| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Felan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Pete Heath inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | UAB | Pete Heath hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | John Ressler's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Powell | 32-32 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | John Ressler misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Powell - foul #2 on Edward Powell, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | UAB | Pete Heath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Farrar | 37-32 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 18:13 | UAB | Edward Powell tips it in | 37-34 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | John Ressler clanks a turnaround from the right block | 37-34 |
| 17:52 | UAB | Pete Heath grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Johnny Brown comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Dikembe Real (SG) Scott Olivarez, Robert Felan | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF) Leo Prado, Edward Powell | |
| 17:29 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Johnny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is hacked by Pete Heath - foul #2 on Pete Heath, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Nale (C) Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UAB | William Wright (C) Johnny Brown | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a floater in the lane set up by Edmund Abbott and the foul's on William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) Ronald Levron, Pete Heath | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Wright | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | UAB | Joseph Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-35 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Stephen Nokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Joseph Jones misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:57 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Robert Nale - foul #2 on Robert Nale, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Pete Heath (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Troy Casey, Thomas Wolfe, Stephen Nokes, Joseph Jones, William Wright | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Edward Powell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 15:25 | UAB | Pete Heath connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Johnny Brown - foul #3 on Johnny Brown, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Edmund Abbott is called for the reach on Edward Powell - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (PF) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Marcos Valadez is called for the reach on Leo Prado - foul #4 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Marcos Valadez | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG) Leo Prado | |
| 14:26 | UAB | Pete Heath clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Robert Felan's floater is tipped away by Edward Powell | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the shot in the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:06 | UAB | Edward Powell pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Pete Heath tips it in | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:09 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Ronald Levron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Paul Farrar pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Pete Heath picks off the pass by Robert Felan | 42-40 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Pete Heath hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Charles Sliva comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Paul Farrar is called for the reach on Edward Powell - foul #2 on Paul Farrar, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Paul Farrar, Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), William Wright (C) Ronald Levron, Thomas Wolfe, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UAB | Stephen Nokes banks in the layup and he's hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-45 |
| 11:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 42-45 |
| 10:50 | UAB | William Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Scott Olivarez | 42-45 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Stephen Nokes denies the turnaround by Edmund Abbott | 42-45 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | UAB | William Wright can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Nale - foul #3 on Robert Nale, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | UAB | William Wright misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | UAB | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Troy Casey steals the ball from Dikembe Azim | 44-46 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Scott Olivarez is called for the reach on Stephen Nokes - foul #2 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #9 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Pete Heath (SF), Edward Powell (PF) Troy Casey, Leo Prado, Joseph Jones, William Wright | |
| 09:23 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Charles Sliva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Dikembe Real, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Brown (C) Stephen Nokes | |
| 08:40 | UAB | Ronald Levron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Farrar | 47-48 |
| 07:47 | UAB | Pete Heath buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | UAB | Ronald Levron hits a jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Wolfe and the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #3 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Robert Felan, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Thomas Wolfe, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 07:24 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Robert Nale can't connect on a shot in the paint | 47-54 |
| 07:10 | UAB | Pete Heath grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the floater from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is hacked by Stephen Nokes - foul #1 on Stephen Nokes, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) Ronald Levron, Pete Heath | |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 47-54 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Leo Prado is called for the reach on Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Leo Prado, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Edmund Abbott, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Joseph Jones, William Wright | |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim lays it in set up by Dikembe Real | 49-54 |
| 05:29 | UAB | The jump hook by Edward Powell is blocked by Dikembe Azim | 49-54 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-54 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is whistled for a carry | 49-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Troy Casey, Leo Prado, Stephen Nokes | |
| 04:38 | UAB | Pete Heath scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Levron | 49-57 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim lays it in set up by Paul Farrar | 51-57 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Edward Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Johnny Brown tips it back up and in | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Azim | 54-59 |
| 03:27 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Powell | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Thomas Wolfe - foul #2 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Felan (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Thomas Wolfe, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Leo Prado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Stephen Nokes, William Wright | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 02:28 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 02:22 | UAB | The short jumper by Johnny Brown is denied by John Ressler | 56-62 |
| 02:21 | UAB | Pete Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:06 | UAB | Scott Olivarez steals it from Johnny Brown | 56-62 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-62 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Pete Heath misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-62 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Paul Farrar clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Edward Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Paul Farrar snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Olivarez | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | UAB | Leo Prado is fouled on the floor by Scott Olivarez - foul #4 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Olivarez | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Marcos Valadez is called for the reach on Ronald Levron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG) Marcos Valadez | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Paul Farrar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Scott Olivarez is called for the reach on Ronald Levron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-65 |