| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Belford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Garland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hills (fresh) 4 reb. C - Abel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryant Burnham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Murph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Brandon Garland inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | Steven Gatlin picks off the pass by Eric Belford | 42-30 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 19:17 | Cal | James Frederick loses the dribble to Daniel Lawrence | 42-30 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Lawrence | 42-32 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Brandon Garland is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Daniel Lawrence | 42-32 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | George Murph is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Murph, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Holte (PF) John Hills | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (SG), Robert Sipes (SF), Luke Spence (PF), Edward Bierman (C) Steven Gatlin, Daniel Lawrence, Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 18:14 | Cal | Abel Hill misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-32 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Sipes | 42-32 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | James Glover connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bryant Burnham | 42-34 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Eric Belford is hacked by Bryant Burnham - foul #2 on Bryant Burnham, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Johnson (PG), Bryan Snell (SG), Philip Jara (SF), Joe Sanders (C) James Frederick, Eric Belford, Brandon Garland, Abel Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roderick Kinard (SG), George Murph (C) Bryant Burnham, Edward Bierman | |
| 17:25 | Cal | Gregory Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 17:23 | Cal | Kenneth Holte tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Luke Spence is hacked by Kenneth Holte - foul #1 on Kenneth Holte, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | John Hills (PF) Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Daniel Lawrence (SF), Edward Bierman (PF) James Glover, Robert Sipes, Luke Spence | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Jara - foul #2 on Philip Jara, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Evans (PF) George Murph | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Gregory Johnson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edward Bierman | 44-36 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Lawrence, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Joe Sanders (C) Kenneth Holte | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), George Murph (C) Roderick Kinard, Edward Bierman | |
| 16:14 | Cal | Bryan Snell travels in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Belford (SG), Abel Hill (C) Bryan Snell, John Hills | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (SG) Steven Gatlin | |
| 16:07 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence can't connect on a shot from close range | 44-36 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Eric Belford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Jara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Sanders (fresh) C - Abel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryant Burnham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Glover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Murph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Eric Belford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Eric Belford grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Gregory Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Joe Sanders grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 14:23 | Cal | Abel Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Belford | 46-38 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Eric Belford steals it from Daniel Lawrence | 46-38 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Eric Belford banks in the layup | 48-38 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Gregory Johnson picks off the pass by Bryant Burnham out of a doubleteam | 48-38 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Eric Belford lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Johnson | 50-38 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Abel Hill grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 12:54 | Cal | George Murph is called for the reach on Abel Hill - foul #2 on George Murph, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Bryan Snell (SG), Brandon Garland (SF), John Hills (PF), Kenneth Holte (C) Gregory Johnson, Eric Belford, Philip Jara, Joe Sanders, Abel Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roderick Kinard (PG), Steven Gatlin (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), Luke Spence (PF), Edward Bierman (C) Bryant Burnham, James Glover, Daniel Lawrence, Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 12:34 | Cal | Brandon Garland scores on a shot from the right block | 52-38 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin's layup is rejected by Kenneth Holte | 52-38 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Hills - foul #2 on John Hills, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Edward Bierman is hacked by Bryan Snell - foul #2 on Bryan Snell, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Luke Spence connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Roderick Kinard | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) SF - Brandon Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hills (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Holte (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Roderick Kinard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Luke Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bierman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Brandon Garland misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-40 |
| 11:32 | Cal | Kenneth Holte tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 11:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Hills | 52-40 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Kenneth Holte hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Luke Spence - foul #1 on Luke Spence, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Belford (SG) Bryan Snell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), George Murph (C) Roderick Kinard, Steven Gatlin, Edward Bierman | |
| 11:07 | Cal | Kenneth Holte makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Kenneth Holte makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Robert Sipes's pass is intercepted by Brandon Garland | 54-40 |
| 10:53 | Cal | Brandon Garland misses the dunk attempt | 54-40 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to George Murph | 54-40 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Luke Spence hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Bryant Burnham | 54-42 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Brandon Garland is hacked by Eugene Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Thomas, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Johnson (SG), Abel Hill (C) Eric Belford, Kenneth Holte | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG) Eugene Thomas | |
| 10:22 | Cal | Gregory Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Frederick | 57-42 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | George Murph snags the offensive board | 57-42 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | George Murph comes up short on the shot from the left block | 57-42 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Robert Sipes grabs the offensive board | 57-42 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-42 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Abel Hill snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Brandon Garland is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Luke Spence drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bryant Burnham | 59-44 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Steven Gatlin is called for the reach on Gregory Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gatlin, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG), Eric Belford (SF), Kenneth Holte (PF), Joe Sanders (C) James Frederick, Brandon Garland, John Hills, Abel Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG), Daniel Lawrence (SF), Gregory Evans (PF), Edward Bierman (C) Bryant Burnham, Steven Gatlin, Robert Sipes, Luke Spence, George Murph | |
