| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Moritz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-28 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 23-28 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Timothy Carr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-28 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Thomas Downs snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Brian Tillman steals it from Alan Arnone out of a doubleteam | 26-28 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Jason Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Walter Shea (SF) Timothy Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Brian Tillman swats the layup by Dino Winski | 26-28 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Jason Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Houghtaling | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Walter Shea takes the ball from Dino Winski | 29-28 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Jason Carr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Shea | 31-28 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Carr - foul #3 on Jason Carr, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG) Jason Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jarek Buljan (SF) Dino Winski | |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Brian Tillman clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Henry Moritz gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Alan Arnone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Keith Houghtaling - foul #3 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (PG), Mark Hutson (C) Phil Theus, Keith Houghtaling | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Dardar (C) Henry Moritz | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Alan Arnone misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Alan Arnone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Jason Carr hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Tillman | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Thomas Downs loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (SG) Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Kong Xiao (PF) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Jarek Buljan, Alan Arnone | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Marshall - foul #2 on David Marshall, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Carr, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (C) Gary Dardar | |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Brian Tillman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Henry Moritz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Merrill Koga misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Phil Theus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Kong Xiao grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Merrill Koga loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), Charles Hamilton (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Phil Theus, Walter Shea, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Jarek Buljan (SF), Alan Arnone (PF) Merrill Koga, Robert Catanzaro, Dino Winski, Kong Xiao | |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Jason Carr's pass is intercepted by Alan Arnone | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Alan Arnone misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 36-32 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Thomas Downs tips it in | 36-34 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Mark Hutson and he's hacked by Alan Arnone - foul #3 on Alan Arnone, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (C) Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Dardar (C) Henry Moritz | |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Gary Dardar steals the ball from Brian Tillman | 38-34 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled on the floor by Jason Carr - foul #4 on Jason Carr, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF), David Marshall (PF) Jason Carr, Timothy Carr, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Jarek Buljan | |
| 12:08 | Louisville | The jump hook by Dino Winski is blocked by Brian Tillman | 38-34 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Alan Arnone gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Thomas Downs connects on the shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Houghtaling (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Phil Theus | 41-36 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Alan Arnone splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dino Winski | 41-39 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Brian Tillman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Barrie | 41-39 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Alan Arnone | 41-41 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Phil Theus travels in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), Mark Hutson (C) Phil Theus, Walter Shea, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Kong Xiao (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Alan Arnone, Gary Dardar | |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Dino Winski clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-41 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Timothy Carr gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Mark Hutson blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Timothy Carr snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Robert Catanzaro steals it from Timothy Carr | 41-41 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Dino Winski's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Carr | 41-41 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Henry Moritz gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Kong Xiao buries a jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | David Marshall clanks a floater from the left side | 41-45 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Catanzaro | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Houghtaling (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) SG - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dino Winski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Moritz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 41-45 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Mark Hutson is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF), Charles Hamilton (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Carr, Timothy Carr, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Jarek Buljan (SF), Alan Arnone (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Merrill Koga, Robert Catanzaro, Dino Winski, Kong Xiao, Henry Moritz | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Gary Dardar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF) Walter Shea | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Alan Arnone picks off the pass by Keith Houghtaling | 41-45 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Gary Dardar clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Brian Tillman pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alan Arnone - foul #4 on Alan Arnone, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (PG), Walter Shea (SF) Phil Theus, Timothy Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (C) Gary Dardar | |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Brian Tillman grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-45 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Brian Tillman tips it home | 45-45 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Keith Houghtaling is called for the reach on Jarek Buljan - foul #4 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), David Marshall (PF) Walter Shea, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Thomas Downs scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 45-48 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Timothy Carr connects on the shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Alan Arnone gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Thomas Downs connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Moritz out of the doubleteam | 47-51 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Thomas Downs steals the ball from Brian Tillman | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Houghtaling (tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarek Buljan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Thomas Downs clanks a floater from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | David Marshall clanks a shot in the paint | 47-51 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan loses the ball out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF), Charles Hamilton (PF) Jason Carr, Timothy Carr, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Jarek Buljan, Alan Arnone, Henry Moritz | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Walter Shea scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dino Winski - foul #1 on Dino Winski, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), David Marshall (PF) Phil Theus, Keith Houghtaling, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Alan Arnone (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Merrill Koga, Robert Catanzaro, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Walter Shea makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Alan Arnone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-51 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Dino Winski hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jason Carr | 54-53 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Alan Arnone evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 54-55 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Brian Tillman knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Walter Shea | 56-55 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Thomas Downs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Walter Shea pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Walter Shea is hacked by Thomas Downs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Downs, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (SG) Walter Shea | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Timothy Carr is hacked by Alan Arnone - foul #5 on Alan Arnone, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Alan Arnone | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Thomas Downs is called for the reach on Keith Houghtaling - foul #3 on Thomas Downs, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Timothy Carr is hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the board | 58-55 |