| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) SG - Peter Markham (fresh) SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) C - Doug Edmond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Doug Edmond gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Peter Markham's pass is intercepted by William Cawthon | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria lays it up and in set up by Jarrett Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Robert Weber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | William Cawthon grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | William Cawthon scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Milton Cuneo | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Robert Weber tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Kirst - foul #1 on Ivan Kirst, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell (C) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Robert Weber double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Doug Edmond misses badly on a floater in the paint | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Brittain (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Austria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Kirst (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Austria - foul #1 on Ryan Austria, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), William Lore (SF), Mario Gordon (PF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain, William Cawthon, Ryan Austria, Willie O'Donell | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Brian Maxey (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Robert Weber, Peter Markham, Ivan Kirst, Doug Edmond | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Robert Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | James McPeak steals it from Milton Cuneo | 7-5 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | James McPeak misses the dunk | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), William Cawthon (SF) Claude Thompson, William Lore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 8-5 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Robert Jackson tips it home | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | William Cawthon connects on the jump hook near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Robert Jackson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), Ryan Austria (PF), Willie O'Donell (C) Milton Cuneo, Mario Gordon, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG), Ivan Kirst (PF) Dima Zigomalas, Herbert Merkle | |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 13-9 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Robert Weber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Peter Markham is called for the reach on Raymond Brittain - foul #1 on Peter Markham, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), William Lore (SF) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain, William Cawthon | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Dima Zigomalas (SF), Doug Edmond (C) Robert Weber, Brian Maxey, Robert Jackson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Thompson (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Lore (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James McPeak (fresh) SG - Peter Markham (fresh) SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Claude Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria hits a floater from close range | 15-9 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Doug Edmond is whistled for a carry | 15-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), William Cawthon (SF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Claude Thompson, William Lore, Willie O'Donell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones clanks a runner in the paint | 15-9 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jones | 15-9 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF) Dima Zigomalas, Ivan Kirst | |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Markham | 15-12 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Markham | 15-12 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Doug Edmond grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Austria - foul #2 on Ryan Austria, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), Mario Gordon (PF), Willie O'Donell (C) Milton Cuneo, Ryan Austria, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF) Peter Markham | |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | William Cawthon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Maxey - foul #1 on Brian Maxey, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | William Cawthon makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Doug Edmond gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle is hacked by Raymond Brittain - foul #1 on Raymond Brittain, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Ivan Kirst (PF) Robert Weber, Herbert Merkle | |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas clanks a shot from the left block | 16-12 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Doug Edmond hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | William Cawthon scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jarrett Williams | 18-14 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Maxey | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Brittain (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mario Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James McPeak (fresh) SG - Brian Maxey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Brian Maxey grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | James McPeak scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Maxey | 18-20 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | William Cawthon blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Maxey - foul #2 on Brian Maxey, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (C) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain, Willie O'Donell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), Peter Markham (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF), Robert Jackson (C) James McPeak, Brian Maxey, Ivan Kirst, Doug Edmond | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | William Cawthon makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Robert Weber is hacked by Claude Thompson - foul #1 on Claude Thompson, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SF) William Cawthon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones buries a jumpshot from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), Willie O'Donell (C) Claude Thompson, Mario Gordon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Kirst (PF) Herbert Merkle | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell loses the dribble to Robert Weber | 21-22 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Robert Weber is hacked by Willie O'Donell - foul #1 on Willie O'Donell, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cawthon (SF) William Lore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SF), Doug Edmond (C) Dima Zigomalas, Robert Jackson | |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Doug Edmond can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | William Cawthon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled on the floor by Ivan Kirst - foul #2 on Ivan Kirst, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mario Gordon (PF) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Milton Cuneo | 24-22 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Brian Maxey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Cuneo - foul #1 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Austria (PF) Mario Gordon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Brian Maxey makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Brian Maxey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Doug Edmond makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Willie O'Donell - foul #2 on Willie O'Donell, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF) Peter Markham, Ivan Kirst | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Doug Edmond makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Brittain (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 7 pts. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | William Cawthon hits a fadeaway near the basket | 26-26 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Robert Weber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | William Cawthon snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Dima Zigomalas swats the shot by Jarrett Williams | 26-26 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain tips it in | 28-26 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain travels with the ball | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), William Lore (SF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain, William Cawthon, Willie O'Donell | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Peter Markham (SG), Ivan Kirst (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Robert Weber, Brian Maxey, Herbert Merkle, Doug Edmond | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | William Lore is called for the reach on Dima Zigomalas - foul #1 on William Lore, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Austria | 28-27 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Claude Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), William Cawthon (SF) Claude Thompson, William Lore | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Robert Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Robert Weber steps in front of the Jeffrey Jones pass | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-27 |