace Leary connects on the jump hook in the lane | 38-48 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Paul Ingle - foul #2 on Paul Ingle, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Matthew Williams | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 38-49 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Howard Pyburn | 38-51 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Charles Holder snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 38-53 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Carl Krebs, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Charles Holder | |
| 14:03 | Villanova | John Pewitt takes the ball from Bernard Samuels | 38-53 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Wallace Long knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Manzo | 41-53 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Anthony Norton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Anthony Norton, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Horace Leary scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-56 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle is hacked by Randall Izaguirre - foul #2 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Horace Leary, Roland Radomski, Joel Lesperance, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Matthew Williams scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 49-58 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-58 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Jumah Arai | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by John Pewitt - foul #2 on John Pewitt, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Anthony Norton - foul #4 on Anthony Norton, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Roland Radomski (SF) Wallace Long, John Pewitt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Anthony Norton | |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Ingle - foul #3 on Paul Ingle, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (C) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Michael Dingler | |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle double dribbles | 52-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 52-63 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Marcus Scott hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Charles Holder is called for the reach on John Manzo - foul #1 on Charles Holder, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Roland Radomski, Joel Lesperance, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Randall Izaguirre (PF) Charles Holder, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams | |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Wallace Long clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-65 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is hacked by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG) John Manzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Marcus Scott | |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Long | 57-65 |
| 07:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton clanks a shot from the right block | 57-65 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Samuel Caron is hacked by John Pewitt - foul #3 on John Pewitt, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG) Larry Sears | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Michael Dingler | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Samuel Caron makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Samuel Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the driving attempt from the right block | 59-67 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Anthony Norton hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 59-69 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Samuel Caron, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-72 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the floater from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Greg Norton gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-72 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Anthony Norton scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Samuels and he's fouled by Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Paul Ingle (PF), Jeffrey Arndt (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SF) Howard Pyburn, Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | John Manzo comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is hacked by Roland Radomski - foul #2 on Roland Radomski, team foul #11 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle grabs the board | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-76 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Matthew Williams snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Charles Holder is fouled on the floor by John Manzo - foul #3 on John Manzo, team foul #12 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG) John Manzo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Samuel Caron | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-78 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Matthew Williams snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roland Radomski - foul #3 on Roland Radomski, team foul #13 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Leary | 62-79 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 62-82 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Bernard Samuels steals it from Jumah Arai | 62-82 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 62-84 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Horace Leary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-84 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Anthony Norton (PF) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled on the floor by Horace Leary - foul #2 on Horace Leary, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs's floater is tipped away by Anthony Norton | 62-85 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 62-85 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Norton | 62-87 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski drills a jumper near the basket set up by Carl Krebs | 64-87 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn runs out the clock | 64-87 |