| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dean McMurrin | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is hacked by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Ferry | 41-39 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | John Ressler double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Billy McGloin's pass is intercepted by Scott Olivarez | 41-39 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is fouled on the floor by Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Billy McGloin, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (C) Bernard Helt, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Billy McGloin, Christopher Ferry, Dean McMurrin | |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real lays it up and in on a great pass from Edmund Abbott | 43-39 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Omar Dashner | 43-42 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), John Ressler (C) Robert Bryson, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) Omar Dashner, Joseph Renwick | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Robert Felan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. C - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Dikembe Real knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Abbott | 46-45 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Dikembe Real swats the short shot by Bobby Wilson | 46-45 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Wayne Kramer, Chris Lamphere, Scott Carbone, Joseph Blackwell, Bobby Wilson | |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Bernard Helt pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dean McMurrin - foul #2 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG) Edmund Abbott, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin is denied on a layup by Dikembe Real | 48-45 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Robert Bryson grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Robert Felan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Bryson | 50-45 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Dean McMurrin is blocked by Dikembe Azim | 50-45 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Eugene Orr pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin tips it home | 50-47 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Dean McMurrin is called for the reach on Robert Nale - foul #3 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Eugene Orr, Christopher Ferry, Dean McMurrin | |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Omar Dashner double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Robert Felan clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Scott Carbone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 52-47 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Omar Dashner steals it from Robert Felan in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Scott Carbone's layup is rejected by Charles Sliva | 52-47 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Robert Felan snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Dean McMurrin (C) Omar Dashner, Billy McGloin, Scott Carbone, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin hits a floater in the lane | 52-49 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | John Ressler throws it down set up by Edmund Abbott | 54-49 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | The jumper by Joseph Renwick is denied by John Ressler | 54-49 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Olivarez | 54-49 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Wayne Kramer - foul #1 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Real (C) Bernard Helt, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Scott Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Scott Carbone - foul #2 on Scott Carbone, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell (PF) Dean McMurrin | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Robert Bryson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Scott Carbone gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Robert Nale swats the layup by Scott Carbone | 56-49 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Robert Bryson snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Robert Bryson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Eugene Orr - foul #4 on Eugene Orr, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF), John Ressler (C) Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, Bobby Wilson | |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Bernard Helt picks off the pass by Omar Dashner | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the fadeaway near the basket | 59-49 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bernard Helt - foul #3 on Bernard Helt, team foul #2 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (C) Joseph Blackwell | |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy McGloin - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Eugene Orr (SG) Omar Dashner, Billy McGloin | |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Kramer | 61-52 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edmund Abbott and the foul's on Joseph Renwick - foul #2 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) John Ressler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF) Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick | |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is hacked by Scott Olivarez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Robert Bryson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG) Wayne Kramer | |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin travels with the ball | 64-52 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is fouled on the floor by Scott Carbone - foul #3 on Scott Carbone, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Bobby Wilson, Dean McMurrin | |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Eugene Orr clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Bernard Helt pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's layup is rejected by Joseph Blackwell | 66-52 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits the follow up shot | 68-52 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell can't finish the layup | 68-52 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Dikembe Real hits the follow up shot | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell tips it home | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Scott Carbone snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edmund Abbott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Blackwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Eugene Orr is fouled on the floor by Scott Olivarez - foul #2 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #4 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Billy McGloin (SG), Bobby Wilson (PF) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Joseph Renwick | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Nale - foul #2 on Robert Nale, team foul #5 | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 70-54 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Charles Sliva loses the dribble to Billy McGloin | 70-54 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson's pass is intercepted by Edmund Abbott | 70-54 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses the runner in the paint | 70-54 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer knocks in the floater from the left side | 70-56 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is hacked by Joseph Blackwell - foul #3 on Joseph Blackwell, team foul #11 | 70-56 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Carbone | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Robert Nale knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled on the floor by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is called for traveling | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez runs out the clock | 74-58 |