| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster is called for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Joe Bratt is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Joe Bratt, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-30 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Kuster - foul #2 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a runner in the paint | 42-32 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Luis Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Michael Thayer blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 42-34 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), James Tomlin (SF) Michael Randolph, Stephen Hardnett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Michael Thayer | |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Raymond Crank drills a shot near the basket set up by Cary Presson and he's hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #1 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn hits the follow up shot | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) SF - James Tomlin (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | James Tomlin scores on a runner from the left block set up by Cary Presson | 47-36 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is called for a backcourt violation | 47-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Michael Randolph clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Ronald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 14:35 | Villanova | William Wallace steps in front of the Joe Bratt pass | 47-36 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Michael Thayer buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Warren Schneider and he's fouled by Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | William Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Tomlin (SF) Stephen Hardnett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | James Tomlin is hacked by Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Louie Chavira, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-39 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer drills a fadeaway from the right side | 48-41 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Cary Presson | 50-41 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a floater in the paint | 50-41 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Natividad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Christopher Bunn steals it from Matthew Natividad | 50-41 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Wallace | 50-43 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster is hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #3 on Michael Thayer, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Charles Holder (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Christopher Bunn, Michael Thayer | |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Raymond Crank comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-43 |
| 10:45 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Daryl Sheldon picks off the pass by Charles Holder | 50-43 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Michael Randolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Robert Whittle clanks a runner near the basket | 53-43 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Robert Whittle hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is whistled for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Charles Holder, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Michael Randolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Luis Williams drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 56-48 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad's pass is intercepted by Daryl Sheldon | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Robert Whittle can't connect on a shot from the right side | 56-48 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), James Tomlin (SF) Michael Randolph, Stephen Hardnett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a floater near the basket | 56-50 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | James Tomlin tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Kuster - foul #4 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | James Tomlin is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG) Cary Presson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) Louie Chavira | |
| 06:42 | Villanova | James Tomlin misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (SF) James Tomlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Marcus Scott is called for the reach on William Wallace - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (C) Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Michael Randolph snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster buries a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Thayer - foul #4 on Michael Thayer, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF) Charles Holder, Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 61-53 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | William Wallace hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wallace | 61-55 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses long on a floater from the right side | 61-55 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Ronald Smith tips it home | 61-57 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Michael Thayer steps in front of the Matthew Natividad pass | 61-57 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory knocks in the floater from the left block | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joe Bratt and he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Luis Williams | 64-61 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 67-61 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 67-61 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 67-63 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Michael Randolph's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Thayer | 67-63 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Bratt | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Kuster - foul #5 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Schneider - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Schneider, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Ronald Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Louie Chavira - foul #2 on Louie Chavira, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lamont Mallory | 75-68 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett is fouled in the backcourt by Louie Chavira - foul #3 on Louie Chavira, team foul #14 | 75-68 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 76-68 |