| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cal State Northridge | Marvin King blocks the short jumper by Rafael Holloway | 33-24 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Schirmer | 33-24 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | The short jumper by Frank Mayfield is denied by Ian Krug | 33-24 |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 18:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:51 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (SF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:08 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson double dribbles | 33-28 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield buries a turnaround in the paint | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug blows the dunk | 33-30 |
| 17:26 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Holloway | 33-30 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Holloway | 35-30 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:39 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marvin King | 35-30 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Marvin King's floater is tipped away by Rafael Holloway | 35-30 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:55 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Marvin King gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) PF - Ian Krug (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Mayfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:26 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Holloway | 38-30 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Patton (PG), Gary Messerly (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), Timothy Painter (PF), George Baron (C) James Mellen, Robert Howe, George Jackson, Ian Krug, Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Steven Bowens (PF), Samuel Cooper (C) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Gary Messerly picks off the pass by Oren Cassidy | 38-30 |
| 14:03 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Patton | 40-30 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Joey Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Mayfield | 40-30 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Mayfield | 40-33 |
| 12:58 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gary Messerly and the foul's on Frank Mayfield - foul #2 on Frank Mayfield, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Ian Krug (PF) Jeffery Patton, Gary Messerly, George Baron | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG) Frank Mayfield | |
| 12:58 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Oren Cassidy | 43-35 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Joey Thompson buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Gordon - foul #4 on Michael Gordon, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (SF), George Baron (C) Michael Gordon, Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Marvin King (C) Oren Cassidy, Steven Bowens | |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Joey Thompson makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:51 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - George Baron (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joey Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Cody Friend is hacked by George Jackson - foul #1 on George Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway (C) George Baron | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Joey Thompson, Samuel Cooper | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Cody Friend tips it home | 43-40 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (SG), Steven Bowens (SF) Cody Friend, Frank Mayfield | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Steven Bowens scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:25 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Cal State Northridge | Marvin King swats the short shot by Robert Howe | 45-46 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Schirmer | 45-46 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Oren Cassidy - foul #2 on Oren Cassidy, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly (SF), Timothy Painter (PF), George Baron (C) James Mellen, Ian Krug, Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Frank Mayfield (SF), Samuel Cooper (PF), Joey Thompson (C) Robert Birnbaum, Steven Bowens, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Samuel Cooper | 46-49 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Cooper - foul #3 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Patton (SG) Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG) Oren Cassidy | |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Cody Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Dillon Stewart is hacked by George Jackson - foul #2 on George Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Joey Thompson is fouled on the floor by George Baron - foul #1 on George Baron, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bowens (PG) Dillon Stewart | |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Joey Thompson misses the dunk | 47-49 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Cody Friend tips it home | 47-51 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | George Baron is called for the reach on Joey Thompson - foul #2 on George Baron, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (PG), Michael Gordon (SF), Ian Krug (PF) James Mellen, Gary Messerly, George Baron | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Oren Cassidy (SF), Marvin King (C) Steven Bowens, Cody Friend, Frank Mayfield | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - George Jackson (fresh) SG - Jeffery Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Painter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Joey Thompson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Birnbaum | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Patton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Gordon | 53-54 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Gordon | 56-56 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Joey Thompson blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Marvin King gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Marvin King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Joey Thompson tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 05:57 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:57 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Rafael Holloway (C) George Jackson, Jeffery Patton, Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Frank Mayfield (SF), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Joey Thompson, Oren Cassidy, Samuel Cooper | |
| 05:36 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by James Mellen is denied by Marvin King | 56-56 |
| 05:34 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Birnbaum | 56-58 |
| 04:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen is fouled on the floor by Frank Mayfield - foul #3 on Frank Mayfield, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon is hacked by Robert Birnbaum - foul #3 on Robert Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG) Robert Birnbaum | |
| 03:43 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Mayfield is called for the reach on Robert Howe - foul #4 on Frank Mayfield, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Cooper (PF) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| 03:25 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Marvin King grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Rafael Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Cody Friend is fouled on the floor by Rafael Holloway - foul #2 on Rafael Holloway, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter (C) Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joey Thompson (C) Marvin King | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Cooper - foul #4 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (SF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG) Cody Friend | |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon (SF), Rafael Holloway (C) George Jackson, Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF), Marvin King (C) Joey Thompson, Samuel Cooper, Oren Cassidy | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Birnbaum, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Birnbaum | 58-62 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | James Mellen steals it from Nicholas Schirmer | 60-62 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe travels with the ball | 60-62 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Cody Friend grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Cody Friend is denied on a layup by Rafael Holloway | 60-62 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum runs out the clock | 60-62 |