| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Sayler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lynn Willison (fresh) C - Stephen Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | William Young inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Laughlin (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Lynn Willison - foul #3 on Lynn Willison, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Elon | Jason Tengan (PF) Lynn Willison | |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:53 | Elon | Russell Washburn loses the dribble to William Young | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Carlos Sayler - foul #1 on Carlos Sayler, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Elon | Jason Tengan snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:19 | Elon | Carlos Sayler misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | Elon | Stephen Burke hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | William Young misses the shot from the right block | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | John Venegas tips it but misses | 28-26 |
| 17:54 | Elon | Stephen Burke pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:41 | Elon | Bobby Laughlin is whistled for traveling | 28-26 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Stephen Burke swats the layup by Virgilio Bruno | 28-26 |
| 17:17 | Elon | Stephen Burke grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:59 | Elon | Carlos Sayler misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-26 |
| 16:43 | Elon | Bobby Laughlin grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:21 | Elon | Stephen Burke misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Long Xiong - foul #2 on Long Xiong, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG) Thomas Jahnke | |
| Subs | Elon | Peter Capone (SF), Leroy Rempe (PF) Russell Washburn, Jason Tengan | |
| 16:21 | Elon | Stephen Burke makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:21 | Elon | Stephen Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | William Young misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Peter Capone - foul #2 on Peter Capone, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Elon | John Gross (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Lynn Willison (PF) Carlos Sayler, Leroy Rempe, Stephen Burke | |
| 15:59 | Villanova | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | William Young misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:59 | Elon | Lynn Willison gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) SF - William Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Bobby Laughlin (fresh) SG - John Gross (fresh) SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lynn Willison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Capone (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Elon | John Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Long Xiong clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Anthony Palmer hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 15:07 | Elon | Virgilio Bruno swats the short shot by Lynn Willison | 31-27 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno drills a jumper from close range set up by Anthony Palmer | 33-27 |
| 14:26 | Elon | Thomas Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:25 | Elon | Lynn Willison tips it home | 33-29 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by John Venegas | 35-29 |
| 13:32 | Elon | Bobby Laughlin knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 35-31 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno loses the dribble to Thomas Smith | 35-31 |
| 12:50 | Elon | Peter Capone buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (SG), Francis Campbell (SF) Anthony Palmer, William Young | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Washburn (PG), Carlos Sayler (SG), Leroy Rempe (SF), Jason Tengan (PF), Stephen Burke (C) Bobby Laughlin, John Gross, Thomas Smith, Lynn Willison, Peter Capone | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:12 | Elon | Russell Washburn's pass is intercepted by John Venegas | 36-33 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | John Venegas connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Long Xiong | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Long Xiong (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Sayler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Rempe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Tengan (fresh) C - Stephen Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Elon | Virgilio Bruno steps in front of the Carlos Sayler pass | 39-33 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Venegas | 41-33 |
| 10:57 | Elon | Carlos Sayler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-33 |
| 10:31 | Elon | Leroy Rempe snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 10:15 | Elon | Stephen Burke is whistled for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Young (SF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Laughlin (SF), Lynn Willison (PF) Leroy Rempe, Jason Tengan | |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Karl Duvall | 44-33 |
| 09:00 | Elon | Bobby Laughlin can't connect on a floater from the right block | 44-33 |
| 08:58 | Elon | Carlos Sayler tips it home | 44-35 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the shot from the left block | 44-35 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 08:35 | Elon | Lynn Willison gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 08:16 | Elon | The jump hook by Russell Washburn is blocked by Karl Duvall | 44-35 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | William Young connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Francis Campbell | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Francis Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 21 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Karl Duvall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Washburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Sayler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Elon | Lynn Willison hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Carlos Sayler and the foul's on Karl Duvall - foul #2 on Karl Duvall, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Long Xiong (C) Francis Campbell, Thomas Jahnke, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Elon | Bryan Ebert (PG), John Gross (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Jason Tengan (C) Russell Washburn, Carlos Sayler, Bobby Laughlin, Stephen Burke | |
| 07:29 | Elon | Lynn Willison makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Lynn Willison swats the short shot by Virgilio Bruno | 46-38 |
| 07:07 | Elon | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 06:45 | Elon | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Elon | Peter Capone (C) Lynn Willison | |
| 06:33 | Villanova | William Young buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Venegas | 48-38 |
| 06:07 | Elon | Bryan Ebert makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | John Venegas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | William Young misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 05:19 | Elon | Jason Tengan pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 05:04 | Elon | John Gross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | William Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | William Young can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | William Young tips it in | 50-40 |
| 04:52 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (SG), Francis Campbell (SF) Anthony Palmer, William Young | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Washburn (PG), Carlos Sayler (SG), Lynn Willison (PF), Stephen Burke (C) Bryan Ebert, John Gross, Jason Tengan, Peter Capone | |
| 04:30 | Elon | Carlos Sayler misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 04:29 | Elon | Carlos Sayler hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Stephen Burke takes the ball from Long Xiong | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Elon | Thomas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Young (PF) Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Sayler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lynn Willison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Lynn Willison takes the ball from John Venegas | 50-42 |
| 03:18 | Elon | Russell Washburn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Long Xiong | 50-42 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Jahnke | 53-42 |
| 02:49 | Elon | Carlos Sayler is hacked by Thomas Jahnke - foul #1 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG), Karl Duvall (C) Thomas Jahnke, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Laughlin (PG), John Gross (SG), Peter Capone (SF), Leroy Rempe (PF), Jason Tengan (C) Russell Washburn, Carlos Sayler, Thomas Smith, Lynn Willison, Stephen Burke | |
| 02:44 | Elon | Leroy Rempe drills a fadeaway from close range | 53-44 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (SG), Long Xiong (C) Anthony Palmer, Karl Duvall | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Washburn (PG), Carlos Sayler (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Lynn Willison (PF), Stephen Burke (C) Bobby Laughlin, John Gross, Peter Capone, Leroy Rempe, Jason Tengan | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Long Xiong blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Burke - foul #2 on Stephen Burke, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Long Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Long Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:15 | Elon | Stephen Burke can't finish the layup | 54-44 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Stephen Burke tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Long Xiong tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 01:44 | Elon | Carlos Sayler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-46 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Francis Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Long Xiong buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Venegas | 58-46 |
| 01:26 | Elon | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Palmer (SG), Virgilio Bruno (PF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Thomas Jahnke, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Laughlin (PG), John Gross (SG), Peter Capone (SF), Leroy Rempe (PF), Jason Tengan (C) Russell Washburn, Carlos Sayler, Thomas Smith, Lynn Willison, Stephen Burke | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Anthony Palmer double dribbles | 58-46 |
| 00:47 | Elon | Jason Tengan lays it up and in set up by Bobby Laughlin | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Francis Campbell is hacked by Bobby Laughlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Laughlin, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG) William Young | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Francis Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Francis Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Elon | Thomas Jahnke steps in front of the Bobby Laughlin pass in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Bobby Laughlin steals the ball from Virgilio Bruno | 60-48 |
| 00:19 | Elon | Peter Capone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Laughlin | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke runs out the clock | 60-50 |