| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fresh) SG - Christopher Luter (fresh) SF - Richard Pidgeon (fresh) PF - Robert Bingham (fresh) C - Sean Deeds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fresh) PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Gary Schindler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Robert Bingham snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Kenneth Bateman takes the ball from Christopher Luter | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Joe Coons hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Robert Bingham travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Joe Coons banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Bateman | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Christopher Luter loses the dribble to Joe Coons | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Joe Coons banks in the layup | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | Edwin Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Haley - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Sean Deeds scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Pidgeon | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Christopher Luter picks off the pass by Edwin Johnson | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Christopher Luter hits the finger roll | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Joe Coons lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Schindler | 4-8 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Christopher Luter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Missouri | Robert Bingham tips it in | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fresh) SG - Christopher Luter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Pidgeon (fresh) PF - Robert Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Deeds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Luter - foul #1 on Christopher Luter, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Jones (PF), David King (C) Robert Bingham, Sean Deeds | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Todd Daniels (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Carl Day, Joe Coons, Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:53 | Missouri | Christopher Luter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Jones | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Johnson - foul #2 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sean Deeds (C) Richard Pidgeon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Zagen (SG) Edwin Johnson | |
| 14:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Missouri | David King grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:03 | Missouri | Sean Deeds tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Zagen | 9-14 |
| 13:21 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Sean Deeds snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Christopher Luter lays it in | 11-14 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses short on a jumper in the paint | 11-14 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | John Jones grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Christopher Luter misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Ahmad Breazeale grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines's pass is intercepted by Christopher Luter | 11-14 |
| 11:47 | Missouri | Christopher Luter is hacked by Ahmad Breazeale - foul #1 on Ahmad Breazeale, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Pidgeon (SF), Robert Bingham (PF) John Jones, David King | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Paul Zagen, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Luter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pidgeon (fresh) PF - Robert Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Deeds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Todd Daniels (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Richard Pidgeon steals it from Gary Schindler | 11-14 |
| 10:41 | Missouri | Sean Deeds blows the layup but the foul's on Joe Coons - foul #1 on Joe Coons, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (SG) Todd Daniels | |
| 10:41 | Missouri | Sean Deeds makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:41 | Missouri | Sean Deeds makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Gary Ham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Harris (SG), David King (C) Kenneth Haley, Sean Deeds | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:49 | Missouri | Gary Schindler denies the turnaround by Christopher Luter | 13-14 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | David King is called for the reach on Gary Schindler - foul #1 on David King, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (PG) Christopher Luter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SG) Gary Ham | |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Gary Schindler's layup is rejected by Richard Pidgeon | 13-14 |
| 08:59 | Missouri | Robert Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Gary Schindler swats the short shot by Robert Bingham | 13-14 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Gary Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Gary Schindler drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Todd Daniels | 13-16 |
| 07:52 | Missouri | Edwardo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG), Christopher Luter (SG), John Jones (PF), Sean Deeds (C) Edwardo Morales, Kenneth Harris, Robert Bingham, David King | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Carl Day, Joe Coons, Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Gary Ham connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ahmad Breazeale | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Luter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pidgeon (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Sean Deeds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Zagen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Sean Deeds hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 13-18 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Gary Ham gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | David King (PF) Richard Pidgeon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Joe Coons (SF) Paul Zagen, Todd Daniels | |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Sean Deeds grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:18 | Missouri | John Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 06:16 | Missouri | John Jones tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | David King tips it in | 15-19 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | John Jones is called for the reach on Joe Coons - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Harris (SG), Robert Bingham (PF) John Jones, Sean Deeds | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (SG), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David King - foul #2 on David King, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Pidgeon (SF), Sean Deeds (C) Christopher Luter, David King | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-21 |
| 05:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Harris can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Joe Coons pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Joe Coons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carl Day | 15-24 |
| 04:29 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley's pass is intercepted by Joe Coons | 15-24 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Gary Schindler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Christopher Luter (SG) Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:56 | Missouri | Carl Day takes the ball from Kenneth Haley | 15-24 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Joe Coons clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Pidgeon - foul #1 on Richard Pidgeon, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Jones (SF), David King (C) Richard Pidgeon, Sean Deeds | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Stanley Gaines (C) Carl Day, Gary Schindler | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Luter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) C - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Bateman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SF) Joe Coons | |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Christopher Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Gary Ham is hacked by Kenneth Haley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Haley, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Christopher Luter drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David King | 18-28 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Gary Ham gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines can't finish the layup | 18-28 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman tips it back up and in | 18-30 |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bingham and he's fouled by Kenneth Bateman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Pidgeon (SF) Robert Bingham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Edwin Johnson, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gary Schindler scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Carl Day and the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Sean Deeds (C) Kenneth Haley, Christopher Luter, John Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Kenneth Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-33 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Gary Schindler snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Pidgeon - foul #2 on Richard Pidgeon, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (SG) Todd Daniels | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:56 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harris | 21-34 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Gary Schindler picks off the pass by Kenneth Harris | 21-34 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Gary Schindler hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Coons | 21-36 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Edwardo Morales clanks a halfcourt shot | 21-36 |