| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Delp (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Mainor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Dials (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sipes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gregory Evans (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Murph (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier inbounds the ball | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | UCLA | Richard Delp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mainor | 51-37 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Thomas Mainor is called for the reach on Robert Sipes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Mainor, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Robert Sipes knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Thomas Mainor - foul #3 on Thomas Mainor, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Robert Sipes makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Peter Bates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Murph - foul #1 on George Murph, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Henley (SG), James Pitts (SF) Thomas Mainor, Micheal Cloutier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (SG), Ryan Weintraub (SF), Steve Henry (PF) Robert Sipes, Eugene Thomas, Gregory Evans | |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Peter Bates makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Peter Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Charles Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 19:09 | UCLA | Peter Bates connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Delp and he's hacked by George Murph - foul #2 on George Murph, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Matthew Haley (PF) Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:09 | UCLA | Peter Bates makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | George Murph hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steve Henry and he's hacked by Peter Bates - foul #1 on Peter Bates, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Valentin (C) Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:54 | Villanova | George Murph makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 18:50 | UCLA | Jerry Henley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF) George Murph | |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub lays it in and he's fouled by Matthew Haley - foul #1 on Matthew Haley, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Mainor (SG), Micheal Cloutier (SF) Jerry Henley, James Pitts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Sipes (SG), Gregory Evans (PF) Timothy Myers, Steve Henry | |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 18:36 | UCLA | Matthew Haley grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 18:14 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Delp | 57-45 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Thomas Mainor is called for the reach on Robert Sipes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Mainor, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Henley (SG), Charles Marshall (PF), Ryan Stringer (C) Thomas Mainor, Matthew Haley, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eugene Thomas (SF), George Murph (C) Phil Rabago, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Gregory Evans misses the wide open shot from the left side | 57-45 |
| 17:58 | UCLA | Ryan Stringer pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 17:51 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier is fouled on the floor by Robert Sipes - foul #3 on Robert Sipes, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (SG) Robert Sipes | |
| 17:34 | UCLA | Ryan Stringer drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Marshall | 59-45 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Gregory Evans knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by George Murph | 59-47 |
| 17:12 | UCLA | Jerry Henley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Jack Dials grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Timothy Myers loses the dribble to Ryan Stringer in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Thomas - foul #1 on Eugene Thomas, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Pitts (SG), Kevin Valentin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Jerry Henley, Charles Marshall, Ryan Stringer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF), Steve Henry (PF) Eugene Thomas, Gregory Evans | |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | George Murph grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | George Murph drills a floater in the lane | 59-49 |
| 16:33 | UCLA | Peter Bates can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 59-49 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Jack Dials gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | George Murph scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Dials | 59-51 |
| 16:05 | UCLA | Peter Bates misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin throws it down on a great pass from Richard Delp | 61-51 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Delp (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Pitts (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Cloutier (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Valentin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Bates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Dials (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Phil Rabago (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Murph (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Steve Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Valentin | 61-51 |
| 15:33 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 15:29 | UCLA | Richard Delp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Steve Henry gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Jack Dials drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin is alone and drills a shot from close range | 63-53 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Steve Henry hits a shot from close range set up by Timothy Myers and he's fouled by Kevin Valentin - foul #1 on Kevin Valentin, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | UCLA | Donald Seiter (PG), Jerry Henley (SG), Matthew Haley (SF), Charles Marshall (PF), Ryan Stringer (C) Richard Delp, James Pitts, Micheal Cloutier, Kevin Valentin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), Ryan Weintraub (C) Jack Dials, Timothy Myers, Phil Rabago, George Murph | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Steve Henry makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | Matthew Haley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Evans (PF) Steve Henry | |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 63-56 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub tips it home | 63-58 |
| 13:39 | UCLA | Jerry Henley is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 65-60 |
| 13:20 | UCLA | Jerry Henley is hacked by Robert Sipes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sipes, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Mainor (SG), Peter Bates (C) Donald Seiter, Ryan Stringer | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Beasley (SG) Robert Sipes | |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Matthew Haley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 13:13 | UCLA | Matthew Haley tips it in | 67-60 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Thomas | 67-63 |
| 12:56 | UCLA | Matthew Haley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Donald Seiter (PG) Jerry Henley | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Murph (C) Gregory Evans | |
| 12:43 | Villanova | George Murph misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 12:42 | UCLA | Charles Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Donald Seiter scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Matthew Haley | 69-63 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 69-63 |
| 11:56 | UCLA | Matthew Haley gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 11:50 | UCLA | Donald Seiter loses the ball out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Delp (PG), James Pitts (SF) Donald Seiter, Matthew Haley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Evans (PF) Ryan Weintraub | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Delp (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mainor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Pitts (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Marshall (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Peter Bates (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Lounsbury (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Beasley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Thomas (tired) 13 pts. PF - Gregory Evans (tiring) 8 pts. C - George Murph (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | George Murph misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Bates - foul #2 on Peter Bates, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Valentin (C) Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | George Murph misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | George Murph misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 11:28 | UCLA | James Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Thomas - foul #2 on Eugene Thomas, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| 11:23 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 69-63 |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin can't tip it in | 69-63 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eugene Thomas | 69-63 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier (SF), Ryan Stringer (C) James Pitts, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF) Eugene Thomas | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Gregory Evans misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Marshall - foul #1 on Charles Marshall, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (SG) James Beasley | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Gregory Evans misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Gregory Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Richard Delp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Valentin (C) Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub (SF) Phil Rabago | |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Gregory Evans hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Lounsbury | 69-66 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin travels with the ball | 69-66 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Henley (PG), James Pitts (SF), Charles Marshall (PF), Matthew Haley (C) Richard Delp, Micheal Cloutier, Ryan Stringer, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Beasley (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF), Steve Henry (PF) Jack Dials, Ryan Weintraub, Gregory Evans | |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Matthew Haley steps in front of the George Murph pass | 69-66 |
| 09:56 | UCLA | James Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | UCLA | Peter Bates (C) Matthew Haley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (SG) Gregory Lounsbury | |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | George Murph pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Mainor - foul #5 on Thomas Mainor, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Delp (PG), Micheal Cloutier (SF), Matthew Haley (PF), Kevin Valentin (C) Thomas Mainor, James Pitts, Charles Marshall, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (SG), Ryan Weintraub (PF) Timothy Myers, George Murph | |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 09:09 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Delp | 71-68 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas is hacked by Micheal Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Micheal Cloutier, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UCLA | Donald Seiter (SG) Jerry Henley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Gregory Evans (PF) James Beasley, Steve Henry | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Matthew Haley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-70 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF) Eugene Thomas | |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Jack Dials is hacked by Donald Seiter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Seiter, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Henley (SG), James Pitts (SF), Ryan Stringer (PF), Peter Bates (C) Donald Seiter, Micheal Cloutier, Kevin Valentin, Matthew Haley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:44 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Jack Dials makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Jack Dials makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Richard Delp misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 07:57 | UCLA | Ryan Stringer gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Jerry Henley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Pitts | 74-72 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Delp (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Henley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pitts (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Stringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Bates (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Lounsbury (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Dials (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Rabago (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Evans (tired) 11 pts. C - Ryan Weintraub (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury's pass is intercepted by Peter Bates | 74-72 |
| 07:35 | UCLA | Jack Dials is called for the reach on Jerry Henley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Dials, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UCLA | Donald Seiter (SG), Micheal Cloutier (SF), Charles Marshall (PF), Kevin Valentin (C) Richard Delp, James Pitts, Ryan Stringer, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Beasley (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Steve Henry (PF), George Murph (C) Gregory Lounsbury, Jack Dials, Gregory Evans, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 07:35 | UCLA | Jerry Henley misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 07:35 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin grabs the offensive board | 74-72 |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Henley | 76-72 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | George Murph hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Beasley | 76-74 |
| 06:57 | UCLA | Donald Seiter is fouled in the backcourt by James Beasley - foul #4 on James Beasley, team foul #8 | 76-74 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Delp (PG), Matthew Haley (C) Jerry Henley, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eugene Thomas (SF) Phil Rabago | |
| 06:57 | UCLA | Donald Seiter makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 06:57 | UCLA | Donald Seiter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Robert Sipes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Seiter - foul #5 on Donald Seiter, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Henley (SG) Donald Seiter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Robert Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Robert Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 06:35 | UCLA | Matthew Haley makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Delp and the foul's on Eugene Thomas - foul #3 on Eugene Thomas, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Valentin (C) Micheal Cloutier | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:35 | UCLA | Matthew Haley misses the free throw | 80-76 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | George Murph gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | George Murph hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 80-76 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | James Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Steve Henry connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Thomas | 80-78 |
| 06:10 | UCLA | Robert Sipes picks off the pass by Jerry Henley in the backcourt | 80-78 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Robert Sipes hits the finger roll | 80-80 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Matthew Haley is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 82-80 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | James Beasley is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Henley - foul #4 on Jerry Henley, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Stringer (PF), Peter Bates (C) Charles Marshall, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub (PF) Steve Henry | |
| 05:56 | Villanova | James Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | James Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | Peter Bates connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Delp | 84-82 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Haley - foul #2 on Matthew Haley, team foul #14 | 84-82 |
| Subs | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier (SF), Kevin Valentin (C) Matthew Haley, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Phil Rabago (SF) James Beasley, Eugene Thomas | |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub misses the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Ryan Stringer gets the rebound | 84-83 |
| 05:14 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Weintraub - foul #3 on Ryan Weintraub, team foul #10 | 84-83 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Evans (PF) Ryan Weintraub | |
