| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Guyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ira Kane inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Clint Lesher is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Harry Wolfenbarger, Ira Kane, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Alton Lucius clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-20 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Moreira | 28-20 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the tip | 28-20 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer tips it but misses | 28-20 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Steven Moreira gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Steven Moreira steps in front of the Casimir Zimmer pass | 28-20 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Matt Gillett's fadeaway is rejected by Marlon Hamill | 28-20 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer is whistled for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Ira Kane (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Stephen Marez, Steven Moreira, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is hacked by Gordon Guyer - foul #3 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Ira Kane steals the ball from Justin Thompson | 28-22 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Clint Lesher blows the layup | 28-22 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jody Newburn | 28-22 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is whistled for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Ray Jackson | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer comes up short on the floater in the lane | 28-22 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Ross Konopka tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 30-24 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Clint Lesher clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | David Dixon pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 30-24 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Ira Kane pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Jody Newburn takes the ball from Ross Konopka | 30-24 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (SF), Matt Gillett (PF) Harry Wolfenbarger, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Alvin Firth, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Ross Konopka connects on the shot from the left side | 32-24 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is intercepted by Ira Kane | 32-24 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Matt Gillett slams it home set up by Ira Kane | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) PF - Matt Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi loses the ball out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Charles Rogers (C) Stephen Marez, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Marlon Hamill - foul #2 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ross Konopka (C) Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Ira Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the contested jumper in the paint | 35-26 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Matt Gillett hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ross Konopka | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Matt Gillett swats the short shot by Casimir Zimmer | 38-26 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ross Konopka | 38-26 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Casimir Zimmer | 38-26 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Matt Gillett pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Ira Kane clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Ira Kane comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-26 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer blows the layup over the doubleteam | 38-26 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ross Konopka | 38-26 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Ira Kane is hacked by Ray Jackson - foul #1 on Ray Jackson, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Gordon Guyer (PF), Charles Rogers (C) Harry Wolfenbarger, Ira Kane, Matt Gillett, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Stephen Marez misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gordon Guyer | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Moreira (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) PF - Gordon Guyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Clint Lesher | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | David Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn's floater is knocked away by Steven Moreira | 40-26 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson can't tip it in | 40-26 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Steven Moreira pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Clint Lesher is fouled on the floor by Ray Jackson - foul #2 on Ray Jackson, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (PG), Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Ross Konopka (C) Clint Lesher, Steven Moreira, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Ray Jackson, David Dixon | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer hits a turnaround from the right block | 42-26 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Gordon Guyer swats the layup by Marlon Hamill | 42-26 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | The jump hook by Ross Konopka is blocked by Casimir Zimmer | 42-26 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Ross Konopka gets the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ira Kane | 44-26 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Stephen Marez's pass is intercepted by Casimir Zimmer | 44-26 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is whistled for traveling | 44-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Alton Lucius (SF), Matt Gillett (PF), Charles Rogers (C) Harry Wolfenbarger, Stephen Marez, Gordon Guyer, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvin Firth, Jody Newburn, Marlon Hamill | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Matt Gillett misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Dixon - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG) Alton Lucius | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Matt Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Matt Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Wolfenbarger - foul #1 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Kane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matt Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - David Dixon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble connects on the floater from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Ira Kane makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-28 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is hacked by Harry Wolfenbarger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #3 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Gordon Guyer (C) Harry Wolfenbarger, Ira Kane, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer connects on the runner in the paint | 49-30 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Matt Gillett connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Guyer | 51-30 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gordon Guyer | 51-30 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Clint Lesher hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Guyer | 54-30 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Stephen Marez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-30 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Stephen Marez misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-30 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 54-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Gordon Guyer steals the ball from Carl Gamble in the backcourt | 54-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Alton Lucius is hacked by David Dixon - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #6 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Ira Kane (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Stephen Marez, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, David Dixon | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Clint Lesher runs out the clock | 54-30 |