| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leroy Ostrander (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) SF - Luke Childress (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 19:51 | Providence | Randy Smith gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:23 | Providence | Luke Childress connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Ostrander | 45-34 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Richard Yeager tips it home | 47-34 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Luke Childress misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Chill - foul #1 on Andrew Chill, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF) Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:47 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (PF) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) William Labrecque | |
| 18:08 | Providence | Randy Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Santiago Torres (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Leroy Ostrander, Aaron Thompson, Luke Childress | |
| 18:08 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 47-38 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Eric Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Gran and the foul's on Olin Danoski - foul #1 on Olin Danoski, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Armando Diaz (C) Randy Smith | |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Christopher Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Sanders - foul #3 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Barry Gran, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:33 | Providence | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Eric Allen double dribbles | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Aaron Thompson (SG) Hans Zeitler, Santiago Torres | |
| 16:54 | Providence | Aaron Thompson is fouled on the floor by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Luke Childress (SF), William Labrecque (PF) Christopher Johnson, Olin Danoski | |
| 16:38 | Providence | Gerard Booth steals the ball from Aaron Thompson | 50-39 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), William Anderson (PF) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren, Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger (C) Armando Diaz | |
| 16:07 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Barry Gran is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (C) Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Santiago Torres (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Olin Danoski (PF), Randy Smith (C) Leroy Ostrander, Aaron Thompson, Luke Childress, William Labrecque, Lyle Muenzenberger | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Santiago Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Providence | Randy Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block | 50-41 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Olin Danoski - foul #2 on Olin Danoski, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Richard Yeager (C) Marshall Wilcox, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger (PF) Olin Danoski | |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:04 | Providence | Randy Smith gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Randy Smith connects on the open jump hook in the paint | 51-43 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Barry Gran - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Aaron Thompson (SG), Luke Childress (SF), William Labrecque (PF), Armando Diaz (C) Hans Zeitler, Santiago Torres, Christopher Johnson, Lyle Muenzenberger, Randy Smith | |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:11 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Richard Yeager connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Sjogren and the foul's on Armando Diaz - foul #2 on Armando Diaz, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Eric Allen (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) William Labrecque | |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 13:40 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SF), Randy Smith (C) Luke Childress, Armando Diaz | |
| 13:21 | Providence | Eric Allen blocks the jumper by Randy Smith | 54-43 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Eric Allen loses the dribble to Santiago Torres | 54-43 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Randy Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 54-43 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 54-43 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Barry Gran | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:20 | Providence | Barry Gran is called for the reach on Leroy Ostrander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Gran, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Luke Childress (SF), William Labrecque (PF), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Santiago Torres, Olin Danoski, Randy Smith | |
| 12:00 | Providence | Luke Childress clanks a shot in the lane | 57-43 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Andrew Chill pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Victor Crawford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Simmers | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Victor Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Luke Childress (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Luke Childress lays it in | 59-45 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Gerard Booth clanks a turnaround in the lane | 59-45 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Victor Crawford tips it home | 61-45 |
| 11:00 | Providence | Luke Childress is hacked by Christopher Sjogren - foul #1 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), William Anderson (PF) Christopher Sjogren, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF), Lyle Muenzenberger (C) William Labrecque, Armando Diaz | |
| 11:00 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 11:00 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Villanova | William Anderson blows the dunk but the foul's on Lyle Muenzenberger - foul #1 on Lyle Muenzenberger, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Randy Smith (C) Aaron Thompson, Luke Childress, Lyle Muenzenberger | |
| 10:48 | Villanova | William Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 10:24 | Providence | William Anderson steals the ball from Randy Smith | 63-47 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is whistled for a carry | 63-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Lyle Muenzenberger (PF) Hans Zeitler, Olin Danoski | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:47 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joseph Rose | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| 09:28 | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 63-47 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Lyle Muenzenberger blocks the short jumper by Eric Allen | 63-47 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 08:42 | Providence | Marshall Wilcox steals it from Santiago Torres in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Joseph Rose lays it in on a nice dish by Marshall Wilcox | 67-47 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Joseph Rose, Richard Yeager, William Anderson, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Aaron Thompson (SG), Luke Childress (SF), William Labrecque (PF), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Santiago Torres, Christopher Johnson, Lyle Muenzenberger, Randy Smith | |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Gerard Booth travels with the ball | 67-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Barry Gran (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) SF - Luke Childress (fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Providence | Luke Childress loses the dribble to Christopher Sjogren | 67-47 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 70-47 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Armando Diaz is fouled on the floor by Gerard Booth - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Armando Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Armando Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Barry Gran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 06:57 | Providence | William Labrecque snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| 06:51 | Providence | Luke Childress can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Luke Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 06:38 | Providence | Luke Childress comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Aaron Thompson hits the follow up shot | 70-51 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Aaron Thompson steals the ball from Christopher Sjogren | 70-51 |
| 06:09 | Providence | Hans Zeitler misses the lay-in | 70-51 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Andrew Chill blows the dunk but the foul's on William Labrecque - foul #2 on William Labrecque, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Richard Yeager (C) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Olin Danoski (PF), Lyle Muenzenberger (C) Hans Zeitler, Luke Childress, William Labrecque, Armando Diaz | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander lays it in on a great pass from Olin Danoski | 72-53 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Barry Gran and the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (C) Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SG), Randy Smith (C) Aaron Thompson, Lyle Muenzenberger | |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the free throw | 74-53 |
| 05:05 | Providence | Randy Smith gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 04:49 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Santiago Torres - foul #3 on Santiago Torres, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), William Anderson (PF) Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (SG), Luke Childress (SF) Santiago Torres, Christopher Johnson | |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 04:20 | Providence | The rebound goes to Randy Smith | 75-56 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Zeitler | 75-58 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Eric Allen clanks a floater in the lane | 75-58 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen gets the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-58 |
| 03:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to Leroy Ostrander | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marshall Wilcox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Gran (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leroy Ostrander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Childress (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Danoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander makes the wide open floater near the basket | 75-60 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Randy Smith pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| 02:54 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luke Childress | 75-63 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Joseph Rose, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Aaron Thompson (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), William Labrecque (PF) Hans Zeitler, Luke Childress, Olin Danoski | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-63 |
| 02:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to Randy Smith | 75-63 |
| 02:16 | Providence | Richard Yeager swats the short shot by Randy Smith | 75-63 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Eric Allen loses the dribble to Leroy Ostrander | 75-63 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander can't finish the layup | 75-63 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Barry Gran pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses long on a jumper in the lane | 75-63 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 00:44 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the dunk | 78-63 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Eric Allen gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager blows the layup but he's fouled by William Labrecque - foul #3 on William Labrecque, team foul #9 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Santiago Torres (SG), Olin Danoski (PF), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Aaron Thompson, William Labrecque, Randy Smith | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Olin Danoski pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Providence | Gregory Simmers takes the ball from Hans Zeitler | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers runs out the clock | 79-63 |