| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Laurence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quincy Dahlen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Derrick Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Paul Farrar inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 29-42 |
| 19:29 | The Citadel | The short jumper by Scott McCann is denied by Dikembe Azim | 29-42 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Derrick Lee snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Paul Farrar buries a runner from the right block | 29-44 |
| 18:44 | The Citadel | Derrick Lee denies the turnaround by Thomas Laurence | 29-44 |
| 18:43 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince snags the offensive board | 29-44 |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Scott McCann is hacked by Derrick Lee - foul #1 on Derrick Lee, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 18:22 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 18:22 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Derrick Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Laurence - foul #3 on Thomas Laurence, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (PG) Thomas Laurence | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Derrick Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Derrick Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:42 | The Citadel | Scott McCann loses the dribble to Dikembe Azim | 32-46 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Scott McCann buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Prince | 34-46 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF), John Ressler (C) Paul Farrar, Derrick Lee | |
| 17:09 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick McMulen | 36-46 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-46 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | John Ressler tips it home | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | John Ressler swats the short shot by Scott McCann | 36-48 |
| 16:42 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen tips it but misses | 36-48 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | John Ressler blows the layup | 36-48 |
| 16:16 | The Citadel | Scott McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 16:11 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Zoller (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Billy Rice (PF), Wilson Shoemaker (C) Quincy Dahlen, Kevin Prince, Scott McCann, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Derrick Lee (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Azim | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Grady Webb - foul #1 on Grady Webb, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence (PG) Michael Hendricks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Marcos Valadez | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:57 | The Citadel | Billy Rice snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Laurence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grady Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Zoller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Shoemaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | The Citadel | John Zoller is hacked by Paul Farrar - foul #2 on Paul Farrar, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| 15:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Billy Rice | 38-48 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Dikembe Real double dribbles | 38-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks (SF) Grady Webb | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:53 | The Citadel | Derrick Lee denies the turnaround by Billy Rice | 38-48 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | A charge is called on Paul Farrar - foul #3 on Paul Farrar, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen (SG), Scott McCann (PF), Patrick McMulen (C) Michael Hendricks, Billy Rice, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Dikembe Real, Paul Farrar, John Ressler, Derrick Lee | |
| 14:09 | The Citadel | John Zoller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-48 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 13:30 | The Citadel | John Zoller buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Laurence | 41-50 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Robert Nale is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (SG), Kevin Prince (SF) Quincy Dahlen, John Zoller | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ressler (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Derrick Lee (C) Scott Olivarez, Edmund Abbott, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| 12:33 | The Citadel | Scott McCann clanks a shot from the left block | 41-50 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:13 | The Citadel | Grady Webb is hacked by Paul Farrar - foul #4 on Paul Farrar, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (SG), Billy Rice (PF), Wilson Shoemaker (C) Thomas Laurence, Scott McCann, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Paul Farrar | |
| 11:55 | The Citadel | Grady Webb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:54 | The Citadel | Billy Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Grady Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Guardado (fresh) SF - Kevin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Shoemaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Derrick Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | The Citadel | Derrick Lee blocks the short jumper by Milton Guardado | 41-50 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the shot from the right block | 41-50 |
| 11:16 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:40 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 10:38 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Grady Webb | 41-50 |
| 10:21 | The Citadel | Billy Rice can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 10:19 | The Citadel | Billy Rice grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wilson Shoemaker, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence (PG), Quincy Dahlen (SG), John Zoller (SF), Scott McCann (PF), Patrick McMulen (C) Grady Webb, Milton Guardado, Kevin Prince, Billy Rice, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Robert Nale (C) John Ressler, Marcos Valadez, Derrick Lee | |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 41-50 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 09:12 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Olivarez - foul #4 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Charles Sliva (SF) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Real | |
| 09:12 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcos Valadez | 41-52 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Edmund Abbott | 41-54 |
| 08:40 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence hits the finger roll on a great pass from Quincy Dahlen | 43-54 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses the 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Patrick McMulen | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Zoller | 45-54 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez blows the layup | 45-54 |
| 07:46 | The Citadel | Scott McCann gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Laurence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Quincy Dahlen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zoller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott McCann (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen is hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kevin Prince (SF) John Zoller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (PF), Derrick Lee (C) Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| 07:22 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:22 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Paul Farrar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (SG), Billy Rice (PF), Wilson Shoemaker (C) Quincy Dahlen, Scott McCann, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SG) Edmund Abbott | |
| 06:34 | The Citadel | Grady Webb hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Rice - foul #3 on Billy Rice, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Zoller (SG) Thomas Laurence | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:19 | The Citadel | Kevin Prince grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 05:56 | The Citadel | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Wilson Shoemaker - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen (SG), Scott McCann (PF) John Zoller, Billy Rice | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Dikembe Real | |
| 05:56 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:56 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Derrick Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 05:41 | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:22 | The Citadel | Grady Webb drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Quincy Dahlen | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | John Ressler connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez and the foul's on Quincy Dahlen - foul #1 on Quincy Dahlen, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence (PG), Patrick McMulen (C) Grady Webb, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:15 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:02 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | John Ressler gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 04:44 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Quincy Dahlen | 54-58 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #5 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (SF) Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler, Derrick Lee | |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Robert Nale pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Patrick McMulen is called for the reach on Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Patrick McMulen, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Zoller (SF), Billy Rice (PF) Quincy Dahlen, Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Grady Webb - foul #2 on Grady Webb, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:53 | The Citadel | John Zoller gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | Robert Nale blocks the jumper by Thomas Laurence | 55-59 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Laurence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grady Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zoller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 02:48 | The Citadel | Grady Webb is called for traveling | 55-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Quincy Dahlen (SG), Kevin Prince (SF), Scott McCann (PF) Thomas Laurence, John Zoller, Billy Rice | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (PF), Derrick Lee (C) Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence (PG) Grady Webb | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF) Dikembe Real | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott double dribbles | 55-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) John Ressler | |
| 02:16 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence travels with the ball | 55-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Derrick Lee buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Paul Farrar steals the ball from Patrick McMulen | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is hacked by Quincy Dahlen - foul #2 on Quincy Dahlen, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen lays it in | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Thomas Laurence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Laurence, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen is fouled on the floor by Paul Farrar - foul #5 on Paul Farrar, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (PG), John Zoller (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Billy Rice (PF) Thomas Laurence, Quincy Dahlen, Kevin Prince, Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), John Ressler (PF), Robert Nale (C) Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, Derrick Lee | |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Robert Nale is hacked by Grady Webb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grady Webb, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence (PG), Quincy Dahlen (SG), Kevin Prince (SF), Scott McCann (PF) Grady Webb, John Zoller, Michael Hendricks, Billy Rice | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Thomas Laurence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Grady Webb (PG), John Zoller (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Billy Rice (PF), Wilson Shoemaker (C) Thomas Laurence, Quincy Dahlen, Kevin Prince, Scott McCann, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF), John Ressler (PF) Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Charles Sliva comes up short on the floater from close range | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Billy Rice grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott runs out the clock | 60-70 |