| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the jumper from the right side | 23-41 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston tips it back up and in | 25-41 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Combs | 28-41 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Jim Combs tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Frederick Duhon | 28-41 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Hairston | 28-41 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Jim Combs is hacked by Terry Zwanzig - foul #1 on Terry Zwanzig, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Terry Zwanzig is called for the reach on Jim Combs - foul #2 on Terry Zwanzig, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | James Tomlin snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | James Tomlin is whistled for traveling | 28-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jim Combs | 30-41 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas can't throw it down but the foul's on Samuel Lamp - foul #1 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), James Tomlin (C) Michael Randolph, Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Matthew Kuster | |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | James Stuckey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood grabs the board | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Craig Choate (fresh) SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Newbury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses long on a shot near the basket | 31-43 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Craig Choate gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Craig Choate connects on the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Eugene Newbury - foul #3 on Eugene Newbury, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Craig Choate makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Craig Choate - foul #2 on Craig Choate, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG) Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG) Manuel Zimmerman | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-43 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Gallo | 34-43 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Craig Choate is called for the reach on Eugene Newbury - foul #3 on Craig Choate, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp drills a floater from the right block | 34-45 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Jim Combs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Isaac Washington | 34-45 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Jim Combs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Duhon - foul #1 on Frederick Duhon, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), Rene Gallo (PF) Michael Randolph, Samuel Lamp | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Isaac Washington snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Rene Gallo | 34-45 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Rene Gallo | 34-45 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | A charge is called on Rene Gallo - foul #2 on Rene Gallo, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG) Jesse Lawley | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Tomlin (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Jim Combs scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Isaac Washington | 37-45 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig banks in the layup set up by Manuel Zimmerman | 37-47 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Rene Gallo picks off the pass by Jim Combs out of a doubleteam | 37-47 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | James Tomlin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 39-50 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Isaac Washington blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Rene Gallo | 39-50 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to James Tomlin | 39-50 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frederick Duhon | 39-53 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the lay-in | 39-53 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-53 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Jim Combs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-53 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston tips it home | 41-53 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman is whistled for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Michael Thayer (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Manuel Zimmerman, Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo, James Tomlin | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Newbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Eugene Newbury takes the ball from Craig Choate | 41-53 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury misses the easy layup | 41-53 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the jumper in the paint | 43-53 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is fouled on the floor by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury misses the shot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | James Stuckey grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | James Stuckey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Craig Choate | 46-53 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Craig Choate steals it from Eugene Newbury | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Donald Stark is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Donald Stark, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), James Tomlin (C) James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Samuel Lamp, Matthew Kuster | |
| 04:18 | Villanova | James Tomlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Duhon - foul #2 on Frederick Duhon, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the 3rd free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | William Lavoie steals the ball from James Tomlin | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | William Lavoie tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Jim Combs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Rene Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Samuel Lamp (PF) Manuel Zimmerman, Rene Gallo | |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Randolph | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is whistled for a carry | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Michael Randolph picks off the pass by Michael Thayer | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is fouled in the backcourt by William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is fouled on the floor by Jim Combs - foul #2 on Jim Combs, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig is fouled on the floor by Isaac Washington - foul #1 on Isaac Washington, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Isaac Washington is called for the reach on Samuel Lamp - foul #2 on Isaac Washington, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Duhon - foul #3 on Frederick Duhon, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Samuel Lamp | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jim Combs is called for the reach on Frederick Duhon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Combs, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | William Lavoie buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Hairston | 51-60 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Jim Combs is called for the reach on Terry Zwanzig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Combs, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | James Tomlin snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | William Lavoie is called for the reach on James Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Isaac Washington snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jim Combs | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | William Lavoie is called for the reach on James Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lavoie, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | James Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 57-61 |