| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Valerio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Carrick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Crouch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-35 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Valerio | 31-37 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 18:43 | Liberty | Frank Carrick gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| 18:35 | Liberty | Willie Valerio knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Willie Valerio is called for the reach on Steven Mahoney - foul #2 on Willie Valerio, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Crouch - foul #3 on John Crouch, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Carl Shipman (SG), Richard Halls (C) Willie Valerio, John Crouch | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-39 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Liberty | Frank Carrick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:42 | Liberty | Frank Carrick loses the dribble to Ricardo Morales | 34-39 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:09 | Liberty | Frank Carrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Carrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-43 |
| 15:41 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Carl Shipman - foul #1 on Carl Shipman, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eddie Magley (PG), Willie Valerio (SG), Thomas Bowman (SF), John Crouch (PF), Miles Davis (C) Rickie Sterner, Carl Shipman, Frank Carrick, Dennis Rotenberg, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Scott Campbell (SF) Marcel Pickel, Steven Mahoney | |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:52 | Liberty | John Crouch grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 14:30 | Liberty | Michael Maul denies the turnaround by Eddie Magley | 36-45 |
| 14:29 | Liberty | Thomas Bowman hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the dunk attempt | 38-45 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Scott Campbell hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Willie Valerio is fouled on the floor by Byron Pettigrew - foul #1 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Bryan Luther (C) Ricardo Morales, Michael Maul | |
| 13:46 | Liberty | Thomas Bowman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-47 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Woodrum | 38-50 |
| 13:07 | Liberty | Eddie Magley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-50 |
| 12:51 | Liberty | Miles Davis snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 12:24 | Liberty | Eddie Magley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the jumper from the left side set up by Bryan Luther | 38-52 |
| 12:00 | Liberty | Jonathan Woodrum picks off the pass by Eddie Magley | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Eddie Magley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Miles Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Campbell and the foul's on John Crouch - foul #4 on John Crouch, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), Carl Shipman (SG), Frank Carrick (SF), Dennis Rotenberg (PF), Richard Halls (C) Eddie Magley, Willie Valerio, Thomas Bowman, John Crouch, Miles Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:22 | Liberty | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Carl Shipman - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Byron Pettigrew | |
| 11:08 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg is fouled on the floor by Bryan Luther as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Bryan Luther, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner is called for traveling | 38-55 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Michael Maul connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ricardo Morales | 38-57 |
| 10:36 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner makes the shot from the free throw line | 40-57 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum loses the dribble to Rickie Sterner | 40-57 |
| 10:21 | Liberty | Carl Shipman lays it up and in set up by Rickie Sterner | 42-57 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ricardo Morales | 42-59 |
| 09:42 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 09:41 | Liberty | Richard Halls hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 09:24 | Liberty | Carl Shipman grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:19 | Liberty | Frank Carrick can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-59 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Bryan Luther hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Carrick - foul #2 on Frank Carrick, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Willie Valerio (SG), Thomas Bowman (PF), Miles Davis (C) Carl Shipman, Dennis Rotenberg, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Ricardo Morales, Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Bryan Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:00 | Liberty | Frank Carrick pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Liberty | Miles Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Luther | 44-63 |
| 08:19 | Liberty | Scott Campbell is called for the reach on Frank Carrick - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eddie Magley (PG), Dennis Rotenberg (PF) Rickie Sterner, Frank Carrick | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Miles Davis - foul #4 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Eddie Magley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Valerio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Miles Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-63 |
| 07:49 | Liberty | Miles Davis snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 07:39 | Liberty | Willie Valerio misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 07:38 | Liberty | Miles Davis snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 07:24 | Liberty | Willie Valerio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), John Crouch (PF) Willie Valerio, Dennis Rotenberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-63 |
| 07:06 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Rickie Sterner | 44-63 |
| 06:47 | Liberty | John Crouch misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ricardo Morales - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #7 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Carrick (SF) Thomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| 06:47 | Liberty | John Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:47 | Liberty | John Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 45-65 |
| 06:13 | Liberty | Frank Carrick misses long on a shot from close range | 45-65 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Eddie Magley takes the ball from Jonathan Woodrum | 45-65 |
| 05:44 | Liberty | John Crouch misses long on a floater near the basket | 45-65 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Michael Maul pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eddie Magley - foul #3 on Eddie Magley, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Liberty | Willie Valerio (SG), Dennis Rotenberg (PF) Eddie Magley, Miles Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (C) Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:24 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Dennis Rotenberg | 45-66 |
| 05:12 | Liberty | Frank Carrick connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rickie Sterner and he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #8 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Liberty | Carl Shipman (PG), Richard Halls (C) Rickie Sterner, John Crouch | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:12 | Liberty | Frank Carrick misses the free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Bryan Luther pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Bryan Luther's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Halls | 47-66 |
| 04:41 | Liberty | Carl Shipman gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:12 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 04:10 | Liberty | Richard Halls misses the tip | 47-66 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Bryan Luther buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Valerio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Carrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Byron Pettigrew (tiring) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Bryan Luther gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew buries a runner from the left block | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Liberty | Willie Valerio misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-70 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 02:25 | Liberty | Carl Shipman pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 02:19 | Liberty | Carl Shipman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marcel Pickel | 47-73 |
| 01:44 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg hits a jump hook in the lane | 49-73 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew blows the dunk | 49-73 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Scott Campbell snags the offensive board | 49-73 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 49-75 |
| 00:48 | Liberty | Richard Halls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 49-75 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Dennis Rotenberg denies the turnaround by Jonathan Woodrum | 49-75 |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Carl Shipman snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #5 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #9 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eddie Magley (SG), Thomas Bowman (SF), John Crouch (C) Willie Valerio, Frank Carrick, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel runs out the clock | 50-75 |