| Lineup | Troy | PG - Glenn Crews (fresh) SG - Clinton Steele (fresh) SF - Oscar Boehme (fresh) PF - Ryan Roder (fresh) C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Oliver Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Troy | Ryan Roder comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Troy | Oliver Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Troy | Ryan Roder connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Oliver Lewis - foul #1 on Oliver Lewis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Troy | Oliver Lewis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glenn Crews | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Borkoski | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Troy | Ryan Roder's layup is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Terry Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Troy | Oliver Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:06 | Troy | Ryan Roder's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Pedro Cruz | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski lays it in set up by Terry Smith | 5-9 |
| 16:28 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses the dunk | 5-9 |
| 16:26 | Troy | Oscar Boehme gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | Troy | Clinton Steele loses the dribble to Ivan Borkoski | 5-9 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the easy open layup | 5-9 |
| 15:51 | Troy | The rebound goes to Oliver Lewis | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Glenn Crews (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Steele (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Boehme (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Roder (tiring) 2 pts. C - Oliver Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Troy | Ryan Roder hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Boehme | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Troy | Oliver Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Troy | Glenn Crews gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Troy | Oliver Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Terry Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 8-14 |
| 14:06 | Troy | Oscar Boehme misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 8-14 |
| 13:45 | Troy | Oliver Lewis pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:37 | Troy | Glenn Crews is called for a charge - foul #1 on Glenn Crews, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG), Jerry Weinstock (SG), David Miller (SF), Walter Inman (PF), Robert Collier (C) Glenn Crews, Clinton Steele, Oscar Boehme, Ryan Roder, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is hacked by David Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it home | 8-16 |
| 12:48 | Troy | Robert Collier makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Weinstock | 10-16 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Nwa Adi clanks a floater near the basket | 10-16 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim tips it but misses | 10-16 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:00 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | Troy | Brian Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SG), Oscar Boehme (SF), Santos Flores (C) Jerry Weinstock, Walter Inman, Robert Collier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian Moore (fresh) SG - Robert Benally (fresh) SF - Oscar Boehme (fairly fresh) PF - David Miller (fairly fresh) C - Santos Flores (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Luis Estrada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| 11:05 | Troy | Brian Moore hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Benally | 12-16 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Smith and he's hacked by Santos Flores - foul #1 on Santos Flores, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Troy | Glenn Crews (PG), Ryan Roder (PF) Brian Moore, David Miller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz | |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:26 | Troy | Glenn Crews is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Walter Inman (PF), Robert Collier (C) Ryan Roder, Santos Flores | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 10:17 | Troy | Robert Collier misses the jumper near the basket | 12-19 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Crews - foul #2 on Glenn Crews, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG), Jerry Weinstock (SG) Glenn Crews, Robert Benally | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 12-19 |
| 09:58 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:52 | Troy | Robert Collier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Luis Estrada buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 12-22 |
| 09:12 | Troy | Walter Inman is fouled on the floor by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SG), David Miller (SF), Ryan Roder (PF), Oliver Lewis (C) Jerry Weinstock, Oscar Boehme, Walter Inman, Robert Collier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 08:46 | Troy | Oliver Lewis makes the shot from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Brian Moore takes the ball from Luis Estrada in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| 08:21 | Troy | Oliver Lewis comes up short on the runner in the paint | 14-22 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't finish the layup | 14-22 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it back up and in | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Troy | Ryan Roder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 07:46 | Troy | Oliver Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benally (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Roder (tiring) 5 pts. C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Troy | Nwa Adi is called for the reach on Robert Benally - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Troy | Clinton Steele (PG), Jerry Weinstock (SG), Oscar Boehme (SF), Walter Inman (PF) Brian Moore, Robert Benally, David Miller, Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo | |
| 07:35 | Troy | Oliver Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Sudi Abdulkarim | 14-26 |
| 06:51 | Troy | Oliver Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG) Jerry Weinstock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 06:51 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:51 | Troy | Oliver Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Oliver Lewis steals it from Ivan Borkoski | 15-26 |
| 06:27 | Troy | Oscar Boehme clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Roder (PF), Robert Collier (C) Walter Inman, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 06:27 | Troy | Oscar Boehme misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:27 | Troy | Oscar Boehme makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the wide open floater in the lane | 16-26 |
| 06:06 | Troy | Brian Moore gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Robert Collier is hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SG), David Miller (SF) Clinton Steele, Oscar Boehme | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:36 | Troy | Brian Moore travels with the ball | 16-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Jerry Weinstock (SG) Robert Benally | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Brian Moore is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Moore, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Ryan Roder is called for the reach on Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Ryan Roder, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Walter Inman (PF) Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:20 | Troy | Robert Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:05 | Troy | Walter Inman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada | |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by Brian Moore - foul #2 on Brian Moore, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Clinton Steele (PG), Oscar Boehme (SF), Oliver Lewis (C) Brian Moore, David Miller, Robert Collier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:52 | Troy | Walter Inman gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:37 | Troy | Oscar Boehme comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SG) Jerry Weinstock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| 04:37 | Troy | Oscar Boehme makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:37 | Troy | Oscar Boehme makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Walter Inman picks off the pass by Sol Rizzo in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 04:28 | Troy | Clinton Steele makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Mundan Emanuel | 21-29 |
| 03:49 | Troy | Clinton Steele comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Clinton Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Benally (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Boehme (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Walter Inman (fairly fresh) C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is whistled for traveling | 21-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Glenn Crews (PG), Jerry Weinstock (SG), David Miller (SF), Ryan Roder (PF), Robert Collier (C) Clinton Steele, Robert Benally, Oscar Boehme, Walter Inman, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 03:08 | Troy | Glenn Crews misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Luis Estrada | 21-29 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Roder - foul #2 on Ryan Roder, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Terry Smith | |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Ryan Roder grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Ryan Roder misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SG) Jerry Weinstock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 02:20 | Troy | Ryan Roder makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Ryan Roder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is hacked by Glenn Crews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Crews, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG) Glenn Crews | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:59 | Troy | Ryan Roder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Estrada - foul #2 on Luis Estrada, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Boehme (SF), Oliver Lewis (C) David Miller, Robert Collier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 01:59 | Troy | Ryan Roder misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:59 | Troy | Ryan Roder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada | |
| 01:15 | Troy | Oliver Lewis's pass is intercepted by Ivan Borkoski | 24-32 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Pedro Cruz and he's hacked by Oliver Lewis - foul #2 on Oliver Lewis, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Jerry Weinstock (SG), Clinton Steele (SF), Walter Inman (PF) Robert Benally, Oscar Boehme, Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-34 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Walter Inman pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Walter Inman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 00:40 | Troy | Clinton Steele pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:32 | Troy | Walter Inman is hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #3 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| 00:32 | Troy | Walter Inman misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:32 | Troy | Walter Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Jerry Weinstock takes the ball from Mundan Emanuel in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 00:28 | Troy | Brian Moore blows the dunk | 25-34 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-36 |