| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dunn (fresh) C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Denis Heath inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Samuel Conner travels with the ball | 22-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Bruce Peet drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hollis Smith | 22-36 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Bruce Peet clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 24-36 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | David Dunn connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Peet | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Matthew Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Denis Heath | 27-38 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | David Dunn tips it home | 27-40 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wallace Bickel and the foul's on Bruce Peet - foul #2 on Bruce Peet, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (PF) Hollis Smith, Bruce Peet, David Dunn | |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Dewey Platt blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Edward Pipes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel | 32-41 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a floater from the right block | 32-41 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Don Jordan - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Hollis Smith (SF) Edward Pipes, Matthew Smith | |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Bruce Peet connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl tips it but misses | 33-44 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Bruce Peet buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 36-47 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Wallace Bickel picks off the pass by Kenneth Wynn | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-47 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), David Dunn (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Timothy Taylor, Bruce Peet, Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Matthew Smith connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Hollis Smith | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (C) Hollis Smith | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Edward Pipes can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it home | 36-51 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Edward Pipes clanks a jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jamie Rayl | 38-51 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Edward Pipes drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Dunn | 38-53 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Edward Pipes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Dewey Platt buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 40-53 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Conner - foul #3 on Samuel Conner, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Hollis Smith (SF), Don Jordan (PF) Chris Gerken, David Dunn, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 40-54 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the shot in the paint | 40-54 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Edward Pipes gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Timothy Taylor | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it in | 42-56 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is fouled on the floor by Wallace Bickel - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG) Edward Pipes | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Dewey Platt swats the shot by Matthew Smith | 42-56 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Bruce Peet tips it in | 42-58 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Dewey Platt knocks in the floater from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Bruce Peet loses the ball out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Timothy Taylor is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Don Jordan | |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-59 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a floater in the lane | 44-59 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Hollis Smith snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Matthew Smith is whistled for a carry | 44-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (PF) David Dunn | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Bruce Peet gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Kenneth Wynn (C) Timothy Taylor, Hollis Smith | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (C) Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Edward Pipes's pass is intercepted by Wallace Bickel | 46-59 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #4 on Samuel Conner, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Don Jordan | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Rayl out of a doubleteam | 50-61 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the dunk attempt | 50-61 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it in | 50-63 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | David Dunn takes the ball from Jamie Rayl after a doubleteam | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Matthew Smith | 50-65 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-65 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Dewey Platt tips it home | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | David Dunn knocks in the shot from the right side | 52-67 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jamie Rayl | 54-67 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Bruce Peet (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), Don Jordan (PF) Chris Gerken, Edward Pipes, Matthew Smith, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-68 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Hollis Smith hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Timothy Taylor and he's hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (SF), Kenneth Wynn (C) Timothy Taylor, Don Jordan | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is called for traveling | 54-71 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Bruce Peet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Dunn and he's hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #2 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #9 | 54-73 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Felix Valdez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #8 | 54-74 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zephyr - foul #2 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #10 | 56-74 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-75 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Bruce Peet pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Hollis Smith runs out the clock | 56-75 |