| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jason Gale inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow buries a shot in the paint set up by Freddie Robinson | 23-30 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski comes up short on the runner in the lane | 23-30 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a shot from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 25-33 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Robert Germain is blocked by Samuel Conner | 27-33 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Gale | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Freddie Robinson | |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Gale steps in front of the Travis Brumbelow pass | 29-33 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Jason Gale blows the layup | 29-33 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 29-33 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Brumbelow | 29-36 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | The short jumper by Vincent Domanski is denied by Sean Starkey | 29-36 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Robert Germain | |
| 13:49 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Donald Hardy is blocked by Sean Starkey | 29-36 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Brumbelow | 29-38 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #4 on Sean Starkey, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SF) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Travis Brumbelow, Sean Starkey | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Clayton Ellis steps in front of the Dewey Platt pass | 29-38 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is open and buries a floater near the basket set up by Robert Germain | 29-40 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain grabs the board | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Garvin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Donald Hardy, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow knocks in the floater from the right side | 31-44 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a floater from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Vincent Domanski is called for the reach on Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Kevin Hinkson (C) Jamie Rayl, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis loses the dribble to Donald Hardy | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG) Robert Germain | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre lays it up and in set up by Andrew Cobb and he's hacked by Joseph Garvin - foul #1 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses the easy layup | 35-47 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Donald Hardy snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (C) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Jason Gale steals the ball from Andrew Cobb | 35-47 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hardy | 35-47 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Gale | 37-47 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 37-47 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-47 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Jason Gale denies the turnaround by Shane Callas | 37-47 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Vincent Domanski blocks the short jumper by Travis Brumbelow | 39-47 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-47 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF) Donald Hardy, Jason Gale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow blows the layup | 39-47 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's floater is tipped away by Travis Brumbelow | 39-49 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Germain and he's hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #3 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Dewey Platt - foul #5 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Shane Callas (PF), Freddie Robinson (C) Andrew Cobb, Travis Brumbelow, Sean Starkey | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin's fadeaway is rejected by Freddie Robinson | 39-52 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Samuel Conner is called for the reach on Clayton Ellis - foul #3 on Samuel Conner, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (C) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Andrew Cobb | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fresh) C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Freddie Robinson and he's fouled by Kevin Hinkson - foul #1 on Kevin Hinkson, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow (PF) Shane Callas | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Hinkson | 41-55 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Travis Brumbelow denies the turnaround by Dewey Platt | 41-55 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Brumbelow | 41-58 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is called for traveling | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis lays it up and in set up by Willie Longacre | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Travis Brumbelow picks off the pass by Joseph Garvin | 41-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre runs out the clock | 41-60 |