| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Parks - foul #3 on Joshua Parks, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Oscar Contreras, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kal Trivette | 30-35 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-37 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Mundan Emanuel picks off the pass by Edward Chapman | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Kal Trivette buries a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the floater from close range | 30-40 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Edward Chapman, Trevor Stone, Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo is fouled on the floor by Michael Horne - foul #2 on Michael Horne, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Michael Horne, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (PF) Andrew Sonoski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steve Brown | 32-44 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks can't finish the layup | 32-44 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 32-47 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Steve Brown gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 32-49 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Steve Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Parks - foul #4 on Joshua Parks, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Mitchell Currie (PF) Samuel Surles, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG) Charles Peterson | |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Kal Trivette, Steve Brown | |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Trevor Stone picks off the pass by Oscar Contreras in the backcourt | 34-49 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Andrew Sonoski is called for the reach on Duane Russell - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF) Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur | |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Sonoski | 34-49 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Kal Trivette gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Edward Chapman steals the ball from Steve Brown | 34-49 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Duane Russell, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Kal Trivette, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Mitchell Currie is called for the reach on Charles Peterson - foul #4 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (PF) Mitchell Currie | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (PF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Samuel Surles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Horne (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Oscar Contreras - foul #2 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is whistled for a carry | 35-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown | |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur loses the ball out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Gonzalo Colombo denies the turnaround by Samuel Surles | 35-49 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Donnie Nelson is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG) Samuel Surles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo can't finish the layup | 37-49 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Gonzalo Colombo - foul #2 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Colombo | 38-49 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SF), Michael Horne (PF) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (PF) Andrew Sonoski | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Samuel Surles, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur | |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edward Chapman | 40-51 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tips it but misses | 40-51 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ottah Abdallah | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Samuel Surles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Horne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy McArthur | 40-54 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Horne - foul #3 on Michael Horne, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Samuel Surles, Michael Horne, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks misses long on a runner from the left block | 42-56 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras is open and buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Steve Brown grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 42-61 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks is whistled for a carry | 42-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (C) Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Trevor Stone steals the ball from Andrew Sonoski | 42-61 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks lays it up and in set up by Duane Russell and he's fouled by Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks misses the free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-61 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Colombo | 44-61 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-63 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-63 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Kal Trivette comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the board | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gonzalo Colombo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-63 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Kal Trivette is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Contreras | 44-65 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Frank Matthews | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Kal Trivette is fouled on the floor by Samuel Surles - foul #2 on Samuel Surles, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Michael Horne (C) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Oscar Contreras, Timothy McArthur, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Kal Trivette makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-66 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Steve Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Timothy McArthur and the foul's on Donnie Nelson - foul #3 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #11 | 49-68 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Surles | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #4 on Frank Matthews, team foul #12 | 51-69 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mitchell Currie | 54-71 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur can't finish the layup | 54-71 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur hits the follow up shot | 54-73 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #13 | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras runs out the clock | 54-73 |