| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dennis Jimison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gordon Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Etter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Jason Etter inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Jimison | 35-27 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | John Venegas's pass is intercepted by Jason Etter | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | John Venegas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Virgilio Bruno | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | William Young is fouled on the floor by Gordon Williamson - foul #1 on Gordon Williamson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:57 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:32 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Etter out of a doubleteam | 41-30 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | William Young misses the jumper near the basket | 41-30 |
| 17:14 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:08 | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Virgilio Bruno | 41-33 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gordon Williamson | 43-33 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | William Young tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Virgilio Bruno - foul #3 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Morgan (PG), William Hall (SG), Jeffrey Headrick (SF), Albert Neubauer (C) Dennis Jimison, Gordon Williamson, Jason Etter, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG) Thomas Jahnke | |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Headrick (fresh) PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Neubauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) SF - William Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Villanova | William Young blows the dunk | 44-35 |
| 15:26 | Chicago State | Albert Neubauer snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Headrick scores on a shot from the left block | 46-35 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | John Venegas drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Palmer and he's fouled by Timothy Morgan - foul #2 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Stolarski (SF) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:01 | Villanova | John Venegas misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:01 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Headrick gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:47 | Chicago State | John Venegas steps in front of the Albert Neubauer pass | 46-37 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | John Venegas banks in the layup | 46-39 |
| 14:38 | Chicago State | Long Xiong steps in front of the Timothy Morgan pass | 46-39 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Anthony Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (SF) William Young | |
| 14:12 | Chicago State | Albert Neubauer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 14:10 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Headrick tips it in | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | John Venegas is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Morgan - foul #3 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson (SG), Jason Etter (SF) William Hall, Michael Stolarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the easy layup but the foul's on Timothy Morgan - foul #4 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Hall (PG) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Chicago State | Albert Neubauer grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:37 | Chicago State | Virgilio Bruno steals the ball from Jason Etter | 48-40 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | John Venegas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Long Xiong tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | Chicago State | Jason Etter misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-42 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Anthony Palmer snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | John Venegas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 12:39 | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Jason Etter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Francis Campbell - foul #2 on Francis Campbell, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison (PG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) William Hall, Jeffrey Headrick, Albert Neubauer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (SG), William Young (SF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Anthony Palmer, Long Xiong | |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Jason Etter misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Karl Duvall is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jimison - foul #1 on Dennis Jimison, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Hugh Chambers (SG), Michael Stolarski (SF) Gordon Williamson, Jason Etter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Jahnke and he's hacked by Dennis Jimison - foul #2 on Dennis Jimison, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG) Francis Campbell | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:49 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:32 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Anderson | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dennis Jimison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Chambers (fresh) SF - Michael Stolarski (fresh) PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Karl Duvall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | John Venegas buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:48 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Jimison and the foul's on Karl Duvall - foul #1 on Karl Duvall, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Hall (PG), Gordon Williamson (SG), Jason Etter (SF) Dennis Jimison, Hugh Chambers, Michael Stolarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Long Xiong (C) Karl Duvall | |
| 10:48 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | John Venegas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 10:21 | Chicago State | Jason Etter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:08 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris is denied on a layup by Virgilio Bruno | 54-47 |
| 10:07 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Harris | 54-47 |
| 09:55 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson is hacked by Virgilio Bruno - foul #4 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Headrick (PF), Albert Neubauer (C) Joshua Anderson, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG), Francis Campbell (SF) Thomas Jahnke, Virgilio Bruno | |
| 09:29 | Chicago State | Jason Etter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | William Young pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | John Venegas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | William Young snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | John Venegas buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Campbell | 54-50 |
| 08:47 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Headrick drills a floater near the basket | 56-50 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | John Venegas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | Jason Etter gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:11 | Chicago State | Albert Neubauer blows the layup | 56-50 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | William Young snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | John Venegas connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Campbell | 56-53 |
| 07:48 | Chicago State | Jason Etter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Williamson | 59-53 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | John Venegas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:33 | Chicago State | Albert Neubauer snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Etter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Headrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Neubauer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fairly fresh) SF - Francis Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Young (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Long Xiong (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | William Hall misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Long Xiong grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | John Venegas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:59 | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:44 | Chicago State | William Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Palmer - foul #1 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison (PG), Michael Stolarski (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) Gordon Williamson, Jason Etter, Jeffrey Headrick, Albert Neubauer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (SG), Virgilio Bruno (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Anthony Palmer, Francis Campbell, Long Xiong | |
| 06:44 | Chicago State | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:44 | Chicago State | William Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-53 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | William Young gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Duvall | 61-53 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Venegas | 61-56 |
| 05:23 | Chicago State | William Hall is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Morgan (SG) William Hall | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Karl Duvall tips it in | 61-58 |
| 04:45 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno drills a shot in the paint set up by John Venegas | 64-60 |
| 04:22 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson (SG), Jason Etter (SF) Timothy Morgan, Michael Stolarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG), Francis Campbell (SF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, William Young, Karl Duvall | |
| 04:01 | Chicago State | Jason Etter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Jonathan Harris is called for the reach on Thomas Jahnke - foul #3 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:53 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:30 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Jimison | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dennis Jimison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Etter (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) SF - Francis Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Jonathan Harris is called for the reach on Thomas Jahnke - foul #4 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:59 | Chicago State | Jason Etter evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Harris | 69-63 |
| 02:20 | Chicago State | Jason Etter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Long Xiong gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Jahnke | 69-65 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Long Xiong | 69-65 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno connects on the shot from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:14 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:13 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison loses the ball out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG), William Young (SF) Anthony Palmer, Francis Campbell | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | John Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Chicago State | Joshua Anderson is hacked by Thomas Jahnke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Jason Etter is fouled on the floor by John Venegas - foul #3 on John Venegas, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Gordon Williamson | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | John Venegas is called for the reach on Gordon Williamson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Venegas, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Morgan (PG) Dennis Jimison | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:22 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris is hacked by Virgilio Bruno - foul #5 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison (PG) Gordon Williamson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (SF) Virgilio Bruno | |
| 00:22 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | Chicago State | Jonathan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | William Young snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | Jason Etter pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | Chicago State | John Venegas is called for the reach on Jason Etter in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Venegas, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG) John Venegas | |
| 00:11 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | Chicago State | Jason Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Campbell | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Dennis Jimison runs out the clock | 74-70 |