| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James McPeak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Doug Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Cawthon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | James McPeak scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | William Cawthon hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | James McPeak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milton Cuneo - foul #2 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | James McPeak makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | James McPeak makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones lays it in | 36-45 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | James McPeak misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | William Cawthon pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams hits a 3 from straight away | 36-48 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | William Cawthon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses long on a jumper from the left block | 36-48 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | William Cawthon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo grabs the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | William Cawthon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Cuneo | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Robert Jackson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Weber | 38-50 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | William Cawthon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Cawthon, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (PG), Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF), Ivan Kirst (C) Robert Weber, James McPeak, Dima Zigomalas, Doug Edmond, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), Mario Gordon (PF), Willie O'Donell (C) Milton Cuneo, Ryan Austria, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Peter Markham loses the dribble to Mario Gordon | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Peter Markham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Wright (fresh) PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Brittain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Cawthon (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Mario Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | William Cawthon makes the jumper from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle's fadeaway is rejected by William Cawthon | 38-52 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Paul Wright tips it in | 40-52 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams buries a jumper in the lane set up by Mario Gordon | 40-54 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Peter Markham makes the jumpshot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Brian Maxey steals the ball from Jarrett Williams | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses the dunk | 42-54 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell tips it back up and in | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Peter Markham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-56 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell is called for traveling | 42-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), James McPeak (SG), Dima Zigomalas (SF), Doug Edmond (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Peter Markham, Brian Maxey, Paul Wright, Herbert Merkle, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), William Lore (SF), Ryan Austria (PF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain, William Cawthon, Mario Gordon, Willie O'Donell | |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Robert Jackson is hacked by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | James McPeak hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-56 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Doug Edmond | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-56 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones grabs the board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McPeak (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Doug Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Lore (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Doug Edmond swats the short shot by Jeffrey Jones | 44-56 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Doug Edmond hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Ryan Austria - foul #2 on Ryan Austria, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), William Cawthon (SF) Claude Thompson, William Lore | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Doug Edmond misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria connects on the runner near the basket set up by Milton Cuneo | 46-58 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Robert Weber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | James McPeak gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dima Zigomalas is blocked by Ryan Austria | 46-58 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas tips it in | 48-58 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF), Ivan Kirst (C) James McPeak, Dima Zigomalas, Doug Edmond, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), Willie O'Donell (C) Milton Cuneo, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Paul Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (PG) Robert Weber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mario Gordon (PF) Ryan Austria | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-61 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Peter Markham knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Maxey | 51-61 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Wright - foul #2 on Paul Wright, team foul #2 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (SG), Dima Zigomalas (SF), Doug Edmond (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Brian Maxey, Paul Wright, Herbert Merkle, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (C) Raymond Brittain, Willie O'Donell | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Doug Edmond gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Robert Jackson tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Peter Markham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James McPeak (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Cawthon (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Mario Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Doug Edmond lays it in set up by Peter Markham | 55-61 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Dima Zigomalas steals it from Jeffrey Jones | 55-61 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jarrett Williams - foul #1 on Jarrett Williams, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), William Lore (SF), Ryan Austria (PF), Willie O'Donell (C) Jarrett Williams, William Cawthon, Mario Gordon, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Peter Markham makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Peter Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria is denied on a layup by Robert Jackson | 57-61 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie O'Donell | 57-61 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria misses badly on a shot from close range | 57-61 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Doug Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Villanova | James McPeak can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie O'Donell | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Lore | 57-63 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Peter Markham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | James McPeak pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Doug Edmond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Doug Edmond can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), Ivan Kirst (C) Peter Markham, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), William Cawthon (SF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Claude Thompson, William Lore, Willie O'Donell | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | James McPeak gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Robert Weber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas is hacked by William Cawthon - foul #3 on William Cawthon, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF) James McPeak, Dima Zigomalas, Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Cawthon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle jams it | 62-63 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | William Cawthon knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (SG), Dima Zigomalas (SF), Doug Edmond (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Brian Maxey, Paul Wright, Herbert Merkle, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Robert Weber evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James McPeak | 64-65 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams misses long on a floater from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones is whistled for traveling | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Robert Weber is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jones - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Jeffrey Jones is blocked by Dima Zigomalas | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Doug Edmond snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Weber and the foul's on William Cawthon - foul #4 on William Cawthon, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Merkle (PF) Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones is denied on a layup by Robert Jackson | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria can't tip it in | 68-65 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Milton Cuneo is called for the reach on Dima Zigomalas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas gets the rebound | 68-65 |