| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Daniel Barton inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Daniel Barton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is fouled on the floor by Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Philip Shell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-23 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Philip Shell picks off the pass by Michael Yang | 24-23 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Philip Shell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Ronald Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Daniel Barton gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Daniel Barton travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Philip Shell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Daniel Barton snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is called for a backcourt violation | 24-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (SF), Paul Wright (PF), Ivan Kirst (C) Ronald Perry, Ryan Mueller, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Green double dribbles | 24-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (PG) Vincent Saulsberry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Smith (PF) Jeffery Green | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Paul Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Rudolph Emrick | 26-23 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Michael Yang snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Baumgardner | 26-25 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Philip Shell can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Daniel Barton pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Paul Wright gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Philip Shell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Wright | 29-25 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Daniel Barton buries a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Daniel Barton picks off the pass by Ivan Kirst | 29-28 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Ivan Kirst is called for the reach on Jeffrey Baumgardner - foul #1 on Ivan Kirst, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Philip Shell, Robert Underwood, Paul Wright, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Jeffery Green (PF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton, Michael Yang | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Jeffery Green buries a driving attempt in the paint | 29-30 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) SF - Robert Russell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Stephen Warren's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Mueller | 29-30 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Vincent Saulsberry | 32-30 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Vincent Saulsberry steps in front of the Stephen Warren pass | 32-30 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Mueller | 34-30 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Ronald Perry blocks the short jumper by Robert Russell | 34-30 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry buries a jumper from the right block | 36-30 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Robert Russell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Robert Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Mueller - foul #1 on Ryan Mueller, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Shell (SG), Paul Wright (PF) Rudolph Emrick, Ryan Mueller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Michael Yang (C) Tory Sullivan, Stephen Warren, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Michael Yang swats the short shot by Philip Shell | 36-32 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Philip Shell tips it in | 38-32 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is fouled on the floor by Marvin Hoffman - foul #2 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Underwood (SF), Ivan Kirst (C) Ronald Perry, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (PG), Ryan Mueller (PF) Vincent Saulsberry, Paul Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Philip Shell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Jeffery Green gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Kirst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Barton | 38-35 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 38-35 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Michael Yang's pass is intercepted by Philip Shell | 38-35 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Rudolph Emrick and he's hacked by Jeffery Green - foul #2 on Jeffery Green, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SF), Paul Wright (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Rudolph Emrick, Robert Underwood, Ryan Mueller, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Smith (PF) Jeffery Green | |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Jeffrey Baumgardner steps in front of the Philip Shell pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Baumgardner | 40-37 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Philip Shell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Perry - foul #2 on Ronald Perry, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Daniel Barton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is fouled on the floor by Glenn Troutt - foul #3 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SG), Ryan Mueller (PF) Philip Shell, Paul Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Jeffery Green (PF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Michael Yang | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Ronald Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Daniel Barton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses short on a shot from the right block | 42-40 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Green gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Shell (SG) Rudolph Emrick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Robert Russell (SF) Tory Sullivan, Stephen Warren, Daniel Barton | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Russell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Vincent Saulsberry and he's fouled by Robert Russell - foul #1 on Robert Russell, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brian Smith | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Jeffery Green hits a floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the jumper in the paint set up by Ronald Perry | 47-42 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Shell - foul #1 on Philip Shell, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SF) Robert Russell | |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Philip Shell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 47-44 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Philip Shell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffery Green | 47-44 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner misses short on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Shell - foul #2 on Philip Shell, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 3rd free throw | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Michael Yang blocks the short jumper by Marvin Hoffman | 47-47 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman wins the tip | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Philip Shell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Jeffery Green banks in the layup | 47-49 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Troutt - foul #4 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Wright (PF), Ivan Kirst (C) Ryan Mueller, Marvin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Barton | 48-52 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Mueller (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Paul Wright, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Glenn Troutt is called for the reach on Vincent Saulsberry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG) Glenn Troutt | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ryan Mueller - foul #2 on Ryan Mueller, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Michael Yang snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Jeffery Green comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Michael Yang tips it in | 50-54 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Yang is called for the reach on Ryan Mueller - foul #3 on Michael Yang, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Daniel Barton denies the turnaround by Philip Shell | 52-54 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Ronald Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Philip Shell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Shell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Barton | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Philip Shell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Philip Shell is whistled for a carry | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is hacked by Vincent Saulsberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman travels with the ball | 52-58 |