| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Morgan (fresh) SG - Tyler Obremski (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) PF - George Monks (fresh) C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Gerard Booth snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Willis Williams - foul #1 on Willis Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Charles Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Charles Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Larry Penrose jams it on a great pass from Willis Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is hacked by Larry Penrose - foul #1 on Larry Penrose, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the jumper in the paint set up by Gerard Booth | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is hacked by Gerard Booth - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Bowers | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Richard Bowers, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SF), Eric Allen (C) Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Eric Allen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Tyler Obremski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Obremski, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | George Monks is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Charles Morgan buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tyler Obremski | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Bolte (fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) C - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | George Monks's pass is intercepted by Tyler Obremski in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Richard Bowers lays it in set up by Tyler Obremski | 13-6 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Charles Morgan pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Larry Penrose steals the ball from Charles Morgan | 13-6 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Bowers | 13-6 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Charles Morgan connects on the shot in the paint set up by Tyler Obremski | 15-6 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Arnold Bolte steps in front of the Paul Lehmann pass | 15-6 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Morgan | 18-6 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-6 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 18-6 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | George Monks is hacked by Richard Bowers - foul #2 on Richard Bowers, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Arnold Bolte, Richard Bowers, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | George Monks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 18-6 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Tyler Obremski | 18-6 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Charles Morgan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-6 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the tip | 18-6 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Gerard Booth tips it home | 20-6 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | George Monks misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-6 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 20-6 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Charles Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-6 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Richard Yeager tips it home | 22-6 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram buries a jump hook from the right block | 22-8 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Morgan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Gran (fresh) SF - Tyler Obremski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Henry Blunt (fresh) SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) PF - George Monks (tired) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-8 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Charles Morgan grabs the offensive board | 22-8 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by George Monks - foul #1 on George Monks, team foul #3 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF) Charles Morgan, Tyler Obremski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Larry Penrose (PF), Paul Lehmann (C) Henry Blunt, Benjamin Byram, George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 3rd free throw | 23-8 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 23-11 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Richard Yeager can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Willis Williams - foul #2 on Willis Williams, team foul #4 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Arnold Bolte (SF) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Willis Williams | |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Arnold Bolte - foul #1 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #6 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (C) Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-13 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Claud Zagen double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Lehmann - foul #1 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #5 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Larry Penrose buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Benjamin Byram | 27-15 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Charles Cota clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-15 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Benjamin Byram | 27-15 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-15 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Charles Morgan knocks in the runner from close range set up by Charles Cota | 29-15 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Charles Morgan, Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), George Monks (PF) Benjamin Byram, Larry Penrose, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is fouled on the floor by Claud Zagen - foul #1 on Claud Zagen, team foul #6 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Tyler Obremski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Gran (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Henry Blunt (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 8 pts. PF - George Monks (tiring) C - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Barry Gran | 31-15 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Tyler Obremski takes the ball from Henry Blunt | 31-15 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox hits the finger roll set up by Tyler Obremski | 33-15 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the finger roll | 33-17 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Henry Blunt is called for the reach on Tyler Obremski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Blunt, team foul #7 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Ralph Toles (SG) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, George Monks | |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Tyler Obremski misses the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram pulls down the rebound | 33-17 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-17 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram grabs the offensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Henry Blunt hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 33-17 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the follow up shot | 33-19 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Claud Zagen takes the ball from Richard Yeager | 33-19 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Henry Blunt blows the layup | 33-19 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Gerard Booth gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Charles Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SG), Arnold Bolte (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Morgan, Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG) Henry Blunt | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Yeager - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF), George Monks (PF) Claud Zagen, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 33-22 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 33-22 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Eric Allen is called for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG), Charles Cota (SG), Richard Bowers (PF) Tyler Obremski, Barry Gran, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Bolte (fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) PF - George Monks (tired) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | George Monks takes the ball from Charles Cota | 33-22 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-22 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Richard Bowers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Tyler Obremski (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (C) Charles Morgan, Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Claud Zagen, George Monks | |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Richard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 33-22 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Yeager - foul #3 on Richard Yeager, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on Richard Bowers - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Matthew Wolfram is called for the reach on Barry Gran - foul #1 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Morgan (PG) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Barry Gran steals the ball from Benjamin Byram in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 37-24 |