| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryant Burnham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Murph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:53 | Villanova | Gregory Evans lays it in set up by Steven Gatlin and he's hacked by Daniel Sales - foul #1 on Daniel Sales, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:53 | Villanova | Gregory Evans makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 33-35 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Daniel Sales is called for the reach on Steven Gatlin - foul #2 on Daniel Sales, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | George Murph pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | George Murph's fadeaway is rejected by Wendell Hammond | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham drills a floater in the lane | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Dustin Greene is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Daniel Sales is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Hamblin | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | George Murph knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Bryant Burnham | 37-42 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Dustin Greene is hacked by Steven Gatlin - foul #2 on Steven Gatlin, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), James Roy (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Dustin Greene, Daniel Sales, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG), Robert Sipes (SF), Luke Spence (PF), Edward Bierman (C) Bryant Burnham, Steven Gatlin, Daniel Lawrence, Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 15:55 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG) David Hamblin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eugene Thomas (SF) Roderick Kinard | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sipes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Luke Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bierman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Luke Spence connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by James Glover | 37-44 |
| 15:25 | LSU | James Glover is called for the reach on Truman Beaudet in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Glover, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Willie Weidman drills a jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Anthony Pizarro is called for the reach on Eugene Thomas - foul #3 on Anthony Pizarro, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Edward Bierman blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | James Glover hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Sipes - foul #1 on Robert Sipes, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Donald Rensberger (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Raymond Mansour, James Roy, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG), Gregory Evans (PF), George Murph (C) James Glover, Robert Sipes, Luke Spence, Edward Bierman | |
| 14:21 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Rensberger | 39-46 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Donald Rensberger misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Roderick Kinard is hacked by Anthony Pizarro - foul #4 on Anthony Pizarro, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Sales (SF) Anthony Pizarro | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:32 | Villanova | George Murph misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Donald Rensberger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses the turnaround in the paint | 41-46 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | George Murph pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Gregory Evans snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Evans and he's fouled by Truman Beaudet - foul #4 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), James Roy (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Dustin Greene, Donald Rensberger, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Daniel Lawrence (SF), Luke Spence (PF), Edward Bierman (C) Roderick Kinard, Eugene Thomas, Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryant Burnham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Luke Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bierman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Daniel Sales can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 11:26 | LSU | David Hamblin tips it in | 43-49 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Luke Spence misses the runner from close range | 43-49 |
| 11:05 | LSU | Willie Weidman pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Raymond Mansour's pass is intercepted by Steven Gatlin | 43-49 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence lays it up and in set up by Steven Gatlin | 43-51 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Daniel Sales comes up short on the shot in the lane | 43-51 |
| 10:24 | LSU | James Roy tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Raymond Mansour is called for the reach on Steven Gatlin - foul #1 on Raymond Mansour, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Donald Rensberger (C) Daniel Sales, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), George Murph (C) Bryant Burnham, Steven Gatlin, Daniel Lawrence, Edward Bierman | |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas is hacked by James Roy - foul #1 on James Roy, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Hammond (C) James Roy | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Dustin Greene is fouled on the floor by George Murph - foul #2 on George Murph, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Sipes - foul #2 on Robert Sipes, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence (SF), Gregory Evans (PF) Eugene Thomas, Luke Spence | |
| 09:20 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Robert Sipes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Edward Bierman (C) Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 08:45 | LSU | Daniel Lawrence steps in front of the Donald Rensberger pass | 47-53 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence loses the ball out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | LSU | James Roy (SF) Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eugene Thomas (SF), Gregory Evans (PF) Robert Sipes, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Dustin Greene comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edward Bierman | 47-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Greene (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rensberger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wendell Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Glover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gatlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Evans (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Bierman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Villanova | James Glover can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Dustin Greene is hacked by Edward Bierman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Bierman, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Anthony Pizarro (SF), Willie Weidman (C) David Hamblin, Donald Rensberger, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roderick Kinard (PG), George Murph (C) James Glover, Edward Bierman | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Gregory Evans pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | George Murph connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Evans | 47-55 |
| 06:38 | LSU | James Roy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Gregory Evans pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 06:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Roy | 47-55 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Truman Beaudet's pass is intercepted by Gregory Evans in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | George Murph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-55 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:48 | LSU | James Roy clanks a floater near the basket | 47-57 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Greene - foul #1 on Dustin Greene, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Donald Rensberger (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Dustin Greene, James Roy, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Luke Spence (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Roderick Kinard, Steven Gatlin, Gregory Evans, George Murph | |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wendell Hammond | 47-57 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Luke Spence denies the turnaround by Truman Beaudet | 47-57 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Raymond Mansour hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Raymond Mansour grabs the board | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:30 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Luke Spence pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham's pass is intercepted by Truman Beaudet in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Daniel Lawrence | 49-57 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Truman Beaudet is called for the reach on Daniel Lawrence - foul #5 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Daniel Sales (PF) Truman Beaudet, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Bierman (C) Eugene Thomas | |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Daniel Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Donald Rensberger grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Raymond Mansour loses the ball out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Glover (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG) Bryant Burnham, Robert Sipes | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Rensberger (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Luke Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Bierman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Roderick Kinard loses the dribble to Raymond Mansour | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:42 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), James Roy (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Raymond Mansour, Anthony Pizarro, Donald Rensberger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryant Burnham (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), George Murph (C) James Glover, Roderick Kinard, Luke Spence | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Edward Bierman misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 02:18 | LSU | David Hamblin grabs the board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:57 | LSU | David Hamblin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 01:56 | LSU | James Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | LSU | James Roy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-57 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Dustin Greene tips it home | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Villanova | David Hamblin steps in front of the Daniel Lawrence pass | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | LSU | David Hamblin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Roy | 56-57 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pizarro (SF) James Roy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), Gregory Evans (PF) Robert Sipes, Daniel Lawrence, Edward Bierman | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | George Murph scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Thomas and the foul's on Anthony Pizarro - foul #5 on Anthony Pizarro, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | LSU | James Roy (PF) Anthony Pizarro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Sipes (SG), Daniel Lawrence (PF) Steven Gatlin, Gregory Evans | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | George Murph makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Daniel Sales clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Thomas - foul #4 on Eugene Thomas, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Gregory Evans (PF) Robert Sipes, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Daniel Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham is fouled in the backcourt by David Hamblin - foul #3 on David Hamblin, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Sipes (SG), Daniel Lawrence (PF) Steven Gatlin, Gregory Evans | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Bryant Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | LSU | James Roy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Gatlin (SG), Edward Bierman (C) Eugene Thomas, George Murph | |
| 00:13 | Villanova | David Hamblin is called for the reach on Edward Bierman in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hamblin, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Edward Bierman misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Edward Bierman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin is hacked by Dustin Greene - foul #2 on Dustin Greene, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Robert Sipes takes the ball from Dustin Greene | 57-63 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Steven Gatlin misses the dunk attempt | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dustin Greene snags the defensive board | 57-63 |