| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Matus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antwan Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Charles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | The short jumper by Jessie Ebeling is denied by Richard Charles | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Stepp | 31-33 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Darryl Ritter is called for the reach on Sudi Almarza - foul #1 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Brian Pickett (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) Sudi Almarza, Jeffrey Stepp, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 18:44 | Villanova | James Flannery blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Randal Simcox - foul #3 on Randal Simcox, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Ford (SG) Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:44 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Michael Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Antwan Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Darryl Ritter knocks in the shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | James Flannery works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Gannaway | 33-36 |
| 17:40 | UMass | George Matus is denied on a layup by Matthew Griffith | 33-36 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | James Flannery gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | James Flannery shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-36 |
| 17:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Darryl Ritter | 33-36 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Antwan Lynch knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Matus and he's hacked by Brian Pickett - foul #1 on Brian Pickett, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Darryl Ritter, George Matus, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), Scotty Callison (SF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Christopher Gannaway, Brian Pickett, Matthew Griffith | |
| 17:18 | UMass | Antwan Lynch makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | James Flannery throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Dominic Esposito | 36-38 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Timothy Smith's pass is intercepted by James Flannery | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (SF), Gerald Cox (PF) Robert Brown, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) Scotty Callison, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Timothy Smith is fouled on the floor by James Flannery - foul #1 on James Flannery, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Randal Simcox (SG) Timothy Smith, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Jessie Ebeling (C) Sudi Almarza, Matthew Griffith | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Matus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Flannery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | George Matus clanks a jump hook in the lane | 36-40 |
| 15:38 | UMass | Gerald Cox hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | James Flannery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Gerald Cox snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:13 | UMass | George Matus's pass is intercepted by Jessie Ebeling | 38-40 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF), Richard Charles (C) George Matus, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), Brian Pickett (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 14:32 | UMass | Randal Simcox hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Darryl Ritter | 40-40 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Antwan Lynch (PF) Gerald Cox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Brian Pickett, James Flannery, Matthew Griffith | |
| 14:01 | UMass | Darryl Ritter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG) Darryl Ritter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:37 | Villanova | The short jumper by Sudi Almarza is denied by Robert Brown | 40-40 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Timothy Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Brown | 43-40 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses long on a shot from close range | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Richard Charles is called for the reach on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Charles, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Michael Ford (SG), George Matus (SF), Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Timothy Smith, Randal Simcox, Robert Brown, Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Pickett (SF), James Flannery (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Jeffrey Stepp, Anthony Johnson, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Brian Pickett buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Flannery | 43-42 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Michael Ford's pass is intercepted by James Flannery | 43-42 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) SF - George Matus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Flannery (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | Michael Ford drills a shot from the right block | 45-44 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | James Flannery is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 11:08 | UMass | George Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Brian Pickett steals the ball from George Matus | 45-44 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Brian Pickett makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 45-46 |
| 10:02 | UMass | George Matus hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Brian Pickett - foul #2 on Brian Pickett, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Darryl Ritter, Michael Ford, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Scotty Callison (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Sudi Almarza, Brian Pickett, James Flannery, Matthew Griffith | |
| 10:02 | UMass | George Matus makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-46 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Johnson | 48-46 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Richard Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Johnson | 48-49 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Charles - foul #2 on Richard Charles, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Robert Brown (SF) Timothy Smith, George Matus | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Sudi Almarza (SG), James Flannery (PF) Christopher Gannaway, Scotty Callison, Anthony Johnson | |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Richard Charles lays it up and in on a great pass from Randal Simcox | 50-51 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | James Flannery evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:42 | UMass | Darryl Ritter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 07:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Charles | 50-53 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Stepp - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stepp, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF) Sudi Almarza, James Flannery | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Gerald Cox is hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Ford (SG) Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), James Flannery (PF) Dominic Esposito, Anthony Johnson | |
| 07:03 | UMass | Robert Brown's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Stepp | 50-53 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Flannery | 50-56 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brown | 50-56 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Robert Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), George Matus (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Darryl Ritter, Michael Ford, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (SG), Anthony Johnson (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Sudi Almarza, James Flannery, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 05:40 | UMass | Randal Simcox loses the dribble to Anthony Johnson | 50-56 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (C) Matthew Griffith | |
| 05:09 | UMass | Randal Simcox buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Antwan Lynch | 53-56 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp jams it on a great pass from Christopher Gannaway | 53-58 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Dominic Esposito steals the ball from Richard Charles | 53-58 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling's layup is rejected by Richard Charles | 53-58 |
| 04:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Antwan Lynch | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Antwan Lynch's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Stepp | 53-58 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Dominic Esposito is called for the reach on Antwan Lynch - foul #2 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Timothy Smith, Randal Simcox, Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), Brian Pickett (SF), James Flannery (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp, Anthony Johnson, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 03:25 | UMass | George Matus lays it up and in set up by Michael Ford | 55-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Matus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Flannery (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza is hacked by Michael Ford - foul #3 on Michael Ford, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF) George Matus | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Brian Pickett, Matthew Griffith | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:52 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), George Matus (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Michael Ford, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:47 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Richard Charles is blocked by Jeffrey Stepp | 55-60 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Darryl Ritter steps in front of the Jessie Ebeling pass | 55-60 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Darryl Ritter lays it up and in | 57-60 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Stepp | 57-62 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Darryl Ritter clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Flannery | 57-62 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Gannaway, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG) Christopher Gannaway | |
| 01:09 | UMass | George Matus scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Jessie Ebeling swats the shot by Antwan Lynch | 59-64 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling is fouled in the backcourt by Randal Simcox - foul #4 on Randal Simcox, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Randal Simcox makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Charles | 62-64 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | James Flannery is fouled in the backcourt by Randal Simcox - foul #5 on Randal Simcox, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Ford (SG) Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Darryl Ritter is hacked by Dominic Esposito - foul #3 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Michael Ford is called for the reach on Jessie Ebeling in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Ford, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Brian Pickett (SF) Dominic Esposito, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Richard Charles grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Ritter - foul #2 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | Darryl Ritter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 62-68 |