| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway is hacked by James Halligan - foul #1 on James Halligan, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), Brian Pickett (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Brian Pickett is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Jonathan Procter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Dominic Esposito, Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:46 | LSU | Joshua Weyer's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Stepp | 28-40 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp lays it up and in | 30-40 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Steve Pennington is fouled on the floor by Scotty Callison - foul #2 on Scotty Callison, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Brian Pickett (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:01 | LSU | Dominic Esposito is called for the reach on Joshua Weyer - foul #2 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:53 | LSU | Jonathan Procter lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Weyer | 30-42 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | James Flannery clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Joshua Weyer steals the ball from Dominic Esposito | 30-42 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Rob Cline lays it up and in set up by Joshua Weyer | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scotty Callison | 32-44 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Dominic Esposito steps in front of the Joshua Weyer pass in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Stepp | 34-44 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Steve Pennington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Weyer | 34-47 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Scotty Callison, Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery | |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (SG), Marcus Nava (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Rob Cline, Steve Pennington, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Pickett | 36-47 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Joshua Weyer misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Nava (fresh) PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Nobles - foul #1 on Michael Nobles, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Marcus Nava misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Michael Nobles tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Michael Nobles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp lays it in and he's fouled by Joshua Weyer - foul #2 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), James Flannery (PF) Dominic Esposito, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (PG), Steve Pennington (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF), James Halligan (C) Joshua Weyer, Marcus Nava, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:09 | LSU | James Flannery swats the layup by Steve Pennington | 44-47 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Randy Reynolds picks off the pass by Jessie Ebeling | 44-47 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Randy Reynolds misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Jonathan Procter tips it home | 44-49 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling banks in the layup | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Rob Cline clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Jonathan Procter gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:29 | LSU | James Halligan scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Jessie Ebeling - foul #1 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Scotty Callison, Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Randy Reynolds, Jonathan Procter | |
| 12:29 | LSU | James Halligan misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Ebeling | 46-51 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson hits a shot from the right block | 48-51 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Steve Pennington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 11:36 | LSU | James Halligan hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Halligan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 11:10 | LSU | James Halligan gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:58 | LSU | James Halligan is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ebeling - foul #2 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (SG), Jonathan Procter (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Rob Cline, Steve Pennington, James Halligan | |
| 10:39 | LSU | Michael Nobles misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Michael Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Joshua Weyer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the dunk attempt | 48-55 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson | 51-55 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Kevin Ballance double dribbles | 51-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), James Flannery (PF) Christopher Gannaway, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Steve Pennington (SF), Ronald Burch (C) Randy Reynolds, Kevin Ballance, Jonathan Procter | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Steve Pennington misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Rob Cline tips it in | 53-57 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the lay-in | 53-57 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Steve Pennington gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Ronald Burch can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Michael Nobles snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scotty Callison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Nobles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Burch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Rob Cline knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Burch and he's fouled by James Flannery - foul #1 on James Flannery, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Anthony Johnson (C) Scotty Callison, Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (SG), Jonathan Procter (PF), James Halligan (C) Joshua Weyer, Michael Nobles, Ronald Burch | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the free throw | 53-59 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway is fouled on the floor by James Halligan - foul #2 on James Halligan, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | James Flannery hits a shot near the basket set up by Christopher Gannaway | 55-59 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Rob Cline misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Gannaway - foul #1 on Christopher Gannaway, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (C) James Flannery | |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (SF) Steve Pennington | |
| 06:34 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), James Flannery (PF) Dominic Esposito, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Nava (SG) Rob Cline | |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | LSU | James Halligan clanks a jumper from the right block | 57-61 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Scotty Callison | 60-61 |
| 05:12 | LSU | The jump hook by James Halligan is blocked by James Flannery | 60-61 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Scotty Callison tips it in | 62-61 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Randy Reynolds loses the dribble to Jessie Ebeling | 62-61 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | James Halligan steals the ball from James Flannery | 62-61 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Randy Reynolds misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 03:24 | LSU | James Halligan snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Scotty Callison, Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Steve Pennington (SF), Michael Nobles (PF) Randy Reynolds, Marcus Nava, Kevin Ballance, Jonathan Procter | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Nobles (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | James Halligan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Pennington | 62-63 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Nobles - foul #2 on Michael Nobles, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Burch (C) James Halligan | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:38 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Procter (PF), Kevin Ballance (C) Michael Nobles, Ronald Burch | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Steve Pennington clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Stepp | 65-63 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 67-63 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Jonathan Procter knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Ballance | 67-65 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp misses the dunk attempt | 67-65 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Kevin Ballance grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Anthony Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joshua Weyer | 67-65 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling is whistled for a carry | 67-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (C) Kevin Ballance | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Gannaway - foul #2 on Christopher Gannaway, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Rob Cline is called for the reach on Christopher Gannaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rob Cline, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Flannery (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Jonathan Procter gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | The jump hook by Joshua Weyer is blocked by Jeffrey Stepp | 68-66 |