| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hurwitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais dunks the ball on a great pass from Terry Davidson | 31-44 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Philip Shell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-44 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | James Lamothe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Paul Wright grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Philip Shell connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Saulsberry and the foul's on Terry Davidson - foul #1 on Terry Davidson, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett (SF), Wayne Stewart (PF) Fred Langlais, James Lamothe | |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Vern Stegall | 33-47 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses the 3 from straight away | 33-47 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Paul Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Terry Davidson | 33-47 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Hurwitz | 33-49 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Sterling Hardnett is called for the reach on Ronald Perry - foul #3 on Sterling Hardnett, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF) Wayne Stewart | |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Shell | 35-49 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Paul Wright is called for the reach on Terry Davidson - foul #2 on Paul Wright, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (PG), Robert Underwood (SF), Ivan Kirst (C) Vincent Saulsberry, Ronald Perry, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Terry Davidson is denied by Paul Wright | 35-49 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall grabs the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall is hacked by Rudolph Emrick - foul #2 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Thornton (SG) Terry Davidson | |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | James Lamothe clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Shell - foul #1 on Philip Shell, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Mueller (PF) Paul Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Terry Davidson (SG) Vern Stegall, Michael Thornton | |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Michael Hurwitz swats the short shot by Philip Shell | 35-51 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst tips it home | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Hardnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hurwitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | James Lamothe travels with the ball | 37-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SF) Philip Shell, Robert Underwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (PG), Michael Thornton (SG), Fred Langlais (SF) William Watt, Terry Davidson, Sterling Hardnett | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais tips it in | 37-53 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Thornton - foul #1 on Michael Thornton, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Wright (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Ryan Mueller, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Sterling Hardnett (SF) Vern Stegall, Michael Thornton, Fred Langlais | |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Ronald Perry makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Ronald Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-53 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Shell (SG) Rudolph Emrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (PG), William Watt (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Wayne Stewart (PF) Barry Jones, Terry Davidson, Sterling Hardnett, James Lamothe | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Paul Wright | 39-55 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Fred Langlais blocks the short jumper by Marvin Hoffman | 39-55 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Philip Shell pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Ronald Perry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Philip Shell | 41-55 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Paul Wright is called for the reach on Wayne Stewart - foul #3 on Paul Wright, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (PG), Robert Underwood (SF), Ivan Kirst (C) Vincent Saulsberry, Ronald Perry, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Sterling Hardnett (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Vern Stegall, William Watt, Fred Langlais, Wayne Stewart, Michael Hurwitz | |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | James Lamothe misses the turnaround from close range | 41-55 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | James Lamothe can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Paul Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | The short jumper by Philip Shell is denied by James Lamothe | 41-55 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | John Hubbs snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett tips it in | 41-57 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Robert Underwood tips it in | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Hardnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | James Lamothe scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Terry Davidson | 43-59 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Underwood | 46-59 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett clanks a driving attempt from close range | 46-59 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Robert Underwood gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Davidson - foul #2 on Terry Davidson, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Rudolph Emrick, Robert Underwood, Paul Wright, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (PG), William Watt (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Michael Hurwitz (C) Barry Jones, Terry Davidson, Sterling Hardnett, John Hubbs | |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Vern Stegall steals it from Vincent Saulsberry | 47-59 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by James Lamothe | 47-61 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry's layup is rejected by Michael Hurwitz | 47-61 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | James Lamothe's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Hoffman | 47-61 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 47-61 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is hacked by Fred Langlais - foul #2 on Fred Langlais, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SG) Philip Shell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG) William Watt | |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Michael Hurwitz is called for the reach on Vincent Saulsberry - foul #4 on Michael Hurwitz, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rudolph Emrick - foul #3 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (SF), Paul Wright (PF), Ivan Kirst (C) Ronald Perry, Ryan Mueller, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Sterling Hardnett (SF) Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Paul Wright gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Paul Wright hits the follow up shot | 52-62 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz scores on a fadeaway from close range | 52-64 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | James Lamothe steps in front of the Rudolph Emrick pass | 52-64 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Davidson | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sterling Hardnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Hurwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | William Watt gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | William Watt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz tips it back up and in | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry blows the layup but the foul's on James Lamothe - foul #1 on James Lamothe, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Shell (SG), Ronald Perry (SF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Rudolph Emrick, Robert Underwood, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (PG), Michael Thornton (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Wayne Stewart (PF) William Watt, Terry Davidson, Sterling Hardnett, James Lamothe | |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell hits a 3 from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Hoffman - foul #3 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (PG) Vincent Saulsberry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF) Wayne Stewart | |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Michael Hurwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Paul Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is called for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Hubbs (C) Michael Hurwitz | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | James Lamothe misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Perry - foul #1 on Ronald Perry, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG), Michael Hurwitz (C) Michael Thornton, John Hubbs | |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | James Lamothe misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is hacked by Michael Hurwitz - foul #5 on Michael Hurwitz, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Mueller (PF) Paul Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Thornton (SG), John Hubbs (C) Terry Davidson, Michael Hurwitz | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Fred Langlais and the foul's on Ryan Mueller - foul #1 on Ryan Mueller, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Kirst (C) Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG) Michael Thornton | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst tips it in | 60-73 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Michael Thornton (SG), Sterling Hardnett (SF), Wayne Stewart (PF) Vern Stegall, Terry Davidson, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe | |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Hubbs - foul #1 on John Hubbs, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (SF), Paul Wright (PF) Ronald Perry, Ryan Mueller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF) William Watt, Michael Thornton, Sterling Hardnett, Wayne Stewart | |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | John Hubbs scores on a floater from the left block | 62-75 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Underwood | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-75 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | James Lamothe hits the follow up shot | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Fred Langlais steals it from Philip Shell | 65-77 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-77 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | John Hubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Rudolph Emrick picks off the pass by John Hubbs | 65-77 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rudolph Emrick | 67-77 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | John Hubbs lays it up and in | 67-79 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Terry Davidson is called for the reach on Rudolph Emrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Davidson, team foul #10 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Robert Underwood, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Fred Langlais | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais is hacked by Rudolph Emrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG) Rudolph Emrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (SG) Terry Davidson | |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-81 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | John Hubbs snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Vincent Saulsberry is called for the reach on John Hubbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #11 | 68-81 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Shell | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Philip Shell is called for the reach on James Lamothe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Shell, team foul #12 | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | James Lamothe misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-82 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Hubbs is hacked by Vincent Saulsberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #13 | 72-82 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Paul Wright pulls down the rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Vern Stegall steals the ball from Ronald Perry in the backcourt | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Marvin Hoffman - foul #4 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #14 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG) William Watt | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | John Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Paul Wright misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 72-84 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | James Lamothe snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall runs out the clock | 72-84 |