| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) SG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Kal Trivette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Gonzalo Colombo picks off the pass by Levi Burkett out of a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Mundan Emanuel, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo (C) Timothy McArthur | |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Peterson | 1-5 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | David Bray blows the wide open layup | 1-5 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Steve Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Levi Burkett - foul #1 on Levi Burkett, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), Victor Gaines (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Charles Peterson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Conklin (PF) David Bray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Oscar Contreras | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Victor Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Levi Burkett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Timothy McArthur (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Jeffery Golinski is called for the reach on Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #4 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Timothy Deas (SG) Levi Burkett, Jeffery Golinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Victor Gaines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Sonoski | 1-9 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Santos Nasser is called for traveling | 1-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Kevin Regina (SG), James Carlson (SF), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Santos Nasser, Timothy Deas, Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Steve Brown, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 1-9 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock snags the defensive board | 1-9 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock's floater is tipped away by Mundan Emanuel | 1-9 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 1-9 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Peterson | 1-12 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | James Carlson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by David Bray | 3-12 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Carlson - foul #2 on James Carlson, team foul #5 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SF) James Carlson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (PF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the free throw | 3-15 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Levi Burkett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-15 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Kevin Regina gets the offensive rebound | 3-15 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Levi Burkett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 6-15 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-15 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Levi Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Levi Burkett comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kal Trivette - foul #1 on Kal Trivette, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur | |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 6-15 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Kal Trivette loses the dribble to Douglas Wright | 6-15 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Levi Burkett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-15 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Timothy Deas tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Contreras | 8-17 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | David Bray makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Deas | 10-17 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Bray - foul #1 on David Bray, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Kevin Regina (SG), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Levi Burkett, Timothy Deas, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Oscar Contreras, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Wright - foul #1 on Douglas Wright, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette | |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | John Conklin grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Santos Nasser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Charles Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Andrew Sonoski steps in front of the Victor Gaines pass | 10-20 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Douglas Wright grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Victor Gaines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Santos Nasser, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Kal Trivette comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | David Bray snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-20 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Douglas Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is hacked by Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | The short jumper by David Bray is denied by Gonzalo Colombo | 10-20 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | David Bray tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Bray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Peterson | 12-22 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | David Bray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-22 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Levi Burkett grabs the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Levi Burkett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-22 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 15-22 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Nathan Bullock blocks the short jumper by Gonzalo Colombo | 18-22 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tips it but misses | 18-22 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | David Bray grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is fouled on the floor by David Bray - foul #2 on David Bray, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Timothy Deas, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Oscar Contreras, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Victor Gaines grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | John Conklin's layup is rejected by Gonzalo Colombo | 18-23 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Kal Trivette snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | John Conklin gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Levi Burkett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint | 20-23 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 20-26 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | The short jumper by John Conklin is denied by Gonzalo Colombo | 20-26 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tips it in | 20-28 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | John Conklin travels with the ball | 20-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), James Carlson (SF), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Charles Peterson, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras's pass is intercepted by Santos Nasser | 20-28 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | David Bray loses the dribble to Andrew Sonoski | 20-28 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The short jumper by Andrew Sonoski is denied by Nathan Bullock | 20-28 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | David Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock can't finish the layup | 20-28 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Kal Trivette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Jeffery Golinski (SG) Santos Nasser, Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 01:02 | Louisville | David Bray is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sonoski - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #4 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Kal Trivette, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | David Bray buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Gonzalo Colombo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | David Bray makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur double dribbles | 23-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Gonzalo Colombo denies the turnaround by James Carlson | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 23-28 |