| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfred Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Kiesel - foul #1 on Justin Kiesel, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Nolan Deputy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Copley | 35-25 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Charles Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Justin Kiesel | 35-28 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Roger Copley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Loyd Williams - foul #2 on Loyd Williams, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | The short jumper by Alfred Carr is denied by Nolan Deputy | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Roger Copley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Carl Fox snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a floater in the paint | 37-28 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Andrew Angelo grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Alfred Carr is whistled for traveling | 39-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (PG), Donald Groves (SG), Bradley Lenihan (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Charles Dixon, Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox | |
| 17:21 | LSU | Glenn Young is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Marc Spann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Gregory Griffin snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Stephen Powell's pass is intercepted by Marc Spann in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Marc Spann scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Glenn Young can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-31 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Carl Fagan tips it in | 41-31 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #3 on Stephen Powell, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Fredrick Garst, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Carl Fox (PF) Donald Groves, Vernon Ray, Loyd Williams | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Justin Kiesel is called for the reach on Nolan Deputy - foul #2 on Justin Kiesel, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Loyd Williams (C) Marc Spann, Bradley Lenihan | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alfred Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Loyd Williams (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Charles Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Loyd Williams - foul #3 on Loyd Williams, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Nolan Deputy takes the ball from Justin Kiesel | 43-33 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Charles Dixon steals the ball from Charles Clark | 43-33 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Charles Dixon hits the finger roll | 43-35 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Loyd Williams - foul #4 on Loyd Williams, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Vernon Ray (PF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox, Loyd Williams | |
| 14:42 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Charles Dixon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 14:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gregory Griffin | 45-35 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Fredrick Garst lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Griffin | 47-35 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Charles Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Fredrick Garst is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Clark | 50-35 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Donald Groves is hacked by Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) Fredrick Garst, Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (PG), Alfred Carr (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Carl Fox (PF) Charles Dixon, Donald Groves, William Langhorne, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Carl Fox drills a jumper from the right block | 50-37 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Roger Copley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG) Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-37 |
| 12:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 50-37 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Roger Copley's layup is rejected by Vernon Ray | 50-37 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Marc Spann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan (C) Vernon Ray | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Andrew Angelo drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nolan Deputy | 52-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marc Spann (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alfred Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nolan Deputy - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG) Marc Spann | |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Gregory Griffin steals the ball from Carl Fox | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses the lay-in | 52-39 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Charles Clark swats the dunk try by Carl Fox | 52-39 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Roger Copley connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Angelo | 55-39 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel loses the ball out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (PG), Donald Groves (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Charles Dixon, Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Vernon Ray is called for the reach on Fredrick Garst in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Ray, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Stephen Powell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Marc Spann is fouled on the floor by Stephen Powell - foul #4 on Stephen Powell, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Carl Fox connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Spann | 55-41 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Carl Fagan is fouled on the floor by Vernon Ray - foul #2 on Vernon Ray, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG) Fredrick Garst | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Alfred Carr (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF) Marc Spann, Donald Groves, William Langhorne | |
| 08:21 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Charles Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on an open floater in the lane | 57-44 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Alfred Carr snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Alfred Carr is hacked by Nolan Deputy - foul #2 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan (SF), Loyd Williams (C) Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) PF - Vernon Ray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Charles Clark picks off the pass by Loyd Williams | 57-44 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gregory Griffin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Charles Clark tips it home | 59-44 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Alfred Carr scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Loyd Williams | 59-46 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Erik Showman lays it up and in | 61-46 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Charles Clark takes the ball from Vernon Ray | 61-46 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Erik Showman is open and scores on a floater from close range set up by Andrew Angelo | 63-46 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Vernon Ray clanks a floater from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan gets the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan tips it in | 63-48 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Gregory Griffin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 66-48 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Charles Dixon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-48 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Charles Clark buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Showman and he's hacked by Bradley Lenihan - foul #2 on Bradley Lenihan, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Glenn Young (C) Stephen Powell, Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (PG), Donald Groves (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Carl Fox (PF) Charles Dixon, Alfred Carr, Bradley Lenihan, Vernon Ray | |
| 04:11 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the free throw | 69-48 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-48 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the board | 69-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fredrick Garst (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marc Spann (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Groves (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Loyd Williams (tiring) 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Copley | 71-48 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Roger Copley is called for the reach on Marc Spann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Copley, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-48 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Spann | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Glenn Young drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Copley and the foul's on Loyd Williams - foul #5 on Loyd Williams, team foul #9 | 73-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Donald Groves, Justin Kiesel, Loyd Williams | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Nolan Deputy picks off the pass by Carl Fox | 74-48 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Roger Copley banks in the layup set up by Nolan Deputy | 76-48 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses the jumper from the right side | 76-48 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Nolan Deputy snags the defensive board | 76-48 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Glenn Young is fouled on the floor by Bradley Lenihan - foul #3 on Bradley Lenihan, team foul #10 | 76-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Fredrick Garst, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (C) Marc Spann, William Langhorne, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 01:28 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Alfred Carr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #7 | 78-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (C) Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses the 1st free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the rebound | 78-48 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the floater from the right wing | 78-48 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Carl Fox snags the defensive board | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 78-48 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 78-48 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Nolan Deputy tips it in | 80-48 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Erik Showman - foul #3 on Erik Showman, team foul #8 | 80-50 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the free throw | 80-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Roger Copley runs out the clock | 80-51 |