| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Bryan Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Bryan Adams snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie connects on the 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski connects on the 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodolfo Flores - foul #1 on Rodolfo Flores, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Bryan Adams tips it home | 27-31 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Paul Reading connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 29-31 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski's pass is intercepted by Otis Hughes | 29-31 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Boris Skarzynski - foul #1 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Luis Estrada (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) PF - Bryan Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Estrada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Luis Estrada connects on the jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Boris Skarzynski is called for the reach on Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez | |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie (C) Drazen Zechman | |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Otis Hughes steals the ball from Boris Skarzynski | 30-33 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Adams | 32-33 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Luis Estrada can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 34-33 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF) Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada | |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Boris Skarzynski steals the ball from Paul Reading | 37-35 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Zechman | 39-37 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Drazen Zechman and he's hacked by Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Luis Estrada (C) Boris Skarzynski, Bryan Adams, Drazen Zechman | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Paul Elliott is called for the reach on Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Bryan Adams (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Flores | 39-40 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Bryan Adams banks in the layup | 39-42 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Devon Graham | 41-42 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Woodard and the foul's on Manuel Spradling - foul #3 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), David Trinh (SF), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Otis Hughes, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Bryan Adams | |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 41-44 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Sudi Abdulkarim steals the ball from Manuel Spradling | 41-44 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Pablo Jimenez | 41-46 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Elliott - foul #2 on Paul Elliott, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Dustin Larrabee (C) Devon Graham, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Bryan Adams (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Bryan Adams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rodolfo Flores | 43-48 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | David Trinh clanks a floater from the left side | 43-48 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager tips it in | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Trinh (fresh) PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Bryan Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bryan Adams - foul #3 on Bryan Adams, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Paul Reading (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, David Trinh, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Bryan Adams, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-48 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 46-48 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Pablo Jimenez steals it from Manuel Spradling | 46-48 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Dustin Larrabee blocks the short jumper by Drazen Zechman | 46-48 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Drazen Zechman picks off the pass by Manuel Spradling | 46-48 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the runner from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Bryan Adams (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is denied on a dunk by Edwin Ritchie | 46-50 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Bryan Adams pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | David Woodard buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bryan Adams - foul #4 on Bryan Adams, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Paul Reading denies the turnaround by Rodolfo Flores | 46-53 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Bryan Adams denies the turnaround by Paul Reading | 46-53 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski is fouled in the backcourt by Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Otis Hughes, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Luis Estrada (C) Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 48-53 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie (C) Luis Estrada | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 48-53 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Flores | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Joseph Yeager is called for the reach on Sudi Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Luis Estrada (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yeager - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Otis Hughes is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Boris Skarzynski - foul #3 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) Joseph Yeager | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Luis Estrada (PF) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Bryan Adams | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Adams (PF) Edwin Ritchie | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Devon Graham drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Otis Hughes | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is hacked by Otis Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Otis Hughes, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie (C) Bryan Adams | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Devon Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Otis Hughes is called for the reach on Luis Estrada in the backcourt - foul #5 on Otis Hughes, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Adams (PF) Edwin Ritchie | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Paul Reading knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 59-64 |