| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Snow (fresh) 6 pts. C - Aaron Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Todd Antone inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Jeremy Church can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Mathew Kendrick and he's fouled by Aaron Newton - foul #2 on Aaron Newton, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Aaron Newton blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Gary Ibanez - foul #3 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Albert Davis denies the turnaround by Todd Antone | 32-41 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Albert Davis snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Jason Nelson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Aaron Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Skaggs, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mathew Kendrick | 34-41 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Aaron Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Todd Antone swats the short shot by Joseph Snow | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-41 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Aaron Newton grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Jason Nelson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frederick Babinski - foul #1 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (PF) Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Williams Griner (SG), Darren Hillenbrand (SF), Steven Anderson (PF) Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis, Joseph Snow | |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Jason Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Jason Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Todd Antone clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Aaron Newton gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand is hacked by Jeremy Church - foul #2 on Jeremy Church, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG) Jason Nelson | |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Steven Anderson banks in the layup | 37-45 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Todd Antone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Aaron Newton | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Magee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Roland Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Williams Griner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Newton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Aaron Newton is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (PF) Gary Magee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs (SG), Albert Davis (SF) Williams Griner, Aaron Newton | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Davis | 40-45 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Steven Anderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Roland Warren is called for the reach on Mathew Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Warren, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Snow (PF) Roland Warren, Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Steven Anderson - foul #3 on Steven Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Jason Nelson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Albert Davis | 41-48 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Jeremy Church can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Gary Ibanez blocks the jumper by Jason Nelson | 43-48 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Albert Davis can't tip it in | 43-48 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Frederick Babinski (C) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Williams Griner (SG), Darren Hillenbrand (SF), Aaron Newton (C) Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis, Steven Anderson | |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Arthur Davis blocks the short jumper by Joseph Snow | 43-48 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Jason Nelson tips it in | 43-50 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Jones | 43-50 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Jeremy Church clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joseph Snow | 43-50 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Philip Jones steals the ball from Jason Nelson | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Church (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Williams Griner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Snow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Todd Antone loses the dribble to Darren Hillenbrand | 43-50 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Aaron Newton scores on a jump hook from the right block | 43-52 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Philip Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Darren Hillenbrand | 43-52 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Jason Nelson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Williams Griner | 43-55 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Jeremy Church buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Joseph Snow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Nelson | 46-57 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski is called for 3 seconds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Gary Magee (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Albert Davis (SF), Steven Anderson (PF) Jason Nelson, Williams Griner, Darren Hillenbrand, Joseph Snow | |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Steven Anderson can't finish the layup | 46-57 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses short on a jump hook from close range | 46-57 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-57 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Albert Davis snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Roland Warren double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Todd Antone, Gary Magee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (PF) Aaron Newton | |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Steven Anderson snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Steven Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 46-57 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 46-57 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Steven Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Louis Brunson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG) Roland Warren | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Anderson - foul #4 on Steven Anderson, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Steven Anderson is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Philip Jones, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Aaron Newton (C) Steven Anderson | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-57 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Albert Davis snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Jeremy Church takes the ball from Jason Nelson in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Ibanez | 49-57 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Aaron Newton clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #4 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Williams Griner (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Joseph Snow (PF) Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis, Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Church | 51-59 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Aaron Newton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (PF) Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Anderson (C) Aaron Newton | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez's floater is knocked away by Joseph Snow | 51-59 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Steven Anderson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Joseph Snow misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Steven Anderson gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jason Nelson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Williams Griner | 51-61 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Steven Anderson is called for the reach on Mathew Kendrick - foul #5 on Steven Anderson, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Frederick Babinski (C) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Albert Davis (SF), Darren Hillenbrand (PF), Aaron Newton (C) Jason Nelson, Williams Griner, Gary Spencer, Joseph Snow, Steven Anderson | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-61 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Aaron Newton | 51-61 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-61 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Newton | 51-61 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Aaron Newton lays it in on a great pass from Roland Warren | 51-63 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Brunson | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Louis Brunson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Davis (tiring) 3 pf. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Roland Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Newton (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Frederick Babinski is called for the reach on Aaron Newton - foul #2 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Jeremy Church (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Louis Brunson, Todd Antone, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG) Roland Warren | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Albert Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 53-63 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Snow (PF) Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Skaggs - foul #2 on Joseph Skaggs, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF) Philip Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs tips it in | 55-65 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Todd Antone is hacked by Albert Davis - foul #1 on Albert Davis, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Aaron Newton snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Joseph Snow drills a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Mathew Kendrick - foul #2 on Mathew Kendrick, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Gary Magee (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Joseph Snow misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Philip Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Albert Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Albert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Louis Brunson pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Joseph Skaggs takes the ball from Todd Antone | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Joseph Snow is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Skaggs | 56-69 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Louis Brunson is hacked by Joseph Skaggs - foul #3 on Joseph Skaggs, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Louis Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Louis Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jason Nelson runs out the clock | 58-69 |