| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Alcantara (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Joe Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Madsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Walter Jones inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Delaware | Travis Fisher blows the layup | 36-27 |
| 19:39 | Delaware | Travis Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Delaware | Matthew Smith knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Walter Jones and the foul's on Jerry Crain - foul #2 on Jerry Crain, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:20 | Delaware | Matthew Smith makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Jerry Crain makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Alcantara | 38-30 |
| 18:55 | Delaware | Porter Madsen is fouled in the backcourt by John Alcantara - foul #1 on John Alcantara, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Paul King (SF), Warren Jones (PF), Jerry Howell (C) Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Jerry Crain, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Delaware | Frank Schultz (PG), Scott Burton (PF), William Murphy (C) Joe Woods, Matthew Smith, Travis Fisher | |
| 18:40 | Delaware | Scott Burton misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 18:38 | Delaware | Walter Jones gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:18 | Delaware | Walter Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Schultz | 38-33 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | John Alcantara is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Madsen - foul #2 on Porter Madsen, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG) Porter Madsen | |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Paul King misses long on a shot from the left block | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Warren Jones gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | John Alcantara double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) John Atkinson, Paul King, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | Delaware | Porter Madsen (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Gary Kidd (C) Frank Schultz, Scott Burton, William Murphy | |
| 17:19 | Delaware | Gary Kidd can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 17:17 | Delaware | Gary Kidd hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Jerry Crain makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:06 | Delaware | Walter Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SG) John Alcantara | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre slams it home on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 42-35 |
| 16:26 | Delaware | Walter Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:24 | Delaware | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Paul King, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Delaware | Frank Schultz (PG), William Murphy (PF), Travis Fisher (C) Joe Woods, Matthew Smith, Gary Kidd | |
| 16:15 | Delaware | Travis Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Jerry Crain misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Murphy - foul #2 on William Murphy, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG) Bernard Samuels | |
| Subs | Delaware | Scott Swearingen (PG), Scott Burton (SF), John Hubbard (PF) Porter Madsen, Walter Jones, William Murphy | |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Jerry Crain makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Jerry Crain misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Delaware | Frank Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Alcantara (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Crain (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Randall Izaguirre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Scott Swearingen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Burton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Delaware | Scott Swearingen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SF), Warren Jones (PF) Dragan Paluszynski, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | John Atkinson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul King and he's fouled by Scott Swearingen - foul #4 on Scott Swearingen, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Matthew Smith (SF), William Murphy (C) Scott Swearingen, Travis Fisher | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | John Atkinson makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:09 | Delaware | Matthew Smith misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:08 | Delaware | Frank Schultz snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 14:49 | Delaware | Matthew Smith drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Frank Schultz | 46-39 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Paul King is hacked by Matthew Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (PG), Paul King (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Jerry Howell (C) John Atkinson, John Alcantara, Paul King, Warren Jones, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG), Porter Madsen (SG), Walter Jones (SF) Scott Burton, Frank Schultz, Matthew Smith | |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Crain | 49-39 |
| 14:22 | Delaware | Paul King steals it from Joe Woods in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Paul King jams it | 51-39 |
| 14:19 | Delaware | Dragan Paluszynski steps in front of the John Hubbard pass in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels lays it up and in set up by Dragan Paluszynski | 53-39 |
| 14:14 | Delaware | Bernard Samuels steals it from Porter Madsen in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Paul King is fouled on the floor by Joe Woods - foul #1 on Joe Woods, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (SG), Warren Jones (PF) Paul King, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | Delaware | Frank Schultz (SG), Gary Kidd (C) Porter Madsen, William Murphy | |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 13:35 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Joe Woods | 53-39 |
| 13:29 | Delaware | The short jumper by Walter Jones is denied by Jerry Howell | 53-39 |
| 13:28 | Delaware | Frank Schultz hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Jones - foul #3 on Walter Jones, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre (C) Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | Delaware | Scott Burton (PG), Matthew Smith (SF), Travis Fisher (C) Joe Woods, Walter Jones, Gary Kidd | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | John Hubbard is called for the reach on Warren Jones - foul #4 on John Hubbard, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Delaware | Porter Madsen (SG) John Hubbard | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Warren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Warren Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:14 | Delaware | Scott Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:49 | Delaware | Matthew Smith is hacked by Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Paul King (SG), Jerry Crain (PF) Bernard Samuels, John Alcantara, Warren Jones | |
| Subs | Delaware | Walter Jones (SF), Augustus Karpin (C) Scott Burton, Travis Fisher | |
| 12:26 | Delaware | Jerry Crain swats the layup by Matthew Smith | 54-41 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | John Atkinson grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | John Atkinson travels in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Clark (SF) Paul King | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG), William Murphy (PF), Gary Kidd (C) Frank Schultz, Matthew Smith, Augustus Karpin | |
| 12:09 | Delaware | Gary Kidd is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 12:08 | Delaware | Gary Kidd pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:49 | Delaware | Porter Madsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Christopher Clark gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Crain (tiring) 7 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Randall Izaguirre (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Joe Woods (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Madsen (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Jones (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Kidd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Paul King misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:26 | Delaware | Gary Kidd gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:26 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (PG), John Alcantara (SG), Paul King (SF), Warren Jones (PF), Jerry Howell (C) John Atkinson, Paul King, Christopher Clark, Jerry Crain, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Delaware | Scott Burton (PG), Frank Schultz (SG), Matthew Smith (SF), Travis Fisher (C) Joe Woods, Porter Madsen, Walter Jones, Gary Kidd | |
| 11:17 | Delaware | John Alcantara steals the ball from Scott Burton | 54-41 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 10:51 | Delaware | Travis Fisher gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:32 | Delaware | Travis Fisher can't finish the layup | 54-41 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Warren Jones | 54-41 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Jerry Howell buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 56-41 |
