| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) C - Richard Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Leyva (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | William Leyva inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins is hacked by Michael Falk - foul #1 on Michael Falk, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Rocco Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| 18:46 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 18:45 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Falk | 31-33 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Rocco Bruno - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:00 | Providence | Rocco Bruno drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Wilson | 31-35 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the dunk | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:13 | Providence | William Leyva comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 31-35 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Nicholas Rock (PF) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:29 | Providence | William Leyva is hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:03 | Providence | Rocco Bruno hits a floater from the left side set up by Kevin McConn | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Leyva (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Rocco Bruno is called for the reach on Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Rocco Bruno, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Andrew Atkinson, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Michael Falk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Christopher Patterson, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:05 | Providence | Kevin McConn makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rocco Bruno | 31-39 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Rocco Bruno banks in the layup set up by John Wilson | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Clifford Worth tips it in | 35-41 |
| 13:53 | Providence | Clifford Worth is called for the reach on William Leyva - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Mark Demoss | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 13:31 | Providence | William Leyva misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Clifford Worth gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-41 |
| 13:08 | Providence | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:42 | Providence | William Leyva misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Scotty Hutchins takes the ball from Michael Falk | 35-41 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Rocco Bruno buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Richard Wallace knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Patterson | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Providence | William Leyva hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin McConn and he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Andrew Atkinson (SF), Nicholas Rock (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Michael Falk, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), Jarrod Touchet (SG), Norman Forand (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Scotty Hutchins, Kevin McConn, John Wilson, Rocco Bruno | |
| 11:21 | Providence | William Leyva misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rock | 37-45 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rodolfo Mercado | 40-45 |
| 10:32 | Providence | Andrew Atkinson takes the ball from Reginald Pappas | 40-45 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Mark Demoss drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 09:43 | Providence | Norman Forand misses long on a shot from the right block | 43-45 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rock | 43-45 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock travels with the ball | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Andrew Atkinson | |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), Kevin McConn (SG), Christopher Ames (SF), John Wilson (PF), Rocco Bruno (C) Reginald Pappas, Jarrod Touchet, William Leyva, Norman Forand, Joseph Coriell | |
| 09:14 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Michael Falk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert tips it home | 45-45 |
| 08:44 | Providence | Rocco Bruno knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Wilson | 45-47 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Demoss | 47-47 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Rocco Bruno comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-47 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Michael Falk is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Clifford Worth (PF), Richard Wallace (C) Mark Demoss, Nicholas Rock, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Providence | William Leyva (SF) Christopher Ames | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Rocco Bruno takes the ball from Clifford Worth | 47-47 |
| 07:16 | Providence | John Wilson misses the floater from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Richard Wallace gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is hacked by Rocco Bruno - foul #2 on Rocco Bruno, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is hacked by Scotty Hutchins - foul #2 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Forand (PF) John Wilson | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado is hacked by Kevin McConn - foul #2 on Kevin McConn, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is fouled on the floor by Rocco Bruno - foul #3 on Rocco Bruno, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Rocco Bruno pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Providence | William Leyva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 05:47 | Providence | William Leyva snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 05:18 | Providence | Clifford Worth picks off the pass by Kevin McConn | 48-47 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Atkinson | 50-47 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Wallace | 50-47 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Andrew Atkinson | |
| Subs | Providence | John Wilson (PF) Norman Forand | |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan tips it in | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Providence | Kevin McConn hits the finger roll | 52-49 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 03:38 | Providence | The rebound goes to Scotty Hutchins | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wallace (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Providence | Rocco Bruno's layup is rejected by Clifford Worth | 52-49 |
| 03:32 | Providence | Kevin McConn grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:18 | Providence | Rocco Bruno knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin McConn | 52-51 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Mark Demoss's pass is intercepted by Kevin McConn | 52-51 |
| 03:01 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins can't throw it down | 52-51 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 02:35 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:18 | Providence | The short jumper by Rocco Bruno is denied by Richard Wallace | 52-51 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Richard Wallace gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Mark Demoss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | Providence | John Wilson makes the floater from close range set up by Scotty Hutchins | 55-53 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 01:24 | Providence | The rebound goes to William Leyva | 55-53 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Rocco Bruno connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Scotty Hutchins and he's hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #5 on Richard Wallace, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:00 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Michael Falk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 00:46 | Providence | John Wilson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Providence | William Leyva scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin McConn | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan is hacked by Scotty Hutchins - foul #3 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Providence | The rebound goes to Rocco Bruno | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Providence | Michael Falk is called for the reach on Rocco Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Rocco Bruno snags the defensive board | 55-57 |