| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (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 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Kal Trivette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Colombo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Kal Trivette clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Parks - foul #1 on Joshua Parks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Kal Trivette makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward tips it home | 4-1 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Surles | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward knocks in the shot from the right block | 8-2 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Charles Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (PF) Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG) Ottah Abdallah | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Charles Peterson grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (PF) Timothy McArthur | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Peterson picks off the pass by Samuel Surles | 9-4 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Charles Peterson tips it but misses | 9-4 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Charles Peterson pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Mitchell Currie - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Samuel Surles, Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joshua Parks - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy McArthur | 9-8 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Arthur Ward (C) Edward Chapman, Donnie Nelson, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Oscar Contreras, Mundan Emanuel | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) PF - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Ottah Abdallah steals the ball from Mitchell Currie | 9-8 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah lays it up and in | 9-10 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Trevor Stone | 12-10 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Kal Trivette is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy McArthur | 12-13 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ward | 15-13 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo can't throw it down but he's hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Charles Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF) Steve Brown | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Charles Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mundan Emanuel | 15-17 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Timothy McArthur - foul #1 on Timothy McArthur, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Trevor Stone, Samuel Surles, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Steve Brown is blocked by Mitchell Currie | 15-17 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski tips it home | 15-19 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy McArthur | 17-21 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF) Edward Chapman, Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Charles Peterson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy McArthur | 17-23 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Peterson steals it from Trevor Stone out of a doubleteam | 17-23 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Ottah Abdallah - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Mitchell Currie | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur | |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Steve Brown pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras connects on the 3 from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Oscar Contreras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Kal Trivette, Steve Brown, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews banks in the layup on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 19-26 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Charles Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 19-26 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is denied on a layup by Frank Matthews | 21-26 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur tips it in | 21-28 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Surles - foul #1 on Samuel Surles, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Steve Brown - foul #1 on Steve Brown, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG) Samuel Surles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Kal Trivette, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Edward Chapman takes the ball from Oscar Contreras | 23-30 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman banks in the layup | 25-30 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Arthur Ward steps in front of the Gonzalo Colombo pass | 25-30 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Arthur Ward | 28-30 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Charles Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF) Trevor Stone, Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is fouled on the floor by Ottah Abdallah - foul #2 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur clanks a shot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Colombo - foul #2 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Oscar Contreras, Timothy McArthur, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski clanks a jump hook from close range | 32-30 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles's fadeaway is rejected by Mundan Emanuel | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |