| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) C - Gary Dardar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) SF - Albert Davis (fresh) PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) C - Michael Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Gary Dardar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Darren Hillenbrand is called for the reach on Jarek Buljan - foul #1 on Darren Hillenbrand, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Skinner - foul #1 on Michael Skinner, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Michael Skinner pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Newton | 1-3 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the floater from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Robert Catanzaro picks off the pass by Keith Houghtaling | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses short on a runner in the paint | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Albert Davis | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Albert Davis and he's fouled by Robert Catanzaro - foul #1 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis, Aaron Newton, Michael Skinner | |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Keith Houghtaling - foul #1 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Aaron Newton (PF) Keith Houghtaling | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Steven Anderson snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Steven Anderson hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Robert Catanzaro - foul #2 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Nitz (SF) Robert Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Skinner (PF) Aaron Newton | |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Steven Anderson makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Anderson | 3-9 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Steven Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 3-9 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Anderson | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) SG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Michael Skinner (fresh) C - Steven Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Steven Anderson is called for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Keith Houghtaling (PF) Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer, Michael Skinner | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the tip | 3-9 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Kong Xiao tips it home | 5-9 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Roland Warren is blocked by Kyle Clausen | 5-9 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Kong Xiao grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Jason Nelson takes the ball from Ramon Gutierrez | 5-9 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Jason Nelson lays it in | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Gary Dardar's floater is tipped away by Albert Davis | 5-11 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Steven Anderson grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Roland Warren takes the ball from Gary Dardar | 5-11 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Ramon Gutierrez swats the shot by Keith Houghtaling | 5-11 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kong Xiao | 5-11 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits a turnaround near the basket | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Nelson | 7-13 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Kong Xiao can't connect on a shot in the paint | 7-13 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Nelson and he's fouled by Kong Xiao - foul #1 on Kong Xiao, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Ian Lazaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Joseph Skaggs (SF), Aaron Newton (PF), Michael Skinner (C) Roland Warren, Jason Nelson, Albert Davis, Steven Anderson | |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Spencer (SF) Keith Houghtaling | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Aaron Newton is fouled on the floor by Julio Ruiz - foul #1 on Julio Ruiz, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) SF - Ian Lazaro (fresh) PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) C - Michael Skinner (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Aaron Newton buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-18 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan drills a floater near the basket | 9-18 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Aaron Newton tips it in | 9-20 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Newton - foul #1 on Aaron Newton, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Ian Lazaro, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Albert Davis (SF) Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the floater from the left block | 11-20 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Nitz | 14-20 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Aaron Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG) Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs (SG) Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Davis - foul #1 on Albert Davis, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Gary Spencer (SF) Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis | |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Aaron Newton blows the dunk but he's fouled by Arthur Nitz - foul #1 on Arthur Nitz, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Albert Davis (SF) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Gary Spencer | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Aaron Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Albert Davis blocks the short jumper by Gary Dardar | 16-22 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Kong Xiao double dribbles | 16-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Julio Ruiz (C) Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG) Jason Nelson, Joseph Skaggs | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Julio Ruiz swats the short shot by Aaron Newton | 16-22 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Kong Xiao pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Nitz (fairly fresh) PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darren Hillenbrand (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Aaron Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Skinner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Newton - foul #2 on Aaron Newton, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Ian Lazaro (SF) Ramon Gutierrez, Arthur Nitz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Steven Anderson (C) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis, Aaron Newton | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Steven Anderson blocks the short jumper by Kong Xiao | 17-22 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jarek Buljan (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Kong Xiao, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Albert Davis (SF) Jason Nelson, Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer | |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling misses the shot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the runner from the left block | 21-22 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Steven Anderson is hacked by Gary Dardar - foul #1 on Gary Dardar, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF) Timothy Poole, Kyle Clausen, Ian Lazaro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG), Gary Spencer (SF) Keith Houghtaling, Darren Hillenbrand, Albert Davis | |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Jarek Buljan swats the layup by Michael Skinner | 21-22 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Gary Dardar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Dardar, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Julio Ruiz (C) Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Albert Davis (SF) Joseph Skaggs, Gary Spencer | |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling is fouled on the floor by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #1 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG) Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs (SG) Jason Nelson | |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Albert Davis | 21-23 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Keith Houghtaling is called for the reach on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #2 on Keith Houghtaling, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Gary Spencer (SF) Keith Houghtaling, Joseph Skaggs, Albert Davis | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Michael Skinner snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Jason Nelson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Kong Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kong Xiao and the foul's on Gary Spencer - foul #1 on Gary Spencer, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Dardar (C) Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Aaron Newton (PF) Jason Nelson, Gary Spencer, Michael Skinner | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Aaron Newton gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Aaron Newton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kong Xiao - foul #2 on Kong Xiao, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro (SF) Arthur Nitz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Nelson (SG) Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Aaron Newton misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Keith Houghtaling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Aaron Newton gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Jason Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Anderson | 23-25 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling connects on the 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen tips it home | 25-28 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Gary Dardar swats the layup by Steven Anderson | 25-28 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 25-28 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Albert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Newton | 25-30 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is hacked by Steven Anderson - foul #1 on Steven Anderson, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Jarek Buljan (PF) Ramon Gutierrez, Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roland Warren (PG), Darren Hillenbrand (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Michael Skinner (C) Keith Houghtaling, Jason Nelson, Albert Davis, Steven Anderson | |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Michael Skinner clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Aaron Newton tips it in | 27-32 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG) Kyle Clausen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Keith Houghtaling (PG), Joseph Skaggs (SG) Roland Warren, Darren Hillenbrand | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Gary Dardar is called for the reach on Joseph Skaggs - foul #3 on Gary Dardar, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Julio Ruiz (C) Timothy Poole, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Albert Davis (SF) Gary Spencer | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Joseph Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro loses the ball out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darren Hillenbrand (SG) Joseph Skaggs | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Albert Davis clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-34 |