| 05:14 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 05:14 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Phil Rabago is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phil Rabago, team foul #11 | 86-83 |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Evans - foul #1 on Gregory Evans, team foul #12 | 86-83 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Marshall (PF) Ryan Stringer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin misses the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | George Murph gets the rebound | 86-83 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Robert Sipes is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Lounsbury | 86-85 |
| 04:23 | UCLA | Kevin Valentin banks in the layup | 88-85 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-85 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Pitts (SF), Ryan Stringer (PF), Peter Bates (C) Micheal Cloutier, Charles Marshall, Kevin Valentin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Ryan Weintraub (SF), Steve Henry (PF) Gregory Lounsbury, Robert Sipes, Phil Rabago, Gregory Evans | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub's floater is tipped away by James Pitts | 88-85 |
| 04:04 | UCLA | Peter Bates grabs the board | 88-85 |
| 04:00 | UCLA | Richard Delp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-85 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eugene Thomas (SF) Ryan Weintraub | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 88-85 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Steve Henry tips it in | 88-87 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Delp (tired) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Henley (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Pitts (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Bates (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Dials (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Thomas (tired) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Henry (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - George Murph (tired) 19 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:43 | UCLA | Richard Delp buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 91-87 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Steve Henry loses the dribble to Peter Bates | 91-87 |
| 03:27 | UCLA | Timothy Myers picks off the pass by Richard Delp in the backcourt | 91-87 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | George Murph banks in the wide open layup set up by Jack Dials | 91-89 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Timothy Myers steps in front of the Jerry Henley pass | 91-89 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Timothy Myers jams it | 91-91 |
| 02:56 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-91 |
| Subs | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier (SF), Charles Marshall (PF), Matthew Haley (C) James Pitts, Ryan Stringer, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Beasley (PG), Robert Sipes (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Gregory Evans (PF), Ryan Weintraub (C) Jack Dials, Timothy Myers, Eugene Thomas, Steve Henry, George Murph | |
| 02:38 | UCLA | Jerry Henley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 91-91 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Gregory Evans pulls down the rebound | 91-91 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Robert Sipes is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Phil Rabago | 91-94 |
| 02:21 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-94 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Valentin (SF), Ryan Stringer (C) Micheal Cloutier, Matthew Haley | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Murph (C) Gregory Evans | |
| 02:06 | UCLA | Jerry Henley is fouled on the floor by Robert Sipes - foul #5 on Robert Sipes, team foul #13 | 91-94 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Timothy Myers (SG) James Beasley, Robert Sipes | |
| 02:06 | UCLA | Jerry Henley makes the 1st free throw | 92-94 |
| 02:06 | UCLA | Jerry Henley misses the 2nd free throw | 92-94 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | George Murph snags the defensive board | 92-94 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Richard Delp is called for the reach on Gregory Lounsbury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Delp, team foul #15 | 92-94 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Evans (PF) Phil Rabago | |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 92-95 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 92-96 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | UCLA | Richard Delp misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 92-96 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Gregory Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 92-96 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury is fouled on the floor by Richard Delp - foul #3 on Richard Delp, team foul #16 | 92-96 |
| Subs | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier (SF), Peter Bates (C) Kevin Valentin, Ryan Stringer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (SG), Eugene Thomas (SF) Timothy Myers, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 92-96 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 92-97 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury misses the 2nd free throw | 92-97 |
| 01:33 | UCLA | Peter Bates pulls down the rebound | 92-97 |
| 01:33 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 92-97 |
| 01:18 | UCLA | Jerry Henley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 92-97 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jack Dials grabs the board | 92-97 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 92-99 |
| 00:50 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 92-99 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | UCLA | Richard Delp travels in the backcourt | 92-99 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 92-99 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas is hacked by Richard Delp - foul #4 on Richard Delp, team foul #17 | 92-99 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Beasley (PG) Gregory Lounsbury | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 92-100 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Eugene Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 92-101 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier is hacked by James Beasley - foul #5 on James Beasley, team foul #14 | 92-101 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG) James Beasley | |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 93-101 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Micheal Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 94-101 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jack Dials is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Delp - foul #5 on Richard Delp, team foul #18 | 94-101 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Pitts (SG) Richard Delp | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jack Dials misses the 1st free throw | 94-101 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jack Dials makes the 2nd free throw | 94-102 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Jerry Henley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 94-102 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | George Murph grabs the defensive rebound | 94-102 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | George Murph is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Henley - foul #5 on Jerry Henley, team foul #19 | 94-102 |
| Subs | UCLA | Matthew Haley (SF) Jerry Henley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | George Murph makes the 1st free throw | 94-103 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | George Murph makes the 2nd free throw | 94-104 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Peter Bates misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 94-104 |
| 00:13 | UCLA | Peter Bates tips it home | 96-104 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury is fouled in the backcourt by James Pitts - foul #3 on James Pitts, team foul #20 | 96-104 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 96-105 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury misses the 2nd free throw | 96-105 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Matthew Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 96-105 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Charles Marshall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 96-105 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Matthew Haley grabs the offensive board | 96-105 |
| 00:03 | UCLA | James Pitts can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 96-105 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Jack Dials pulls down the rebound | 96-105 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jack Dials runs out the clock | 96-105 |