| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - Derrick Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alexander Steinman (fresh) SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) SF - Timothy Beck (fresh) PF - Eric Bise (fresh) C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Eric Bise wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Alexander Steinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez knocks in the shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Daniel Smith is hacked by Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Timothy Beck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Derrick Lee | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Paul Farrar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Eric Bise's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Lee | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Derrick Lee | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Eric Bise misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Lee - foul #1 on Derrick Lee, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Eric Bise makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Eric Bise makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Timothy Beck lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Smith and he's fouled by Paul Farrar - foul #1 on Paul Farrar, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (SG), Vince Stolle (C) Daniel Smith, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Timothy Beck makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Timothy Beck - foul #1 on Timothy Beck, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Jerome Bronson (C) Alexander Steinman, Eric Bise | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Derrick Lee is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bronson - foul #1 on Jerome Bronson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Derrick Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Timothy Beck | |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Brian Reynolds picks off the pass by Dikembe Azim | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Robert Santillan can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF), Robert Nale (C) Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Steinman (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan, Jerome Bronson | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) PF - John Ressler (fresh) C - Robert Nale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alexander Steinman (fresh) SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Stolle (fresh) C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Marquette | Robert Nale swats the layup by Vince Stolle | 4-7 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Robert Nale pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Real lays it up and in set up by Edmund Abbott | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Vince Stolle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Derrick Lee (C) Marcos Valadez, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Beck (SF), Eric Bise (PF) Brian Reynolds, Vince Stolle | |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Derrick Lee scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Dikembe Real | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Alexander Steinman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Timothy Beck gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Alexander Steinman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Timothy Beck tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Real knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Eric Bise is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, John Ressler, Derrick Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Vince Stolle (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Alexander Steinman, Daniel Smith, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Vince Stolle drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Reynolds | 10-12 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Brian Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Timothy Beck | |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson's layup is rejected by Robert Nale | 13-12 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Robert Nale gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Robert Nale blows the layup | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Robert Nale gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) SF - Robert Santillan (fresh) PF - Vince Stolle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Bronson - foul #2 on Jerome Bronson, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), John Ressler (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Derrick Lee (C) Scott Olivarez, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Steinman (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Timothy Beck (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Brian Reynolds, Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan, Vince Stolle, Jerome Bronson | |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Timothy Beck comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Eric Bise tips it home | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Villanova | Derrick Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Timothy Beck hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alexander Steinman | 14-17 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Dikembe Real loses the dribble to Eric Bise | 14-17 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Daniel Smith is whistled for a carry | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Paul Farrar loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds misses the easy layup | 14-17 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Derrick Lee gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Eric Bise grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Timothy Beck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Timothy Beck snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Paul Farrar is called for the reach on Alexander Steinman - foul #2 on Paul Farrar, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, Paul Farrar, John Ressler, Derrick Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Smith (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Dale Cunningham (PF), Vince Stolle (C) Alexander Steinman, Timothy Beck, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds makes the jumper in the lane set up by Daniel Smith | 14-19 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Marcos Valadez steals it from Dale Cunningham | 16-19 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Vince Stolle snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Santillan (fresh) PF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) C - Vince Stolle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Daniel Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Robert Nale is hacked by Vince Stolle - foul #1 on Vince Stolle, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), John Ressler (SG), Derrick Lee (C) Scott Olivarez, Marcos Valadez, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Steinman (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Timothy Beck (SF), Eric Bise (PF) Brian Reynolds, Daniel Smith, Robert Santillan, Dale Cunningham | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | John Ressler banks in the layup set up by Edmund Abbott | 18-19 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Timothy Beck can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda (C) Vince Stolle | |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Timothy Beck misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Timothy Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Dallas Mosqueda blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Dikembe Real | 18-20 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Lee | 20-20 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Alexander Steinman is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Charles Sliva (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Real, Derrick Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Dale Cunningham (PF), Vince Stolle (C) Alexander Steinman, Brian Jensen, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Brian Reynolds steals the ball from Edmund Abbott | 20-20 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Daniel Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Reynolds | 20-22 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim knocks in the jumper from the right block | 22-22 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Timothy Beck | |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Robert Nale gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the turnaround from the left block | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | Robert Santillan scores on a shot in the paint | 24-25 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Robert Nale misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Vince Stolle - foul #2 on Vince Stolle, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SG), Paul Farrar (SF) Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Steinman (PG), Timothy Beck (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Daniel Smith, Robert Santillan, Dale Cunningham, Vince Stolle | |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Robert Nale misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda's pass is intercepted by Paul Farrar | 25-25 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Paul Farrar hits the finger roll | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alexander Steinman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Beck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Bise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Timothy Beck misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Paul Farrar grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Brian Reynolds steals it from Scott Olivarez | 27-25 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Robert Nale denies the turnaround by Eric Bise | 27-25 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Eric Bise tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Eric Bise denies the turnaround by Dikembe Real | 27-27 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Eric Bise drills a shot near the basket set up by Dallas Mosqueda | 27-29 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Timothy Beck grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Timothy Beck is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), John Ressler (PF), Derrick Lee (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Real, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Vince Stolle (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Alexander Steinman, Brian Reynolds, Timothy Beck, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Derrick Lee misses short on a jumper from close range | 27-29 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Santillan | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Daniel Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF) Paul Farrar | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edmund Abbott | 30-29 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Robert Santillan blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Steinman (PG), Timothy Beck (SF), Eric Bise (PF) Samuel Sampson, Daniel Smith, Vince Stolle | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Robert Santillan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Alexander Steinman's fadeaway is rejected by John Ressler | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Derrick Lee pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |