| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) SG - Robert Parker (fresh) SF - Frank Donalson (fresh) PF - Gregory Daniels (fresh) C - Carl Savoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Brookes (fresh) SG - Billy Carr (fresh) SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) PF - Rex Zins (fresh) C - Jimmy Coker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Savoy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Frank Donalson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Jenkins - foul #1 on Thomas Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Frank Donalson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Frank Donalson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker is hacked by Carl Savoy - foul #1 on Carl Savoy, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes slams it home on a nice dish by Billy Carr | 1-2 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Robert Parker's dunk attempt is rejected by Jimmy Coker | 1-2 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Billy Carr steps in front of the Frank Donalson pass | 1-4 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes is hacked by Thomas Jahnke - foul #1 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Jenkins | 1-7 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-7 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins grabs the board | 1-7 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Charles Brookes | 1-9 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Robert Parker hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Daniels and he's hacked by Charles Brookes - foul #1 on Charles Brookes, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher (SF), Raymond Moore (C) Frank Donalson, Carl Savoy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Robert Parker makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins can't throw it down | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels lays it up and in | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) SG - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Schumacher (fresh) PF - Gregory Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Brookes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rex Zins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Carr | 6-11 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Robert Parker's pass is intercepted by Billy Carr | 6-11 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Schumacher - foul #1 on Douglas Schumacher, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Johnson (SG), Frank Donalson (SF) Robert Parker, Douglas Schumacher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Pittman (SG), Chad Greig (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (C) Billy Carr, Thomas Jenkins, Jimmy Coker | |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Raymond Moore hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Jahnke | 8-13 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton misses the shot from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Chad Greig misses long on a floater from the right block | 8-13 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Frank Donalson | 8-13 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke is hacked by Wayne Pittman - foul #1 on Wayne Pittman, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Savoy (C) Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Doug Coleman (SG), Anthony Ridley (C) Charles Brookes, Rex Zins | |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Gregory Daniels is called for the reach on Jeffrey Stapleton - foul #1 on Gregory Daniels, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Allen (PF) Gregory Daniels | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Carr (SG), Jimmy Coker (C) Doug Coleman, Anthony Ridley | |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker is fouled on the floor by Carl Savoy - foul #2 on Carl Savoy, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher (SF), Raymond Moore (C) Frank Donalson, Carl Savoy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Wayne Pittman | 8-15 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Edward Allen can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Pittman - foul #2 on Wayne Pittman, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes (PG), Thomas Jenkins (SF) Wayne Pittman, Chad Greig | |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Edward Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Jenkins and the foul's on Douglas Schumacher - foul #2 on Douglas Schumacher, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Donalson (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF) Douglas Schumacher, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker misses the free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raymond Moore | 9-17 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels double dribbles | 9-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rex Zins (PF) Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Donalson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Brookes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Rex Zins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Coker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Raymond Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Billy Carr steals it from Thomas Jahnke out of a doubleteam | 9-17 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Carr | 9-19 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Robert Parker is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Jahnke out of a doubleteam | 12-19 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker loses the dribble to Frank Donalson | 12-19 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Donalson | 14-19 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins makes the turnaround in the lane | 14-21 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Robert Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Rex Zins | 14-21 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Rex Zins is called for the reach on Gregory Daniels - foul #1 on Rex Zins, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Edward Allen (PF) Thomas Jahnke, Robert Parker, Gregory Daniels | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Doug Coleman (SG), Chad Greig (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (PF), Anthony Ridley (C) Billy Carr, Thomas Jenkins, Rex Zins, Jimmy Coker | |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Edward Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Stapleton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stapleton, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Doug Coleman | 16-23 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Francis Campbell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Chad Greig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes grabs the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton blows the layup | 18-23 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Francis Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Frank Donalson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Brookes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Greig (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stapleton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Ridley (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Charles Brookes is called for the reach on Francis Campbell - foul #2 on Charles Brookes, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Carr (SG) Charles Brookes | |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Francis Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Francis Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Stapleton | 20-23 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Frank Donalson dunks the ball set up by Robert Johnson and he's fouled by Chad Greig - foul #1 on Chad Greig, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Robert Parker (SG) Francis Campbell, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rex Zins (PF), Jimmy Coker (C) Jeffrey Stapleton, Anthony Ridley | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Frank Donalson makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Chad Greig connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Doug Coleman | 23-26 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Rex Zins - foul #2 on Rex Zins, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Daniels (C) Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Jenkins (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (PF) Billy Carr, Rex Zins | |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Doug Coleman and the foul's on Robert Parker - foul #1 on Robert Parker, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Raymond Moore (C) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Doug Coleman steals the ball from Robert Parker | 25-29 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Daniels - foul #2 on Gregory Daniels, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Allen (PF) Gregory Daniels | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes (PG), Wayne Pittman (SG) Chad Greig, Doug Coleman | |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Raymond Moore grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Edward Allen can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Jenkins - foul #2 on Thomas Jenkins, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Carr (SG), Rex Zins (PF) Thomas Jenkins, Jimmy Coker | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Edward Allen misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Edward Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rex Zins | 25-30 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton misses the lay-in | 25-30 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Robert Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Wayne Pittman snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #1 on Raymond Moore, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG), Robert Johnson (SG) Thomas Jahnke, Robert Parker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Ridley (C) Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Raymond Moore gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Edward Allen's floater is tipped away by Rex Zins | 25-30 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Wayne Pittman snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes loses the dribble to Edward Allen | 25-30 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Francis Campbell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Donalson | 27-30 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes is fouled on the floor by Francis Campbell - foul #1 on Francis Campbell, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Douglas Schumacher (SF), Gregory Daniels (PF), Carl Savoy (C) Francis Campbell, Frank Donalson, Edward Allen, Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Jenkins (SF), Jimmy Coker (C) Wayne Pittman, Anthony Ridley | |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Schumacher (fresh) PF - Gregory Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Savoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Brookes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rex Zins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Coker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Jahnke | 29-32 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Savoy is called for the reach on Rex Zins - foul #3 on Carl Savoy, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG), Raymond Moore (C) Robert Johnson, Carl Savoy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Pittman (PG), Chad Greig (SG) Charles Brookes, Billy Carr | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Robert Parker's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Coker | 29-33 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Robert Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Robert Parker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Chad Greig scores on a floater from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 35-35 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #2 on Raymond Moore, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG), Robert Johnson (SG) Thomas Jahnke, Robert Parker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes (PG), Billy Carr (SG), Jeffrey Stapleton (PF) Wayne Pittman, Thomas Jenkins, Rex Zins | |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Raymond Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Francis Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Robert Parker (SG), Frank Donalson (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Francis Campbell, Robert Johnson, Douglas Schumacher, Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Pittman (SF), Anthony Ridley (C) Chad Greig, Jimmy Coker | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr snags the defensive board | 35-39 |