| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled on the floor by Timothy Carr - foul #3 on Timothy Carr, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Jason Carr gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Timothy Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Henry Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the contested shot from the right block | 27-27 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Mark Hutson tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Mark Hutson steps in front of the Adam Little pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 27-29 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Henry Moritz - foul #2 on Henry Moritz, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Mark Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Mark Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Larry Harden gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | David Marshall buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Carr | 29-35 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Robert Beers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 29-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Henry Moritz tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Moritz | 33-35 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | The jump hook by David Marshall is blocked by Robert Beers | 33-35 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Jason Carr gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Jason Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SF), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | John Hendry hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi double dribbles | 33-37 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Dino Winski travels with the ball | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) Jason Carr | |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Larry Harden banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Shea and he's hacked by Thomas Downs - foul #2 on Thomas Downs, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF) Merrill Koga, Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Adam Little shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Walter Shea | 33-40 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | John Hendry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dino Winski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Rickey Parsley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG), Jason Carr (SG), David Marshall (PF), Charles Hamilton (C) Noel Thomas, Walter Shea, John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Adam Little comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Larry Harden - foul #3 on Larry Harden, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hutson (C) Charles Hamilton | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Timothy Carr scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Larry Harden snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Carr | 34-45 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Jason Carr - foul #3 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (SF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SF), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Carr, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| 08:36 | Villanova | John Hendry clanks a jump hook near the basket | 34-45 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #2 on Brian Tillman, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Dino Winski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | John Hendry is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG) Timothy Carr | |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Robert Beers picks off the pass by Walter Shea | 35-45 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Dino Winski scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Merrill Koga | 37-45 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Merrill Koga, Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Moritz - foul #3 on Henry Moritz, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Adam Little misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Mark Hutson travels with the ball | 37-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beers (C) Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF) Jason Carr, Walter Shea | |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the easy layup | 37-47 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it in | 39-47 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (PF) Dikembe Adi, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Adam Little misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Robert Beers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Troy Barrie | 41-47 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Harden is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #3 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SG) Phil Theus, Timothy Carr | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase's fadeaway is rejected by John Hendry | 41-49 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | John Hendry lays it up and in on a great pass from Noel Thomas and the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #4 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #9 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Larry Harden, Brian Tillman | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hendry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Merrill Koga | 44-52 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG), Jason Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF) Noel Thomas, Walter Shea, John Hendry | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Timothy Carr comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Henry Moritz - foul #4 on Henry Moritz, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 44-53 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | David Marshall knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Carr | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-55 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hutson | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Mark Hutson is hacked by Troy Barrie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #11 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Walter Shea (SG), John Hendry (SF), Brian Tillman (PF) Timothy Carr, Jason Carr, Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Henry Moritz is called for the reach on Brian Tillman - foul #5 on Henry Moritz, team foul #12 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Hamilton (PF) Mark Hutson | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Adam Little shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is hacked by Troy Barrie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #13 | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Troy Barrie connects on the open jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Robert Beers takes the ball from Charles Hamilton | 49-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Adam Little lays it up and in | 51-59 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (PG), Jason Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Noel Thomas, Walter Shea, John Hendry, Charles Hamilton, Brian Tillman | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Larry Harden is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Barrie - foul #4 on Troy Barrie, team foul #14 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG) Timothy Carr | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Marshall runs out the clock | 51-59 |