| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Ellison (fresh) PF - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Roger Ellison inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Villanova | William Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicolas Devine - foul #1 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (SF) Roger Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Wilde (SF) Kelly Harvey | |
| 19:49 | Villanova | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:49 | Villanova | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | William Young pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | William Young is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Devine - foul #2 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), Roger Ellison (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF) Thomas Jahnke, Francis Campbell, William Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG) Richard Crawford | |
| 18:53 | Villanova | John Venegas loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Francis Campbell (SF), William Young (PF) Robert Parker, Roger Ellison, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SG), Erwin Davis (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, Dan Johnson | |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Jahnke takes the ball from Alberto Russo in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke lays it in | 29-32 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis can't connect on a floater from the right block | 29-32 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | William Young gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Merrifield | 29-32 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis buries a floater from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | William Young is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #1 on Rick Silvey, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), Roger Ellison (SF), Long Xiong (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Thomas Jahnke, Francis Campbell, William Young, Gregory Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Kelly Harvey (SG), John Wilde (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey, John Merrifield | |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Long Xiong misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Long Xiong | 29-34 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | John Venegas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Long Xiong | 29-34 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | John Wilde steals it from Karl Duvall | 29-34 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey hits a floater in the paint set up by John Wilde | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Ellison (fresh) PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 4 reb. C - Karl Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Long Xiong is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Devine - foul #3 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Francis Campbell (SF), William Young (PF) Robert Parker, Roger Ellison, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF) Kelly Harvey, John Wilde | |
| 15:24 | Villanova | William Young clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Long Xiong misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dan Johnson - foul #1 on Dan Johnson, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Roger Ellison (SF) Francis Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), John Wilde (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Dan Johnson | |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Long Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Long Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | John Wilde is hacked by Thomas Jahnke - foul #1 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nicolas Devine | 31-38 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | John Venegas connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Young | 34-38 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 34-38 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilde | 34-38 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jahnke - foul #2 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), Francis Campbell (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Roger Ellison, William Young, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Kelly Harvey, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, Dan Johnson | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Parker - foul #2 on Robert Parker, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Long Xiong (C) Robert Parker, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG) Richard Owensby | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Alberto Russo steals it from Long Xiong | 34-39 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford jams it set up by Alberto Russo | 34-41 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kelly Harvey - foul #3 on Kelly Harvey, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), William Young (PF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Gregory Daniels, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Kelly Harvey, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Jahnke - foul #3 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Long Xiong (C) Robert Parker, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (SF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Dan Johnson | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Richard Crawford picks off the pass by Francis Campbell | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Campbell (fresh) PF - William Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | John Merrifield comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-43 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Young | 35-43 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | John Venegas is hacked by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #7 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Roger Ellison (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Francis Campbell, William Young, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), John Wilde (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 11:03 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | John Venegas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | John Wilde knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 36-46 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Gregory Daniels steps in front of the John Wilde pass | 39-46 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Roger Ellison hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Jahnke out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Richard Owensby - foul #2 on Richard Owensby, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), William Young (PF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, Gregory Daniels, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, Rick Silvey | |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Roger Ellison misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelly Harvey | 41-48 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke loses the dribble to Dan Johnson | 41-48 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits the finger roll set up by Kelly Harvey | 41-50 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | William Young is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Jahnke | 43-50 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Richard Crawford steals the ball from William Young | 43-52 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo banks in the layup set up by Richard Crawford | 43-54 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | William Young is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Parker | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. C - Dan Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | William Young blocks the short jumper by Nicolas Devine | 45-54 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | William Young snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | William Young can't throw it down | 45-54 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Long Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | William Young clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Nicolas Devine | 45-56 |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Richard Crawford steals it from Roger Ellison | 45-56 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine loses the ball out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Francis Campbell (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Robert Parker, Roger Ellison, William Young, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), John Wilde (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Kelly Harvey, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Dan Johnson | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | John Venegas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Daniels | 48-56 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Daniels is called for the reach on Erwin Davis - foul #1 on Gregory Daniels, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Young (PF), Long Xiong (C) Gregory Daniels, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SG) Alberto Russo | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | William Young snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | William Young can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | John Merrifield pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | John Merrifield misses the lay-in but the foul's on Long Xiong - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Daniels (PF), Karl Duvall (C) William Young, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG) Richard Crawford | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | John Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | John Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Karl Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | John Merrifield hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Wilde | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Campbell (fresh) PF - Gregory Daniels (fresh) 4 reb. C - Karl Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Owensby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | John Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | John Wilde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG) Thomas Jahnke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Alberto Russo, John Wilde, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Anthony Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels is hacked by Dan Johnson - foul #2 on Dan Johnson, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Karl Duvall - foul #1 on Karl Duvall, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (SF) Richard Crawford | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | John Venegas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Palmer | 53-63 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG) John Venegas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis | |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is whistled for a carry | 53-63 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Johnson and he's hacked by Francis Campbell - foul #2 on Francis Campbell, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-66 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo runs out the clock | 53-66 |