| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Hardnett is blocked by Warren Schneider | 29-34 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Stephen Hardnett | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Wallace - foul #3 on William Wallace, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF) William Wallace | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Michael Thayer lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 31-35 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is fouled on the floor by Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-35 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Joe Bratt is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Joe Bratt, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Matthew Kuster swats the short shot by Ronald Smith | 31-35 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joe Bratt | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joe Bratt | 31-37 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Natividad | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Natividad (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Matthew Kuster swats the dunk try by Michael Thayer | 31-39 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Michael Randolph clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-39 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Ronald Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Joe Bratt knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Randolph | 31-42 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Raymond Crank can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is denied on a layup by Raymond Crank | 31-44 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Cary Presson grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Raymond Crank is hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #4 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Luis Williams steps in front of the Raymond Crank pass | 31-44 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | William Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Williams | 33-44 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Raymond Crank comes up short on the shot from the right block | 33-44 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Luis Williams and the foul's on Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Raymond Crank knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Cary Presson | 36-46 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Luis Williams drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daryl Sheldon | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Whittle - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Marcus Scott | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Michael Thayer scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 41-48 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Randolph | 41-50 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Robert Whittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Natividad (PF) Raymond Crank | |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Michael Randolph scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Hardnett | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-53 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Warren Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Warren Schneider steps in front of the Joe Bratt pass | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Michael Randolph snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is whistled for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Kuster | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Robert Whittle tips it in | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Robert Whittle steals the ball from Matthew Natividad | 45-53 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Louie Chavira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Marcus Scott buries a jump hook in the lane | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-55 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raymond Crank | 45-55 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Raymond Crank scores on a jump hook from the left block | 45-57 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | The jump hook by Robert Whittle is blocked by Stephen Hardnett | 45-57 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Raymond Crank snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Whittle | 45-57 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Natividad (PF) Raymond Crank | |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Ronald Smith comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Bratt - foul #3 on Joe Bratt, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-57 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Warren Schneider connects on the 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 50-59 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 52-59 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Bratt | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Matthew Natividad is called for the reach on Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Joe Bratt steals it from Warren Schneider | 53-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster is hacked by William Wallace - foul #4 on William Wallace, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Randolph - foul #1 on Michael Randolph, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Michael Randolph | 54-66 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | William Wallace banks in the layup on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 56-66 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster tips it back up and in | 56-68 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #5 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Warren Schneider | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 59-71 |