| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Barnes | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 32-30 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jessie Ebeling - foul #2 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Antonio Wilson (SG), James Flannery (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Jerome Dyal, Sudi Almarza, Daniel Robinson, Jessie Ebeling, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Clint Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | James Flannery is called for 5 seconds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Sudi Almarza (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Anthony Granier (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Antonio Wilson, James Flannery, Anthony Johnson, Matthew Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin tips it home | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #3 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (PF) Anthony Granier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | Roy Wilford denies the turnaround by Travis Raglin | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Roy Wilford grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | The jump hook by Daniel Robinson is blocked by Travis Raglin | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke loses the dribble to Sudi Almarza | 33-36 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Jerome Dyal | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jessie Ebeling - foul #3 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Antonio Wilson (SG), James Flannery (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Sudi Almarza, Daniel Robinson, Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Melvin Austin (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kendall Forte, Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | James Flannery can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Melvin Austin - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Kyle Burke (PF) Russell Hedrick, Travis Raglin | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes's pass is intercepted by Jerome Dyal in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal lays it in | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Roy Wilford snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Kyle Burke swats the short shot by Antonio Wilson | 38-37 |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | James Flannery steps in front of the Dikembe Akiyama pass | 38-37 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Roy Wilford connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerome Dyal | 40-37 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes's 3 pointer is rejected by Roy Wilford | 40-37 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses badly on a floater from the left block | 40-39 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | James Flannery gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Roy Wilford banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Sudi Almarza (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Jessie Ebeling (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Jerome Dyal, Antonio Wilson, James Flannery, Anthony Johnson, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Kyle Burke | |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kendall Forte | 42-42 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Travis Raglin steals it from Sudi Almarza | 42-42 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Travis Raglin is denied by Matthew Griffith | 42-42 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the jump hook from close range | 42-42 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling tips it home | 44-42 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Russell Hedrick is called for the reach on Clint Simmons - foul #1 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Anthony Granier (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Jessie Ebeling, Matthew Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kyle Burke (C) Kendall Forte, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sudi Almarza | 47-42 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Roy Wilford gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson tips it in | 49-42 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Barnes | 49-44 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Roy Wilford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Johnson (PF) Anthony Granier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF) Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby | |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Kyle Burke is blocked by Daniel Robinson | 49-44 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Ralph - foul #1 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kyle Burke | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Johnson (PF) Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG) Ronald Barnes | |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is fouled on the floor by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Flannery (SF), Jessie Ebeling (PF) Daniel Robinson, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Travis Raglin | |
| 08:05 | Villanova | James Flannery is fouled on the floor by Paul Melby - foul #1 on Paul Melby, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Robinson (SF), Anthony Granier (PF) James Flannery, Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Wilford | 52-46 |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Daniel Robinson steps in front of the Kendall Forte pass | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Granier (fresh) C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | The short jumper by Roy Wilford is denied by Dikembe Akiyama | 52-46 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Roy Wilford knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Sudi Almarza and the foul's on Melvin Austin - foul #3 on Melvin Austin, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Antonio Wilson (SG), James Flannery (SF), Jessie Ebeling (PF) Sudi Almarza, Daniel Robinson, Anthony Granier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Travis Raglin (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Kendall Forte, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Burke | 55-49 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Antonio Wilson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Jerome Dyal | 57-49 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-49 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the floater from the right block | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Flannery | 61-51 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Ebeling | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling is fouled on the floor by Travis Raglin - foul #1 on Travis Raglin, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Sudi Almarza (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) Jerome Dyal, Antonio Wilson, James Flannery, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF) Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby | |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Jessie Ebeling is called for the reach on Travis Raglin - foul #4 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Jessie Ebeling, Matthew Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Anthony Johnson is called for the reach on Travis Raglin - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Matthew Griffith (C) Jerome Dyal, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Ronald Barnes, Kyle Burke | |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph is hacked by Sudi Almarza - foul #2 on Sudi Almarza, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Matthew Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Roy Wilford hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson tips it in | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Kyle Burke (PF) Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Travis Raglin | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Kendall Forte is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #2 on Kendall Forte, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Joseph Stroman | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick's pass is intercepted by Sudi Almarza | 65-51 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Russell Hedrick is called for the reach on Sudi Almarza - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses the 3 from straight away | 67-51 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the tip | 67-51 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 67-51 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Melby | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the driving attempt from the right block | 67-54 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Jerome Dyal steps in front of the Kendall Forte pass in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal dunks the ball | 69-54 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte hits a 3 from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal runs out the clock | 69-57 |