| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Paul Farrar inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a jumper from the left block set up by Scott Olivarez | 24-39 |
| 19:35 | Missouri | Richard Portugal is called for traveling | 24-39 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-39 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 24-39 |
| 18:52 | Missouri | Bobby Munn is hacked by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks is called for traveling | 24-39 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | John Ressler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Farrar | 24-42 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Robert Parks blows the layup | 24-42 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Garf Langowski - foul #1 on Garf Langowski, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-44 |
| 17:12 | Missouri | Robert Parks tips it in | 26-44 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Brenner - foul #1 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (C) Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Richard Portugal pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:28 | Missouri | A charge is called on Dennis Brenner - foul #2 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Stephan Shorter (C) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Bobby Munn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcos Valadez | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Marcos Valadez, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski blows the layup but he's fouled by John Ressler - foul #2 on John Ressler, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF) Gary Jones, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is hacked by Warren Puryear - foul #1 on Warren Puryear, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Paul Farrar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Farrar | 28-47 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Paul Farrar slams it home | 28-49 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 13:53 | Missouri | Robert Parks tips it but misses | 28-49 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Garf Langowski - foul #2 on Garf Langowski, team foul #5 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Dennis Brenner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG) Scott Olivarez, Robert Felan | |
| 13:03 | Villanova | The jumper by Paul Farrar is denied by Garf Langowski | 28-49 |
| 13:01 | Missouri | Richard Portugal pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 12:47 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | John Ressler hits a fadeaway from the left block | 28-51 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-51 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez pulls down the rebound | 28-51 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez can't throw it down | 28-51 |
| 11:42 | Missouri | Robert Parks snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-51 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-51 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Portugal | 28-51 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edmund Abbott - foul #2 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Bobby Munn, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Felan (SG), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 30-54 |
| 10:17 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner is whistled for traveling | 30-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Warren Puryear | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (PF) Edmund Abbott | |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Jones - foul #3 on Gary Jones, team foul #6 | 30-54 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 09:47 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner is fouled on the floor by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #4 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Robert Felan | |
| 09:31 | Missouri | Horacio Colon throws it down on a great pass from Dennis Brenner | 32-55 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Horacio Colon is called for the reach on Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF), Edmund Abbott (C) Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Horacio Colon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Jones | 32-55 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Sliva - foul #2 on Charles Sliva, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) Charles Sliva | |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott gets the rebound | 33-55 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the follow up shot | 33-57 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter blows the layup but the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #2 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Portugal (SF), Garf Langowski (C) Gary Jones, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Richard Portugal grabs the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Dikembe Azim denies the turnaround by Richard Portugal | 34-57 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | John Ressler's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brenner | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Stephan Shorter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-57 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Ressler | 34-57 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | John Ressler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Harvey Page (SG), Robert Wright (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Gary Jones (C) Bobby Munn, Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Stephan Shorter, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| 07:00 | Missouri | Harvey Page clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-57 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the board | 34-57 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses short on a jumper from the left block | 34-57 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 34-57 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Felan and he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #8 | 34-59 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the free throw | 34-60 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | Warren Puryear hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's layup is rejected by Horacio Colon | 37-60 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Charles Sliva double dribbles | 37-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (C) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:05 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Robert Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter drills a jumper in the paint | 39-60 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-60 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Horacio Colon snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Robert Wright is hacked by Robert Felan - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Robert Felan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-60 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Real throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bowley (PG), Gary Jones (SF) Harvey Page, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:50 | Missouri | William Bowley buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Jones | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Horacio Colon denies the turnaround by Edmund Abbott | 44-60 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Robert Nale tips it but misses | 44-60 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the board | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bowley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Puryear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Horacio Colon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fairly fresh) C - Robert Nale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 02:37 | Missouri | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Warren Puryear - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (SG), Robert Wright (SF) William Bowley, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:37 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:37 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott buries a floater from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Warren Puryear hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Wright | 49-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Warren Puryear can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Charles Sliva pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Robert Felan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Dikembe Real can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wright - foul #4 on Robert Wright, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (C) Harvey Page | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri 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) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter loses the dribble to Robert Nale | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dikembe Real runs out the clock | 49-64 |