| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Adams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | David Woodard pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores's pass is intercepted by Archie Blosser | 21-22 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Bryan Adams is called for the reach on Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Bryan Adams, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Paul Elliott (PF) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Bryan Adams | |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Cory Thompson | 23-22 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Bryan Adams (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores (SF) Edwin Ritchie | |
| 17:11 | Villanova | David Woodard clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Bryan Adams | 24-25 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Michael Merritt, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Bryan Adams, Luis Estrada | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning is hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) Rodolfo Flores | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Pablo Jimenez steals it from Alvin Manning | 24-28 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Bryan Adams (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Adams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Bryan Adams is hacked by Archie Blosser - foul #2 on Archie Blosser, team foul #4 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF) Alvin Manning, Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores | |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Ritchie | 24-28 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by David Woodard is blocked by Archie Blosser | 24-28 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodolfo Flores - foul #3 on Rodolfo Flores, team foul #4 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (C) Phil Newsome, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Bryan Adams, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Paul Elliott snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Charles Farmer (PF) Kyle Cannon, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Bryan Adams (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Estrada | 25-30 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 27-30 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | David Woodard misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Alvin Manning, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Rodolfo Flores, Luis Estrada | |
| 12:47 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Pablo Jimenez steps in front of the Kevin Cagle pass | 27-32 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez slams it home | 27-34 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pablo Jimenez | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Adams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Woodard | 27-37 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle is hacked by Bryan Adams - foul #3 on Bryan Adams, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Kevin Cagle, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Bryan Adams, Drazen Zechman | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Flores - foul #4 on Rodolfo Flores, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Rodolfo Flores | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 30-39 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Adams (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie is denied on a layup by Archie Blosser | 30-39 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan Adams | 33-42 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford misses the tip | 33-42 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Bryan Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stephen Danford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Adams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Ritchie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Skarzynski | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 35-45 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 35-48 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-48 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Boris Skarzynski - foul #3 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Mathew Lawson (C) Alvin Manning, Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Bryan Adams, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Woodard | 39-50 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle is whistled for a carry | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG) Boris Skarzynski | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | A charge is called on Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Rodolfo Flores picks off the pass by Mathew Lawson | 39-50 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | David Woodard clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Farmer | 39-50 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 39-50 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | David Woodard is hacked by Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Bryan Adams (PF) Boris Skarzynski, Paul Elliott | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Drazen Zechman steals it from Kyle Cannon out of a doubleteam | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is whistled for a carry | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Drazen Zechman | |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Bryan Adams can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it in | 39-52 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Rodolfo Flores - foul #5 on Rodolfo Flores, team foul #9 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Archie Blosser (PF) Alvin Manning, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores | |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Archie Blosser | 41-52 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Merritt | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Thompson - foul #4 on Cory Thompson, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF) David Woodard, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky 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) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Edwin Ritchie is called for the reach on Mathew Lawson - foul #1 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #10 | 43-55 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 45-55 |