| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ross Konopka (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Button (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Stephen Marez inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | James Button takes the ball from Andrew Chill | 30-31 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | William Ceja can't finish the layup | 30-31 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | William Ceja hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Clint Lesher buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Andrew Chill grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Ross Konopka is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Guyer (PF) Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Guyer - foul #1 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | James Button is open but misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | James Button tips it in | 33-36 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Ira Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Ira Kane, Stephen Marez, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF) William Ceja | |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Matt Gillett picks off the pass by John Mowery | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Lakey - foul #2 on Scott Lakey, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ross Konopka (PF) Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (SG), Richard Bourn (C) James Button, Scott Lakey | |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses the 3rd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | John Mowery tips it in | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Steven Moreira knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Sjogren | 37-38 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | James Taylor is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Christopher Sjogren, Steven Moreira, Alton Lucius, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Frank Boone (PF) James Taylor, John Mowery | |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Ceja | 37-40 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer is hacked by Frank Boone - foul #1 on Frank Boone, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), James Button (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Kevin Hardin, Richard Bourn | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | James Button takes the ball from Gordon Guyer | 37-40 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | William Ceja misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Boone - foul #2 on Frank Boone, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Alton Lucius (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Clint Lesher, Ira Kane, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (SG), John Mowery (PF) William Ceja, Frank Boone | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | James Button is hacked by Alton Lucius - foul #1 on Alton Lucius, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Matt Gillett (C) Stephen Marez, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF) James Taylor | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-40 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | John Mowery tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Glen Mulligan steals it from Alton Lucius | 38-42 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 38-42 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | James Button grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey drills a floater from close range | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Ross Konopka misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Lakey - foul #3 on Scott Lakey, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Christopher Sjogren, Steven Moreira, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Button, Kevin Hardin, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Ross Konopka makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Ross Konopka makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ross Konopka - foul #1 on Ross Konopka, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Ross Konopka grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Frank Boone is called for the reach on Clint Lesher - foul #3 on Frank Boone, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Ira Kane knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Marez | 43-45 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | James Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Stephen Marez is hacked by Glen Mulligan - foul #3 on Glen Mulligan, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Gordon Guyer (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Ross Konopka, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (PG), James Button (SF) James Taylor, Glen Mulligan | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Stephen Marez makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Stephen Marez misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Matt Gillett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Ira Kane picks off the pass by Nicholas Tryon in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Ira Kane hits the finger roll | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Nicholas Tryon picks off the pass by Christopher Sjogren | 46-49 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | James Button is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Button, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Alton Lucius (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Ira Kane, Stephen Marez, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) William Ceja, James Button, Frank Boone, Richard Bourn | |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | John Mowery snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-49 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Andrew Chill drills a shot from the left side | 48-49 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Andrew Chill grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses the floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Clint Lesher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Mowery | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Ross Konopka (PF) Clint Lesher, Alton Lucius, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), James Button (SG) Glen Mulligan, Nicholas Tryon | |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Ross Konopka misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | James Button pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Moreira is called for the reach on John Mowery - foul #2 on Steven Moreira, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (SG) Steven Moreira | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Kevin Hardin, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | William Ceja misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Ross Konopka snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren buries a 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Sjogren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Marez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ross Konopka (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Chill (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | James Button is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Matt Gillett (PF) Stephen Marez, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | William Ceja snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Stephen Marez (SF) Ira Kane, Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Scott Lakey (C) James Taylor, James Button, Richard Bourn | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Clint Lesher is fouled on the floor by Frank Boone - foul #4 on Frank Boone, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (PF) Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF) Frank Boone | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Clint Lesher makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Clint Lesher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 53-49 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Andrew Chill gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Clint Lesher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Andrew Chill pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Glen Mulligan steals it from Andrew Chill | 53-49 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Lakey | 53-51 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Stephen Marez grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Clint Lesher buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Steven Moreira picks off the pass by Glen Mulligan in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Clint Lesher lays it in on a great pass from Steven Moreira | 58-51 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Ira Kane (SG), Matt Gillett (SF), Ross Konopka (PF), Gordon Guyer (C) Clint Lesher, Steven Moreira, Stephen Marez, Alton Lucius, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), James Button (SF), Frank Boone (PF) Glen Mulligan, William Ceja, Kevin Hardin, John Mowery | |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey banks in the layup | 58-53 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Nicholas Tryon steps in front of the Ross Konopka pass | 58-53 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Tryon | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matt Gillett (fresh) PF - Ross Konopka (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Button (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Matt Gillett is denied on a layup by James Button | 58-55 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | James Button grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | James Button misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Sjogren | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Stephen Marez (SF) Christopher Sjogren, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG) Nicholas Tryon | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Matt Gillett hits the finger roll | 60-55 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | William Ceja misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-55 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Ira Kane scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Marez | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone is hacked by Clint Lesher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clint Lesher, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (PF) Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn (C) Scott Lakey | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone throws it down on a great pass from William Ceja | 63-57 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ross Konopka (PF), Andrew Chill (C) Alton Lucius, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Frank Boone, Richard Bourn | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Mowery | 63-60 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Clint Lesher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | William Ceja snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | James Button buries a jumper in the lane set up by William Ceja and he's hacked by Ross Konopka - foul #2 on Ross Konopka, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ross Konopka misses the shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ross Konopka (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Chill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clint Lesher - foul #4 on Clint Lesher, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Guyer (C) Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Clint Lesher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gordon Guyer | 65-64 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | William Ceja is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Gillett (C) Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | James Button misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Stephen Marez pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | William Ceja steals the ball from Clint Lesher in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | John Mowery banks in the layup set up by James Taylor | 65-66 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | James Button grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | James Taylor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Ross Konopka (PF) Clint Lesher, Ira Kane, Stephen Marez, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, James Button, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Ross Konopka hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardin | 65-66 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Andrew Chill (C) Steven Moreira, Alton Lucius, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), James Button (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin, Richard Bourn | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses long on an open floater from the left side | 65-66 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Ross Konopka pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), John Mowery (PF) Glen Mulligan, Frank Boone | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on James Taylor - foul #5 on James Taylor, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG) James Taylor | |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Ross Konopka hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ross Konopka (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | John Mowery scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Button | 68-68 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Ross Konopka connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Clint Lesher | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Glen Mulligan and he's fouled by Andrew Chill - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ross Konopka | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Stephen Marez is hacked by James Button - foul #4 on James Button, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Stephen Marez misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Stephen Marez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |