| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Larry Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ron Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses long on a shot from the left block | 31-30 |
| 19:51 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:28 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney tips it home | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-30 |
| 18:51 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to James Macfarlane | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses badly on a floater in the paint | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 17:51 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling is hacked by Steven Mahoney - foul #3 on Steven Mahoney, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Steven Mahoney | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 17:32 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Larry Stone and the foul's on Byron Pettigrew - foul #2 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ralph Valez (SF) James Macfarlane | |
| 17:32 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-33 |
| 17:05 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Ron Sterling | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette (PF), Jerome Dewar (C) Larry Stone, Ron Sterling | |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Frank Lockmiller (PG), William Stickles (SG) Larry Stone, Robert Richardson | |
| 16:21 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Lockmiller and he's fouled by Marcel Pickel - foul #2 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane (SF) Ralph Valez | |
| 16:21 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is fouled on the floor by William Stickles - foul #1 on William Stickles, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:47 | Chattanooga | Jerome Dewar grabs the board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Frank Lockmiller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stickles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Brouillette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Chattanooga | Michael Maul is called for the reach on Jerome Dewar - foul #2 on Michael Maul, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Larry Stone (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Larry Stone (PF), Ron Sterling (C) Frank Lockmiller, William Stickles, Bobby Brouillette, Jerome Dewar | |
| 15:13 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone drills a fadeaway from the right side | 36-38 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:34 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 38-38 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (C) Michael Maul | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ralph Valez (SF) James Macfarlane | |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:10 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Stone | 41-40 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 13:43 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Byron Pettigrew - foul #3 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette (C) Ron Sterling | |
| 13:38 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Pettigrew | 41-41 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:21 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Byron Pettigrew - foul #4 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Michael Maul (C) Marcel Pickel, Jonathan Woodrum, Byron Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Frank Lockmiller (PG), William Stickles (SG), James Macfarlane (SF), Ron Sterling (C) Larry Stone, Robert Richardson, Ralph Valez, Bobby Brouillette | |
| 12:21 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:21 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ricardo Morales and the foul's on Frank Lockmiller - foul #3 on Frank Lockmiller, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette (PF) Larry Stone | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:30 | Chattanooga | Ricardo Morales takes the ball from James Macfarlane | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Frank Lockmiller (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stickles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Brouillette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Bobby Brouillette blocks the short jumper by Steven Mahoney | 44-43 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Maul | 44-43 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 10:47 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to James Macfarlane | 44-43 |
| 10:43 | Chattanooga | The jump hook by James Macfarlane is blocked by Bryan Luther | 44-43 |
| 10:42 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:30 | Chattanooga | Frank Lockmiller connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Ron Sterling | 44-45 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-45 |
| 10:13 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:08 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette loses the dribble to Steven Mahoney | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | William Stickles is called for the reach on Scott Campbell - foul #2 on William Stickles, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales, Steven Mahoney | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Larry Stone (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Ralph Valez (SF), Larry Stone (PF), Jerome Dewar (C) Frank Lockmiller, William Stickles, James Macfarlane, Bobby Brouillette, Ron Sterling | |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Larry Stone steals the ball from Michael Maul | 44-45 |
| 09:14 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #2 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 09:14 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:14 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woodrum | 44-46 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Bryan Luther knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 46-46 |
| 08:33 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-46 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Scott Campbell pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Bryan Luther's layup is rejected by Larry Stone | 46-46 |
| 08:25 | Chattanooga | Ralph Valez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:16 | Chattanooga | Michael Maul steps in front of the Robert Richardson pass | 46-46 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 07:45 | Chattanooga | Jerome Dewar pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 07:39 | Chattanooga | Jerome Dewar clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 46-46 |
| 07:37 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 07:25 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson drills a floater from the baseline set up by Larry Stone | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (tiring) 4 pts. C - Michael Maul (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Larry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ralph Valez (fresh) PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Jerome Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Larry Stone takes the ball from Jonathan Woodrum | 46-48 |
| 06:47 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Michael Maul grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Stone - foul #1 on Larry Stone, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Frank Lockmiller (PG), James Macfarlane (SF), Bobby Brouillette (PF), Ron Sterling (C) Larry Stone, Ralph Valez, Larry Stone, Jerome Dewar | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:02 | Chattanooga | Steven Mahoney is called for the reach on James Macfarlane - foul #4 on Steven Mahoney, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | William Stickles (SG) Robert Richardson | |
| 06:02 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Frank Lockmiller is called for the reach on Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Lockmiller, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 05:40 | Chattanooga | Bobby Brouillette snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:35 | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by William Stickles | 48-50 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Frank Lockmiller picks off the pass by Michael Maul | 48-50 |
| 05:13 | Chattanooga | Frank Lockmiller lays it up and in | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney makes the shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 04:32 | Chattanooga | William Stickles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Larry Stone (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Larry Stone (PF) Frank Lockmiller, William Stickles, Bobby Brouillette | |
| 03:57 | Chattanooga | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ralph Valez (SF) James Macfarlane | |
| 03:57 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:57 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Chattanooga | Bryan Luther takes the ball from Robert Richardson | 50-52 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew can't throw it down but he's hacked by Larry Stone - foul #3 on Larry Stone, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jerome Dewar (C) Ron Sterling | |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Larry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ralph Valez (fresh) PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerome Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 52-54 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 54-54 |
| 02:59 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Steven Mahoney (SF) Ricardo Morales, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Macfarlane (SF), Ron Sterling (C) Ralph Valez, Jerome Dewar | |
| 02:43 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-54 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woodrum | 54-54 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Bryan Luther is hacked by Larry Stone - foul #2 on Larry Stone, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Bryan Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:20 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:08 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Mahoney | 57-54 |
| 01:36 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maul (C) Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Larry Stone is called for the reach on Byron Pettigrew - foul #4 on Larry Stone, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:07 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:48 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling is hacked by Michael Maul - foul #3 on Michael Maul, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| 00:48 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:48 | Chattanooga | Ron Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Marcel Pickel | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Stone - foul #3 on Larry Stone, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF) Steven Mahoney | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | Chattanooga | Robert Richardson pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:09 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Richardson | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Larry Stone is called for the reach on Jonathan Woodrum in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Stone, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | Chattanooga | Larry Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney runs out the clock | 63-59 |