| 09:48 | Delaware | Travis Fisher is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Murphy and the foul's on Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Bernard Samuels, Paul King, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG), Porter Madsen (SG), Walter Jones (SF) Frank Schultz, Matthew Smith, William Murphy | |
| 09:48 | Delaware | Travis Fisher makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Jerry Crain buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Alcantara | 58-44 |
| 09:12 | Delaware | Scott Burton is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Jones | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dragan Paluszynski | 60-47 |
| 08:39 | Delaware | Porter Madsen is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter Jones | 60-50 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Alcantara | 63-50 |
| 07:52 | Delaware | Travis Fisher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | John Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (PG), Paul King (SG), Paul King (SF), Warren Jones (PF), Jerry Howell (C) John Atkinson, John Alcantara, Dragan Paluszynski, Jerry Crain, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Delaware | Scott Swearingen (PG), Frank Schultz (SG), Matthew Smith (SF), John Hubbard (PF), William Murphy (C) Joe Woods, Porter Madsen, Walter Jones, Scott Burton, Travis Fisher | |
| 07:27 | Villanova | Paul King misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 07:25 | Delaware | Frank Schultz snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Howell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Scott Swearingen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Frank Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Matthew Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Delaware | Paul King is called for the reach on Scott Swearingen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul King, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| 07:11 | Delaware | John Hubbard misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jerry Howell - foul #1 on Jerry Howell, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Walter Jones (SF) Matthew Smith | |
| 07:11 | Delaware | John Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:11 | Delaware | John Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Howell | 63-51 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Swearingen - foul #5 on Scott Swearingen, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Clark (SF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Paul King, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG) Scott Swearingen | |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:46 | Delaware | The rebound goes to William Murphy | 64-51 |
| 06:31 | Delaware | William Murphy is hacked by Randall Izaguirre - foul #2 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Crain (PF) Warren Jones | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 06:31 | Delaware | William Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randall Izaguirre | 64-51 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Christopher Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Gary Kidd (C) William Murphy | |
| 06:15 | Delaware | Frank Schultz's layup is rejected by Christopher Clark | 64-51 |
| 06:13 | Delaware | Walter Jones misses the tip | 64-51 |
| 06:11 | Delaware | John Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Jerry Crain is whistled for a carry | 64-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Warren Jones (PF) Paul King, Christopher Clark, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | Delaware | Scott Burton (PG), Porter Madsen (SG), Matthew Smith (SF) Joe Woods, Frank Schultz, Walter Jones | |
| 05:26 | Delaware | Warren Jones swats the short shot by John Hubbard | 64-53 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Alcantara gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 04:56 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Scott Burton | 64-53 |
| 04:42 | Delaware | Porter Madsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dragan Paluszynski | 64-53 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Gary Kidd is called for the reach on Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Gary Kidd, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Atkinson (PG), Paul King (SF), Jerry Crain (PF) Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Warren Jones | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG), Frank Schultz (SG), Walter Jones (SF), William Murphy (PF), Augustus Karpin (C) Scott Burton, Porter Madsen, Matthew Smith, John Hubbard, Gary Kidd | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Delaware | Walter Jones comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Paul King | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Villanova | John Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul King (SG), Jerry Howell (C) John Alcantara, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 03:41 | Delaware | Joe Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Paul King grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Paul King scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Atkinson and he's hacked by Walter Jones - foul #4 on Walter Jones, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Matthew Smith (SF), Scott Burton (PF) Walter Jones, Augustus Karpin | |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Paul King misses the free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:19 | Delaware | Scott Burton snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Atkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul King (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Crain (tired) 9 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerry Howell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Joe Woods (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Schultz (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Matthew Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Burton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Delaware | Scott Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 03:00 | Delaware | Scott Burton snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:42 | Delaware | Scott Burton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 02:41 | Delaware | Frank Schultz grabs the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:30 | Delaware | Frank Schultz scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Paul King - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Alcantara (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Warren Jones (PF) Paul King, Paul King, Jerry Crain | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 02:30 | Delaware | Frank Schultz makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Jerry Howell is fouled on the floor by Frank Schultz - foul #3 on Frank Schultz, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (PG) John Atkinson | |
| Subs | Delaware | Gary Kidd (C) Joe Woods | |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Jerry Howell makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Jerry Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:52 | Delaware | William Murphy misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Howell - foul #2 on Jerry Howell, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Jerry Crain (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Christopher Clark, Warren Jones, Jerry Howell | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joe Woods (PG) Gary Kidd | |
| 01:52 | Delaware | William Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:52 | Delaware | William Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Jerry Crain grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bernard Samuels | 73-56 |
| 01:13 | Delaware | Matthew Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 01:12 | Delaware | William Murphy tips it but misses | 73-56 |
| 01:11 | Delaware | Frank Schultz snags the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 01:00 | Delaware | Matthew Smith is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 73-56 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is hacked by Joe Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Woods, team foul #12 | 73-56 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Delaware | Joe Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | Frank Schultz grabs the offensive board | 75-56 |
| 00:44 | Delaware | William Murphy scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-58 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Jerry Crain steps out of bounds on the baseline | 75-58 |
| 00:18 | Delaware | John Alcantara steps in front of the Frank Schultz pass in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels lays it up and in on a great pass from John Alcantara | 77-58 |
| 00:10 | Delaware | Frank Schultz is called for traveling | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels runs out the clock | 77-58 |