| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Joseph Belk (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Burns inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | William Roy can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Charles Phillips pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Earl Jones is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Charles Phillips is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | William Roy connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Burns | 31-34 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Earl Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold tips it home | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Jones | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Roy | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish lays it in on a nice dish by David Jones and he's hacked by Wesley Arnold - foul #1 on Wesley Arnold, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Earl Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Phillips | 36-40 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Earl Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Henry McCalley is fouled on the floor by William Roy - foul #3 on William Roy, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Don (SG), Aaron Volker (PF) Henry McCalley, Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Sean Gilham, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Calvin Don misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Milton - foul #1 on Theodore Milton, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG) Earl Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Calvin Don makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Calvin Don misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Belk - foul #4 on Joseph Belk, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Pelaez (SF), Miguel Garcia (C) Joseph Belk, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rick Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Don (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) 2 stl. C - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Aaron Volker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Calvin Don misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Pelaez | 37-41 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Aaron Volker hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Pelaez | 39-41 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | James Burns clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Calvin Don pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Rick Sutton scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Aaron Volker | 42-41 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | David Jones slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Maziarz | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Aaron Volker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Henry McCalley (SG), Joseph Belk (SF), Wesley Arnold (PF), Charles Phillips (C) Rick Sutton, Calvin Don, Robert Pelaez, Aaron Volker, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Sean Gilham (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Everett Johnson, James Burns, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Belk swats the short shot by Edward Wimbish | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Henry McCalley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Joseph Belk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Earl Jones and the foul's on Eugene Lynde - foul #1 on Eugene Lynde, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Joseph Belk makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Joseph Belk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Lynde (fresh) PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Earl Jones double dribbles | 45-45 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Henry McCalley gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Charles Phillips comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Joseph Belk snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Earl Jones is fouled on the floor by Edward Wimbish - foul #2 on Edward Wimbish, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Aaron Volker (PF) Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG), Everett Johnson (SG), James Burns (SF) David Robinson, Sean Gilham, Eugene Lynde | |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Charles Phillips hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Earl Jones | 47-45 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | James Burns scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Jones | 47-48 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | The jumper by Charles Phillips is denied by James Burns | 47-48 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Charles Phillips steals the ball from James Burns | 47-48 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Earl Jones is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Calvin Don (SG), Wesley Arnold (PF), Miguel Garcia (C) Earl Jones, Henry McCalley, Aaron Volker, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Everett Johnson, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Rick Sutton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold tips it home | 49-48 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | James Burns loses the dribble to Calvin Don | 49-48 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Calvin Don lays it in | 51-48 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Belk - foul #5 on Joseph Belk, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Pelaez (SF) Joseph Belk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Rick Sutton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wesley Arnold | 54-50 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Rick Sutton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rick Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Don (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Gilham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (tiring) 12 pts. 2 blk. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz tips it home | 54-52 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Calvin Don grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Rick Sutton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Rick Sutton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia tips it home | 56-52 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | James Burns buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Henry McCalley (SG), Aaron Volker (PF), Charles Phillips (C) Rick Sutton, Calvin Don, Wesley Arnold, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Everett Johnson (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Sean Gilham, James Burns, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Charles Phillips lays it in | 58-55 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Everett Johnson | 58-58 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Earl Jones | 58-58 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Earl Jones is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wesley Arnold (PF) Aaron Volker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), James Burns (SF) Everett Johnson, Eugene Lynde | |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | William Roy grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 blk. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | David Robinson loses the dribble to Charles Phillips | 59-58 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Charles Phillips tips it home | 61-58 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Charles Phillips drills a jumper in the paint set up by Henry McCalley | 63-61 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Earl Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish's pass is intercepted by Earl Jones | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Earl Jones blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pelaez | 63-61 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Earl Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Pelaez is called for the reach on James Burns - foul #1 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG) David Robinson | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Jones - foul #1 on Earl Jones, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Pelaez | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | James Burns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Charles Phillips pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | David Jones is called for the reach on Charles Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | James Burns pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Jones can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 66-63 |