| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Albert Davis inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Albert Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Aaron Newton | |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Caswell | 28-28 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm loses the dribble to Albert Davis | 28-28 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Jason Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Aaron Newton (PF) Jason Nelson, Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis, Michael Skinner | |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | John Stock misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Steven Anderson snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Aaron Newton knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Houghtaling | 28-30 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Aaron Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Steven Anderson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darren Hillenbrand | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Aaron Newton gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Stock - foul #4 on John Stock, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Albert Davis (SF), Michael Skinner (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Gary Spencer, Steven Anderson | |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy (C) Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Steven Anderson (C) Joseph Skaggs, Aaron Newton | |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Albert Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Steven Anderson steals the ball from Joshua Duffy | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Roland Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Michael Skinner hits a floater from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Michael Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Jason Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-38 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Caswell out of a doubleteam | 30-38 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Steven Anderson dunks the ball | 30-40 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Aaron Newton (PF) Roland Warren, Jason Nelson, Steven Anderson | |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Aaron Newton hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Skaggs | 30-42 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the lay-in | 30-42 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Skinner | 30-42 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Aaron Newton can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-42 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Skinner - foul #2 on Michael Skinner, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), John Stock (PF) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross, Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis, Michael Skinner | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | John Stock pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Anderson steals the ball from John Stock | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Steven Anderson - foul #1 on Steven Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Albert Davis (SF), Michael Skinner (C) Gary Spencer, Steven Anderson | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | John Stock gets the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm is hacked by Albert Davis - foul #2 on Albert Davis, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Joshua Duffy (C) Troy Blohm, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Anderson (C) Michael Skinner | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-42 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Anderson | 32-42 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Albert Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | John Stock hits a wide open floater near the basket | 34-45 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Jason Minaya picks off the pass by Keith Houghtaling out of a doubleteam | 34-45 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | John Stock hits a wide open runner from the baseline set up by Brent Caswell | 36-45 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Aaron Newton lays it in | 36-47 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Aaron Newton swats the shot by Brent Caswell | 36-47 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Newton - foul #2 on Aaron Newton, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Garry Holcomb, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Michael Skinner (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis, Steven Anderson | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the jump hook from close range | 38-47 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Nelson - foul #1 on Jason Nelson, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG) Jason Minaya | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is fouled on the floor by Jason Nelson - foul #2 on Jason Nelson, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Brent Caswell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Harn (fresh) SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Aaron Newton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 38-47 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Spencer | 38-47 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Aaron Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Matthew Harn, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer, Aaron Newton | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Blohm | 40-47 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Steven Anderson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | John Stock clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Steven Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling is hacked by Brent Caswell - foul #1 on Brent Caswell, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Marvin Irons (SF) Jared Cross, Troy Blohm | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Aaron Newton (PF) Jason Nelson, Steven Anderson | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Albert Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | John Stock gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 43-47 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Marvin Irons - foul #1 on Marvin Irons, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson (PF) John Stock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF) Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis | |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-49 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya is hacked by Gary Spencer - foul #2 on Gary Spencer, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF) Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Albert Davis (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer, Aaron Newton | |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Brent Caswell steps in front of the Michael Skinner pass | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Skinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brent Caswell | 48-49 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Michael Skinner misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Stock - foul #5 on John Stock, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Brent Caswell, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Aaron Newton (PF) Jason Nelson, Steven Anderson | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Michael Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Michael Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Michael Skinner misses the dunk attempt | 48-51 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Albert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Michael Skinner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Joshua Duffy (C) Jared Cross, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm is fouled on the floor by Albert Davis - foul #3 on Albert Davis, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Aaron Newton snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Albert Davis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is hacked by Keith Houghtaling - foul #2 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Albert Davis is hacked by Brent Caswell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Caswell, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Troy Blohm is called for the reach on Albert Davis - foul #2 on Troy Blohm, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Albert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Albert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Darren Hillenbrand takes the ball from Joshua Duffy | 50-53 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Aaron Newton banks in the layup set up by Darren Hillenbrand | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati 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) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 50-55 |