| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) SF - Wayne Jones (fresh) PF - Ismael Harris (fresh) C - David Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) SF - Gary Estepp (fresh) PF - Steven Head (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Larry Nordquist steps in front of the Steven Head pass | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steven Head - foul #1 on Steven Head, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Ted Clarke is called for the reach on Jess Jordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Clarke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Robert Duvall double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wayne Jones | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Robert Duvall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Gary Estepp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Jones - foul #1 on Wayne Jones, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock (PF) Ismael Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Templeton (PG), Dale Goings (PF), Donald Reynolds (C) Robert Duvall, Steven Head, Matthew Wilson | |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Gary Estepp misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Gary Estepp makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:37 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:36 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:11 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Reynolds - foul #1 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), John Serna (SG), James Scott (SF), Warren Meagher (C) Larry Nordquist, Ted Clarke, Wayne Jones, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (SG), Wayne Francis (C) Jess Jordon, Gary Estepp | |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | James Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-1 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | John Templeton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-1 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | James Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:04 | Southern Methodist | John Serna hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Hurley | 8-3 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Larry Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Ted Clarke (SG), Ismael Harris (PF), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, John Serna, Kyle Hancock, Warren Meagher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Matthew Wilson (C) Donald Reynolds, Wayne Francis | |
| 15:53 | Southern Methodist | James Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) SF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ismael Harris (fresh) C - David Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) SG - Larry Williams (fresh) SF - John Templeton (fresh) PF - Dale Goings (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Robert Duvall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Larry Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Larry Williams misses short on a runner from the left block | 8-3 |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | James Scott comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 15:03 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:48 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders can't connect on a floater in the paint | 8-3 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | John Templeton gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Dale Goings drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Duvall and he's hacked by Ismael Harris - foul #1 on Ismael Harris, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (SG), Wayne Jones (SF), Kyle Hancock (PF), Warren Meagher (C) Ted Clarke, James Scott, Ismael Harris, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SG), Gary Estepp (SF) Larry Williams, John Templeton | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Dale Goings makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Wilson - foul #1 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Serna (SG) Larry Nordquist | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Head (PF) Dale Goings | |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Jess Jordon is fouled on the floor by Wayne Jones - foul #2 on Wayne Jones, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown (SF) Wayne Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Reynolds (C) Matthew Wilson | |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Robert Duvall makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Jess Jordon | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown is hacked by Gary Estepp - foul #1 on Gary Estepp, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Tsang (PG) Robert Duvall | |
| 13:19 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Estepp | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Jess Jordon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 10-9 |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:47 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Ted Clarke (SG), Ismael Harris (PF), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, John Serna, Kyle Hancock, Warren Meagher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (PG), John Templeton (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Larry Tsang, Gary Estepp, Steven Head | |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Larry Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Larry Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders throws it down on a nice dish by Ted Clarke | 12-11 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:53 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Ismael Harris (fairly fresh) C - David Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jess Jordon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Templeton (fresh) PF - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 12-11 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 11:25 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Ismael Harris | 12-11 |
| 11:00 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | John Templeton can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-11 |
| 10:52 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Larry Nordquist | 12-11 |
| 10:39 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Saunders | 14-11 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Larry Williams is hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), John Serna (SG), James Scott (SF), Kyle Hancock (PF), Warren Meagher (C) Larry Nordquist, Ted Clarke, Thomas Brown, Ismael Harris, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Larry Tsang (SG), Gary Estepp (SF), Steven Head (PF), Dale Goings (C) Larry Williams, Jess Jordon, John Templeton, Donald Reynolds, Matthew Wilson | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Robert Duvall drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:46 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:45 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 09:43 | Southern Methodist | James Scott tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Dale Goings is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 16-14 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Gary Estepp grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Robert Duvall is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Steven Head misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | John Serna gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:45 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Hurley, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Ismael Harris (PF), Daniel Walker (C) John Serna, Kyle Hancock, Warren Meagher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Francis (C) Steven Head | |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Ismael Harris picks off the pass by Robert Duvall | 16-14 |
| 08:09 | Southern Methodist | James Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Goings | 16-14 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Wayne Francis gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Jerry Hurley is called for the reach on Robert Duvall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Hurley, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke (SG), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Templeton (SG), John Capobianco (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Larry Tsang, Gary Estepp, Dale Goings | |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Robert Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Robert Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock (PF) Ismael Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SG) Robert Duvall | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Templeton (fresh) SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Capobianco (fresh) PF - Wayne Francis (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Jess Jordon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Templeton | 16-19 |
| 06:58 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock lays it up and in on a great pass from David Saunders | 18-19 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Templeton can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kyle Hancock - foul #1 on Kyle Hancock, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Serna (PG), Warren Meagher (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Larry Nordquist, Kyle Hancock, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (PG), Steven Head (PF), Dale Goings (C) John Capobianco, Wayne Francis, Matthew Wilson | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | John Templeton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:37 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:15 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Ted Clarke and he's fouled by Steven Head - foul #2 on Steven Head, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Gary Estepp (SF), Donald Reynolds (C) Jess Jordon, John Templeton, Steven Head | |
| 06:15 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Dale Goings gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Robert Duvall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 06:06 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 05:50 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ted Clarke | 22-20 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Estepp | 22-22 |
| 05:19 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-22 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Gary Estepp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Scott (SF), Kyle Hancock (PF), David Saunders (C) Ted Clarke, Warren Meagher, Ismael Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Capobianco (SF), Wayne Francis (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Gary Estepp, Dale Goings, Donald Reynolds | |
| 04:53 | Southern Methodist | John Serna double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Ted Clarke (SG) Daniel Walker, John Serna | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Tsang (PG), Jess Jordon (SG) Robert Duvall, Larry Williams | |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Jess Jordon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Francis - foul #1 on Wayne Francis, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Templeton (PG) Larry Tsang | |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | John Templeton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jess Jordon and the foul's on James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | John Templeton makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders banks in the layup and he's hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #2 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (SG), Wayne Jones (SF), Warren Meagher (PF) Ted Clarke, James Scott, Kyle Hancock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Estepp (SF), Steven Head (PF), Donald Reynolds (C) John Capobianco, Wayne Francis, Matthew Wilson | |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Templeton and he's fouled by Wayne Jones - foul #3 on Wayne Jones, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Serna (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Larry Nordquist, Wayne Jones, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG) Jess Jordon | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:28 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker grabs the board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Serna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) PF - Warren Meagher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Templeton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Estepp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Head (fresh) C - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Duvall | 27-27 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Robert Duvall's pass is intercepted by John Serna in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown lays it in on a great pass from John Serna | 29-27 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Robert Duvall loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris (PF) Warren Meagher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (SG), Dale Goings (C) John Templeton, Donald Reynolds | |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker makes the shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | The refs have stopped play. Robert Duvall is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 31-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SG), John Capobianco (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Robert Duvall, Gary Estepp, Steven Head | |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Jess Jordon scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 31-30 |
| 01:57 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson's pass is intercepted by John Serna in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from John Serna | 33-30 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Jess Jordon misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:03 | Southern Methodist | John Serna misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Jess Jordon grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Nordquist | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | John Capobianco loses the dribble to Thomas Brown | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-30 |