| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Mankin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Broman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Justin Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyler Obremski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Nevels (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Griswold (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Howard Nevels inbounds the ball | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Griswold | 46-40 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | John Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tim Blankenship | 49-40 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Justin Cotton is hacked by Mark Anderson - foul #3 on Mark Anderson, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF) Mark Anderson | |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Richard Broman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Howard Nevels misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Broman - foul #3 on Richard Broman, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Robinson (SF), Shawn Rasmussen (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Richard Broman, Justin Cotton, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (SG), Brett Foltz (C) Tyler Obremski, William Griswold | |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | John Phillips steals the ball from Anthony Robinson in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Charles Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-42 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Brett Foltz - foul #2 on Brett Foltz, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Gary Uribe (SG) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Mosquera (C) Richard Bowers | |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Charles Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Morgan and he's hacked by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #1 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (PF) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (SG) Charles Morgan | |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Brett Foltz loses the dribble to Justin Cotton | 52-45 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Gary Uribe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Justin Cotton grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by John Phillips | 54-47 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Gary Uribe misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Justin Cotton's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Mosquera | 54-47 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Sidney Bollinger denies the turnaround by Howard Nevels | 54-47 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Howard Nevels grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gary Uribe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Cotton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Phillips (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Nevels (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Foltz (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Mosquera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | John Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Richard Broman (SF), Jason Doolittle (PF), Tim Blankenship (C) Gary Uribe, Shawn Rasmussen, Anthony Robinson, Justin Cotton, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Brewton (PG), Charles Morgan (SG), Richard Bowers (SF), Mark Anderson (PF), William Griswold (C) John Phillips, Tyler Obremski, Howard Nevels, Brett Foltz, Lawrence Mosquera | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Mark Anderson denies the turnaround by Richard Broman | 54-47 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Anderson | 54-47 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | The jump hook by William Griswold is blocked by Tim Blankenship | 54-47 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | William Griswold tips it home | 54-49 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Richard Broman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Richard Broman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Mark Anderson clanks a runner near the basket | 56-49 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Richard Bowers tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Richard Broman is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Sean Draper | 58-51 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-54 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Richard Bowers snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Mark Anderson hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | William Griswold knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Brewton | 60-58 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Sean Draper's pass is intercepted by Charles Morgan in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | William Griswold clanks a floater from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Anderson - foul #4 on Mark Anderson, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Shawn Rasmussen (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Justin Cotton (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Richard Broman, Jason Doolittle, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (SG), Howard Nevels (SF), Lawrence Mosquera (PF) Charles Morgan, Richard Bowers, Mark Anderson | |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Gary Uribe hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Anthony Brewton and the foul's on Anthony Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Phillips (PG) Anthony Brewton | |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson is whistled for a carry | 63-61 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | John Phillips misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | The short jumper by Justin Cotton is denied by Lawrence Mosquera | 63-61 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Lawrence Mosquera gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | John Phillips is hacked by Gary Uribe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Uribe, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Richard Broman (SF), Jason Doolittle (PF) Shawn Rasmussen, Anthony Robinson, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Brewton (PG) John Phillips | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Jason Doolittle picks off the pass by Lawrence Mosquera | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Uribe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Broman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Doolittle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Anthony Brewton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Nevels (fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Griswold (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Tyler Obremski - foul #3 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF) Lawrence Mosquera | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Richard Bowers snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Howard Nevels lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Anthony Brewton | 63-63 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Schwanebeck | 65-63 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton is hacked by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #2 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Tim Blankenship (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Gary Uribe, Richard Broman, Justin Cotton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Foltz (C) William Griswold | |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Anthony Robinson steps in front of the Tyler Obremski pass | 65-63 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Howard Nevels is called for the reach on Anthony Robinson - foul #3 on Howard Nevels, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Jason Doolittle, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Phillips (PG), Charles Morgan (SG), Lawrence Mosquera (PF) Anthony Brewton, Tyler Obremski, Richard Bowers | |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger is whistled for a carry | 65-63 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Howard Nevels is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Lawrence Mosquera pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Robinson - foul #3 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Richard Broman (SF), Jason Doolittle (PF) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (SG), Richard Bowers (PF), William Griswold (C) Charles Morgan, Lawrence Mosquera, Brett Foltz | |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Richard Broman is called for traveling | 65-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Tim Blankenship (C) Shawn Rasmussen, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Brewton (PG) John Phillips | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Howard Nevels is hacked by Tim Blankenship - foul #3 on Tim Blankenship, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Cotton (PF) Jason Doolittle | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Justin