| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dennis Turk (fresh) SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) SF - Eugene Postell (fresh) PF - Peter Samford (fresh) C - James Cotter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Drexel | Marcel Pickel steps in front of the Peter Samford pass | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is fouled on the floor by Peter Samford - foul #1 on Peter Samford, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Drexel | Marco Mancini is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Dennis Turk takes the ball from Douglas Colbert | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Drexel | Dennis Turk lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Jonathan Woodrum and he's hacked by Eugene Postell - foul #1 on Eugene Postell, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Drexel | James Cotter pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Drexel | Scott Campbell steals the ball from Marco Mancini | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Bryan Luther lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Drexel | James Cotter can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert is hacked by Peter Samford - foul #2 on Peter Samford, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Drexel | Ron Hardt (PF) Peter Samford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Dennis Turk steps in front of the Marcel Pickel pass | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | Drexel | Ron Hardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Drexel | Edwin Wright (PG), Eliseo Esposito (SG), Dikembe Akwei (PF), Bradley Mann (C) Dennis Turk, Marco Mancini, Eugene Postell, James Cotter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Williams | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edwin Wright (fresh) SG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) SF - Ron Hardt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) C - Bradley Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Drexel | Bradley Mann comes up short on the runner in the paint | 2-10 |
| 15:20 | Drexel | Bradley Mann snags the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 15:15 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Wright | 4-10 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales's pass is intercepted by Ron Hardt | 4-10 |
| 14:42 | Drexel | Edwin Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 14:09 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:05 | Drexel | Edwin Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 13:39 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 13:27 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bellinger - foul #1 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Drexel | Dennis Turk (PG), Marco Mancini (SG), Eugene Postell (SF), James Cotter (C) Edwin Wright, Eliseo Esposito, Dikembe Akwei, Bradley Mann | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Ricardo Morales, Jamie Bellinger, John Williams | |
| 13:13 | Drexel | Eugene Postell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 13:12 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to James Cotter | 4-10 |
| 12:53 | Drexel | Dennis Turk is whistled for a carry | 4-10 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses long on a floater from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 12:37 | Drexel | James Cotter pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 12:24 | Drexel | Marco Mancini misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bradley Mann (PF) Ron Hardt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| 12:24 | Drexel | Marco Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:24 | Drexel | Marco Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum loses the dribble to Marco Mancini | 6-10 |
| 11:48 | Drexel | Dennis Turk misses the shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 11:46 | Drexel | Eugene Postell snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 11:23 | Drexel | Dennis Turk knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Postell | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dennis Turk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Postell (fresh) PF - Bradley Mann (fresh) C - James Cotter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Dennis Turk is called for the reach on Marcel Pickel - foul #1 on Dennis Turk, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei (PF) Bradley Mann | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 10:35 | Villanova | John Williams can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 8-10 |
| 10:34 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:28 | Drexel | Marco Mancini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | John Williams connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Dikembe Akwei - foul #1 on Dikembe Akwei, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Drexel | Edwin Wright (PG), Eliseo Esposito (SG), Ron Hardt (SF), Bradley Mann (C) Dennis Turk, Marco Mancini, Eugene Postell, James Cotter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Ricardo Morales, Jamie Bellinger | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | John Williams makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:46 | Drexel | Edwin Wright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-13 |
| 09:45 | Drexel | Bradley Mann tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert tips it in | 10-15 |
| 09:13 | Drexel | Edwin Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) John Williams | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 08:46 | Drexel | Ron Hardt pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:28 | Drexel | Bradley Mann knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eliseo Esposito | 13-15 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Edwin Wright steals it from Jonathan Woodrum | 13-15 |
| 07:44 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei can't connect on a runner from the left block | 13-15 |
| 07:42 | Drexel | Bradley Mann grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 07:33 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Wright | 16-15 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Campbell | 16-17 |
| 07:05 | Drexel | Bradley Mann is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Drexel | Dennis Turk (PG), Marco Mancini (SG), Eugene Postell (SF), James Cotter (C) Edwin Wright, Eliseo Esposito, Dikembe Akwei, Bradley Mann | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Marcel Pickel, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dennis Turk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Postell (fresh) PF - Ron Hardt (fresh) C - James Cotter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Turk - foul #2 on Dennis Turk, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Drexel | Francis Godfrey (PG) Dennis Turk | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:38 | Drexel | James Cotter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:21 | Drexel | Ron Hardt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Drexel | Edwin Wright (PG) Francis Godfrey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| 05:40 | Drexel | Scott Campbell steals it from Eugene Postell | 19-18 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Eugene Postell is called for the reach on Scott Campbell - foul #2 on Eugene Postell, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Drexel | Francis Godfrey (SF) Eugene Postell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Scott Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Scott Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:19 | Drexel | Ricardo Morales steps in front of the Edwin Wright pass in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales double dribbles | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei (PF) Ron Hardt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Scott Campbell | |
| 04:39 | Drexel | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Marco Mancini - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Drexel | Eliseo Esposito (PG) Edwin Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (PF) Marcel Pickel, John Williams, Jamie Bellinger | |
| 04:27 | Drexel | Marco Mancini misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Woodrum | 19-23 |
| 03:55 | Drexel | Eliseo Esposito misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Eliseo Esposito is called for the reach on Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Eliseo Esposito, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Drexel | Dennis Turk (PG), Edwin Wright (SG), Eugene Postell (SF), Peter Samford (PF), Bradley Mann (C) Eliseo Esposito, Marco Mancini, Francis Godfrey, Dikembe Akwei, James Cotter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), John Williams (SF), Jamie Bellinger (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell, Douglas Colbert | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:15 | Drexel | Bradley Mann misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jamie Bellinger - foul #2 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| 03:15 | Drexel | Bradley Mann makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:15 | Drexel | Bradley Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:15 | Drexel | Peter Samford grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:53 | Drexel | Dennis Turk misses the easy layup | 20-25 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dennis Turk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Postell (fresh) PF - Peter Samford (fresh) C - Bradley Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a floater in the lane | 20-25 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edwin Wright - foul #1 on Edwin Wright, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Drexel | Ron Hardt (C) Bradley Mann | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Bryan Luther | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:11 | Drexel | Edwin Wright is fouled on the floor by Douglas Colbert - foul #2 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Bryan Luther (PF) Ricardo Morales, Jamie Bellinger | |
| 01:44 | Drexel | Douglas Colbert blocks the short jumper by Peter Samford | 20-27 |
| 01:42 | Drexel | Peter Samford hits the follow up shot | 22-27 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 01:16 | Drexel | Ron Hardt pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 01:01 | Drexel | Eugene Postell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Colbert - foul #3 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | Marco Mancini (SG), James Cotter (C) Edwin Wright, Ron Hardt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF) Marcel Pickel, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 00:47 | Drexel | Eugene Postell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | James Cotter is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on James Cotter, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Ron Hardt (SF), Dikembe Akwei (PF) Dennis Turk, Eugene Postell, Peter Samford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:25 | Drexel | Dikembe Akwei snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 00:02 | Drexel | Ron Hardt double dribbles | 22-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Bryan Luther (PF) Jonathan Woodrum, John Williams | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a halfcourt shot | 22-27 |