| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 19:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ambrose Shelton | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Victor Crawford snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Victor Crawford hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt connects on the shot from close range set up by Robert Dagostino and he's hacked by Gregory Simmers - foul #1 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (PG), Alton Lucius (SF), William Anderson (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Gregory Simmers, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SF), David Bretz (C) Garrett Auerbach, Raymond Mitton | |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton loses the dribble to Clint Lesher in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Dagostino | 40-43 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Joseph Rose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | David Bretz pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Clint Lesher - foul #2 on Clint Lesher, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF) Clint Lesher, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), John Hall (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Robert Dagostino, Glenn Thomas, Alvin Boldt, David Bretz | |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ronald Jeffords - foul #2 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills (SG) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach lays it up and in | 43-48 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Sanders | 46-48 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Bretz (C) Raymond Mitton | |
| 15:32 | Villanova | John Hall steps in front of the Clint Lesher pass | 46-48 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (PF) Victor Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (PF) John Hall | |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords's fadeaway is rejected by William Anderson | 46-48 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the fadeaway in the lane | 46-48 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Clint Lesher | 48-50 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills's pass is intercepted by William Anderson in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | William Anderson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Bretz - foul #2 on David Bretz, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF) Clint Lesher, Alton Lucius, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SG), Glenn Thomas (SF), John Hall (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Ronald Jeffords, Ronald Mills, Garrett Auerbach, Alvin Boldt, David Bretz | |
| 14:26 | Villanova | William Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Joseph Rose steals it from Robert Dagostino in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Rose | 51-50 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Dagostino | 51-53 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rose - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (SG), Andrew Chill (C) Gregory Simmers, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas's layup is rejected by Victor Crawford | 51-53 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Joseph Rose scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clint Lesher | 54-53 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Victor Crawford snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Glenn Thomas steps in front of the Jerry Sanders pass | 54-53 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dagostino | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Rose (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clint Lesher (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Chill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Andrew Chill is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Alton Lucius (SF), William Anderson (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Alvin Boldt (PF), David Bretz (C) Robert Dagostino, Ambrose Shelton, Glenn Thomas, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | William Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by David Bretz | 54-55 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alvin Boldt | 54-55 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is fouled on the floor by Gregory Simmers - foul #2 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (C) Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | William Anderson gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | William Anderson clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (SG), Victor Crawford (PF) Joseph Rose, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:47 | Villanova | William Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | William Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords scores on a shot from the right side and the foul's on William Anderson - foul #3 on William Anderson, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Chill (C) Victor Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alvin Boldt | 54-58 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Alvin Boldt is denied by William Anderson | 54-58 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | David Bretz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on William Anderson - foul #4 on William Anderson, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Victor Crawford (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, William Anderson, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG), Raymond Mitton (C) Ronald Mills, David Bretz | |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Victor Crawford can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is fouled on the floor by Alton Lucius - foul #2 on Alton Lucius, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Joseph Rose, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG) Ronald Jeffords | |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Andrew Chill grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ambrose Shelton | 57-62 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clint Lesher | 59-62 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 59-62 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Victor Crawford gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clint Lesher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Chill (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Garrett Auerbach (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Alvin Boldt (tiring) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Andrew Chill is whistled for a carry | 59-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), William Anderson (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Jerry Sanders, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Glenn Thomas (SF), John Hall (PF), David Bretz (C) Robert Dagostino, Ambrose Shelton, Garrett Auerbach, Alvin Boldt, Raymond Mitton | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Alton Lucius grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Matt Gillett loses the dribble to John Hall | 59-62 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Mills | 59-64 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits a floater from the right side | 61-64 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Hall | 61-67 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Alton Lucius grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-67 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Joseph Rose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Gregory Simmers, Alton Lucius, William Anderson, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Alvin Boldt (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Ronald Jeffords, Ronald Mills, Glenn Thomas, John Hall, David Bretz | |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Clint Lesher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Clint Lesher grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Joseph Rose connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Victor Crawford | 64-67 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (PF), William Anderson (C) Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Bretz (C) Raymond Mitton | |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the dunk | 64-69 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ambrose Shelton | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Rose (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clint Lesher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Lucius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Garrett Auerbach (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Boldt (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - David Bretz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Garrett Auerbach | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders comes up short on the floater from the right side | 64-72 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | David Bretz snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on David Bretz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Rose, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Victor Crawford (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Joseph Rose, Alton Lucius, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), John Hall (PF) Robert Dagostino, Ambrose Shelton, Alvin Boldt | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | David Bretz makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Victor Crawford pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SF) Garrett Auerbach | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is hacked by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Andrew Chill comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #4 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Alton Lucius | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG) Ronald Mills | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills (SG), Raymond Mitton (C) Ambrose Shelton, David Bretz | |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Clint Lesher is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mitton - foul #4 on Raymond Mitton, team foul #5 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Alvin Boldt (PF) Ronald Jeffords, Ronald Mills, Glenn Thomas, John Hall | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers clanks a jumper in the paint | 69-76 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #5 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #13 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (PG) Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills (SG) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Mitton - foul #5 on Raymond Mitton, team foul #6 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG), David Bretz (C) Ronald Mills, Raymond Mitton | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | David Bretz is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Lesher - foul #3 on Clint Lesher, team foul #14 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills (SG) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | David Bretz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Joseph Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-78 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt gets the rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Lesher - foul #4 on Clint Lesher, team foul #15 | 70-78 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-80 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 70-80 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Andrew Chill's pass is intercepted by Alvin Boldt | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Dagostino | 70-82 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill is called for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #16 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG) Ronald Mills | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino runs out the clock | 70-82 |