Cotton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Richard Broman tips it back up and in | 67-66 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tyler Obremski | 67-69 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Bryan Schwanebeck is blocked by Howard Nevels | 67-69 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship tips it in | 69-69 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Howard Nevels shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 69-71 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Richard Broman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Richard Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Shawn Rasmussen (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Gary Uribe, Richard Broman, Justin Cotton, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Phillips (PG), Charles Morgan (SG), Mark Anderson (PF), Lawrence Mosquera (C) Anthony Brewton, Tyler Obremski, Richard Bowers, William Griswold | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson is fouled on the floor by Howard Nevels - foul #4 on Howard Nevels, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jason Doolittle (PF) Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mankin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rasmussen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Doolittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Nevels (tiring) 32 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Mark Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Anderson | 69-71 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | John Phillips knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Howard Nevels | 69-74 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-74 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen tips it in | 71-74 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | John Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Morgan | 71-77 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-77 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Howard Nevels splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jason Doolittle | 73-77 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Charles Morgan steps in front of the Bobby Mankin pass in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Lawrence Mosquera misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 73-77 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger snags the defensive board | 73-77 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-77 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Doolittle | 73-77 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Sean Draper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Mankin | 75-77 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Bobby Mankin is called for the reach on Charles Morgan - foul #2 on Bobby Mankin, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Uribe (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Richard Broman (SF), Justin Cotton (PF), Tim Blankenship (C) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin, Shawn Rasmussen, Jason Doolittle, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Phoenix (PG), Anthony Brewton (SF), Brett Foltz (C) John Phillips, Howard Nevels, Lawrence Mosquera | |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tim Blankenship | 75-77 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship loses the dribble to Mark Anderson | 75-77 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-77 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Justin Cotton grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Anthony Brewton steals the ball from Gary Uribe | 75-77 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Mark Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Cotton | 75-77 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Richard Broman pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson lays it in on a great pass from Gary Uribe and he's fouled by Charles Morgan - foul #1 on Charles Morgan, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG) Richard Broman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (SG), Howard Nevels (SF) Larry Phoenix, Charles Morgan | |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Anthony Robinson makes the free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-80 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brett Foltz - foul #3 on Brett Foltz, team foul #8 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Richard Broman (SF), Jason Doolittle (PF) Bryan Schwanebeck, Anthony Robinson, Justin Cotton | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Griswold (C) Brett Foltz | |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Draper - foul #1 on Sean Draper, team foul #9 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bobby Mankin (SG) Gary Uribe | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 81-82 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Anthony Brewton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Brewton, team foul #9 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Phillips (PG), Lawrence Mosquera (C) Anthony Brewton, William Griswold | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Richard Broman buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Draper | 83-82 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Howard Nevels is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-82 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jason Doolittle | 83-82 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Gary Uribe (SG) Sean Draper, Bobby Mankin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Phoenix (PG) John Phillips | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Uribe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Broman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Doolittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Blankenship (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Larry Phoenix (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Nevels (tiring) 32 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Mark Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Lawrence Mosquera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Rasmussen (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Justin Cotton (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Richard Broman, Jason Doolittle, Tim Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Brewton (SF), William Griswold (C) Howard Nevels, Lawrence Mosquera | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Bobby Mankin (SG), Jason Doolittle (PF) Gary Uribe, Shawn Rasmussen, Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Foltz (PF), Lawrence Mosquera (C) Mark Anderson, William Griswold | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Mosquera - foul #1 on Lawrence Mosquera, team foul #10 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Nevels (SF) Larry Phoenix | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Howard Nevels banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Anthony Brewton | 85-84 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Broman (SF), Tim Blankenship (C) Justin Cotton, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Phillips (PG), Richard Bowers (PF) Howard Nevels, Lawrence Mosquera | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Bobby Mankin's pass is intercepted by Brett Foltz in the backcourt | 85-84 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Nevels (SF) Anthony Brewton | |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Howard Nevels shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 85-84 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship gets the rebound | 85-84 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 85-84 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the board | 85-84 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Anderson (PF), William Griswold (C) Richard Bowers, Brett Foltz | |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Howard Nevels shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left block set up by John Phillips | 85-86 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle's fadeaway is rejected by William Griswold | 85-86 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle tips it in | 87-86 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski's pass is intercepted by Richard Broman | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | John Phillips takes the ball from Tim Blankenship | 87-86 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Howard Nevels misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Sean Draper - foul #2 on Sean Draper, team foul #10 | 87-86 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Howard Nevels misses the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Howard Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Tim Blankenship makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Draper | 89-87 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | John Phillips comes up short on the shot from the right side | 89-87 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle grabs the board | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jason Doolittle runs out the clock | 89-87 |