| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Owen Steffens (fresh) SG - James Roberts (fresh) SF - William Dix (fresh) PF - Stacey Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Knorr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Pendarvis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Brett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Frank Stratton inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Russell Johnson | 19-26 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | William Dix is hacked by Frank Stratton - foul #4 on Frank Stratton, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Breault (SF) Frank Stratton | |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens double dribbles | 19-26 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-26 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Stacey Jenkins is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Russell Johnson makes the shot in the paint | 19-28 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-28 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | James Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Russell Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stacey Jenkins - foul #2 on Stacey Jenkins, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Witzel (C) Elmer Knorr | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (PG), Joseph Marshall (C) Russell Johnson, Brett Anderson | |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis is hacked by James Roberts - foul #3 on James Roberts, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Cribb (SG), Steven Smith (SF) James Roberts, William Dix | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Richard Baker buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Mark Pendarvis and he's fouled by Stacey Jenkins - foul #3 on Stacey Jenkins, team foul #3 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jess Smith (PF) Stacey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Richard Baker makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Steven Smith misses the easy layup | 21-31 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Baker | 21-31 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis buries a runner in the lane set up by James Stuckey and he's fouled by Barry Cribb - foul #1 on Barry Cribb, team foul #4 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Roberts (SG), William Dix (SF), Elmer Knorr (C) Barry Cribb, Steven Smith, Matthew Witzel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Johnson (PG), Frederick Duhon (SF), Emmett Adam (PF), Brett Anderson (C) James Stuckey, Paul Breault, Richard Baker, Joseph Marshall | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Owen Steffens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Roberts (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Dix (fresh) PF - Jess Smith (fresh) C - Elmer Knorr (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Pendarvis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Duhon (fresh) PF - Emmett Adam (fresh) C - Brett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Russell Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 24-34 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Brett Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | James Roberts gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | James Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Jess Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Emmett Adam pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | William Dix is called for 3 seconds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), Barry Cribb (SG), Steven Smith (SF), Stacey Jenkins (PF), Matthew Witzel (C) Owen Steffens, James Roberts, William Dix, Jess Smith, Elmer Knorr | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (PG), Terry Zwanzig (SG), Frank Stratton (SF), Richard Baker (PF), Joseph Marshall (C) Russell Johnson, Mark Pendarvis, Frederick Duhon, Emmett Adam, Brett Anderson | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Witzel - foul #2 on Matthew Witzel, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb's floater is knocked away by Richard Baker | 24-36 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Frank Stratton | 24-36 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig is hacked by Barry Cribb - foul #2 on Barry Cribb, team foul #6 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Roberts (SG) Barry Cribb | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stuckey | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | James Roberts hits a shot from the left wing | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Roy Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stacey Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Witzel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Stuckey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Stacey Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Roy Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Owen Steffens (PG), William Dix (SF), Elmer Knorr (C) Roy Carter, Steven Smith, Matthew Witzel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Johnson (PG), Mark Pendarvis (SG), Brett Anderson (C) James Stuckey, Terry Zwanzig, Joseph Marshall | |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Richard Baker connects on the floater from the left side set up by Russell Johnson | 26-40 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Stacey Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr tips it but misses | 26-40 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Frank Stratton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Russell Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-40 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Frank Stratton - foul #5 on Frank Stratton, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Cribb (SG) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Breault (SF) Frank Stratton | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Richard Baker is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Baker, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jess Smith (PF) Stacey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | William Dix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Russell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Owen Steffens takes the ball from Russell Johnson | 28-40 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | William Dix misses the lay-in | 28-40 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Russell Johnson gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb's pass is intercepted by Paul Breault | 28-40 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Breault | 28-42 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Owen Steffens | 30-42 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Russell Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Brett Anderson hits the follow up shot | 30-44 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr drills a jumpshot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis makes the 3 from the left corner | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Owen Steffens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dix (fairly fresh) PF - Jess Smith (fresh) C - Elmer Knorr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Russell Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Breault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brett Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Jess Smith makes the shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Russell Johnson grabs the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Russell Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Elmer Knorr snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | The short jumper by William Dix is denied by Richard Baker | 34-47 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | William Dix tips it in | 36-47 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Pendarvis - foul #1 on Mark Pendarvis, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Roberts (SG), Steven Smith (SF), Stacey Jenkins (PF), Matthew Witzel (C) Barry Cribb, William Dix, Jess Smith, Elmer Knorr | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (PG), Terry Zwanzig (SG), Frederick Duhon (SF), Emmett Adam (PF), Joseph Marshall (C) Russell Johnson, Mark Pendarvis, Paul Breault, Richard Baker, Brett Anderson | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Owen Steffens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Emmett Adam is whistled for a carry | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG) Owen Steffens | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Matthew Witzel misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-50 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Emmett Adam | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall misses the dunk | 37-50 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stacey Jenkins | 37-50 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Frederick Duhon steals the ball from Stacey Jenkins | 37-50 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig slams it home on a great pass from Frederick Duhon | 37-52 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Roy Carter misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Emmett Adam comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Cribb (SG), Jess Smith (PF) James Roberts, Stacey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Breault (SF) Frederick Duhon | |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Emmett Adam misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Emmett Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Jess Smith comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-53 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Steven Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Jess Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Breault - foul #2 on Paul Breault, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Roy Carter hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Barry Cribb | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Stuckey and he's fouled by Matthew Witzel - foul #3 on Matthew Witzel, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall misses the free throw | 39-55 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Breault | 39-55 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig is fouled on the floor by Barry Cribb - foul #3 on Barry Cribb, team foul #9 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Colyer (PG) Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frederick Duhon (SF), Edward Paris (C) James Stuckey, Joseph Marshall | |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Colyer (fresh) SG - Barry Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jess Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Witzel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Paul Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Emmett Adam (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Paris (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Zwanzig - foul #1 on Terry Zwanzig, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Edward Paris loses the dribble to Steven Smith | 41-55 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | James Colyer throws it down set up by Steven Smith | 43-55 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | James Colyer steps in front of the Frederick Duhon pass in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | James Colyer hits the finger roll | 45-55 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Owen Steffens (PG), James Roberts (SG), William Dix (SF), Stacey Jenkins (PF), Elmer Knorr (C) James Colyer, Barry Cribb, Steven Smith, Jess Smith, Matthew Witzel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Johnson (PG), Mark Pendarvis (SG), Richard Baker (PF), Brett Anderson (C) Terry Zwanzig, Frederick Duhon, Emmett Adam, Edward Paris | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Paul Breault pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Mark Pendarvis hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Johnson | 45-58 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Brett Anderson steals it from Owen Steffens | 45-58 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Russell Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Steffens - foul #2 on Owen Steffens, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), Barry Cribb (SG), Steven Smith (SF), Jess Smith (PF), Matthew Witzel (C) Owen Steffens, James Roberts, William Dix, Stacey Jenkins, Elmer Knorr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig (SG), Emmett Adam (PF), Joseph Marshall (C) Mark Pendarvis, Richard Baker, Brett Anderson | |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Russell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Russell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Roy Carter is called for the reach on Russell Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Carter, team foul #11 | 47-59 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Russell Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Russell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Jess Smith drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Emmett Adam - foul #1 on Emmett Adam, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (PG) Russell Johnson | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Jess Smith misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Joseph Marshall misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 49-61 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Matthew Witzel drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Marshall - foul #1 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Matthew Witzel misses the free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Emmett Adam pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | James Stuckey is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Roy Carter - foul #3 on Roy Carter, team foul #12 | 51-63 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | James Stuckey makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Jess Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Emmett Adam clanks a floater from the baseline | 53-64 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | James Stuckey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | James Stuckey runs out the clock | 53-64 |