| 08:51 | Cal | Gregory Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Gregory Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Bierman | 61-47 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Gregory Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Glover | 61-49 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Gregory Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Daniel Lawrence | 61-49 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence scores on a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Bryan Snell - foul #3 on Bryan Snell, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG) Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:40 | Cal | James Frederick misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-52 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edward Bierman | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eric Belford (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Holte (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Kinard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Evans (tiring) 3 pts. C - Edward Bierman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Roderick Kinard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Gregory Evans lays it in | 61-54 |
| 06:57 | Cal | Eric Belford can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-54 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Edward Bierman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Edward Bierman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 61-54 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence tips it home | 61-56 |
| 06:22 | Cal | James Glover picks off the pass by James Frederick | 61-56 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Edward Bierman buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Daniel Lawrence | 61-58 |
| 06:12 | Cal | James Frederick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Brandon Garland (SF), John Hills (PF), Abel Hill (C) James Frederick, Bryan Snell, Eric Belford, Kenneth Holte, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), Luke Spence (PF), George Murph (C) James Glover, Roderick Kinard, Daniel Lawrence, Gregory Evans, Edward Bierman | |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Philip Jara picks off the pass by Eugene Thomas | 61-58 |
| 05:56 | Cal | Philip Jara banks in the layup | 63-58 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | George Murph hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Thomas and he's hacked by Philip Jara - foul #3 on Philip Jara, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | George Murph makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Abel Hill connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Garland | 65-61 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Luke Spence is hacked by Gregory Johnson - foul #2 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Holte (PF) John Hills | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Luke Spence misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Abel Hill pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Philip Jara is whistled for traveling | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Belford (SG) Philip Jara | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG) Robert Sipes | |
| 04:31 | Villanova | George Murph misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-61 |
| 04:29 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holte | 65-61 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Eric Belford connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Gregory Johnson | 68-61 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the contested floater near the basket | 68-63 |
| 03:45 | Cal | The short jumper by Abel Hill is denied by Luke Spence | 68-63 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Luke Spence gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Kenneth Holte pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Belford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Garland (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Holte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Abel Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryant Burnham (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Gatlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luke Spence (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Murph (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cal | Brandon Garland lays it up and in | 70-63 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Brandon Garland is called for the reach on Eugene Thomas - foul #2 on Brandon Garland, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Bryan Snell (SG), Philip Jara (SF), John Hills (PF) Gregory Johnson, Eric Belford, Brandon Garland, Kenneth Holte | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Gregory Evans (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Bryant Burnham, Steven Gatlin, Luke Spence, George Murph | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:08 | Cal | John Hills pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:54 | Cal | Abel Hill misses the turnaround in the lane | 70-64 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Bryan Snell grabs the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:35 | Cal | James Frederick misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eugene Thomas | 70-64 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Sipes | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Cal | Philip Jara's pass is intercepted by Eugene Thomas in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Gregory Evans blows the layup but the foul's on John Hills - foul #3 on John Hills, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Cal | Joe Sanders (C) Abel Hill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roderick Kinard (SG), Edward Bierman (C) Eugene Thomas, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Gregory Evans makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Gregory Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:47 | Cal | James Frederick misses long on a jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | James Glover gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | James Frederick picks off the pass by James Glover in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 01:28 | Cal | James Frederick comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Evans - foul #1 on Gregory Evans, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Belford (SG), Brandon Garland (SF), Abel Hill (C) Bryan Snell, Philip Jara, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Steven Gatlin (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), George Murph (C) James Glover, Roderick Kinard, Robert Sipes, Edward Bierman | |
| 01:28 | Cal | James Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:28 | Cal | James Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Gatlin | 72-71 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Steven Gatlin is called for the reach on Brandon Garland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Gatlin, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Brandon Garland misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | George Murph snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Gregory Evans snags the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Gregory Evans banks in the layup set up by Bryant Burnham | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Brandon Garland is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 00:14 | Cal | John Hills grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Eugene Thomas takes the ball from Brandon Garland | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham is hacked by James Frederick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Frederick, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Brandon Garland misses the halfcourt shot | 72-75 |