| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Hoggard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bicknell (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | David Anderson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-30 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sudi Almarza | 20-30 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | James Flannery misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-30 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | James Flannery takes the ball from Daniel Hoggard | 20-30 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-33 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Dominic Esposito, Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 17:48 | Villanova | David Anderson is called for the reach on Sudi Almarza - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Brian Pickett is fouled on the floor by Wayne Holloway - foul #3 on Wayne Holloway, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (SG) Sudi Almarza | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson misses long on a runner in the paint | 20-33 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-33 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), James Lester (C) Daniel Hoggard, Christopher Stidham, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Brian Pickett, Matthew Griffith | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Neal (fresh) SF - Leroy Amador (fresh) PF - James Bicknell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | James Bicknell steals the ball from Jessie Ebeling | 21-34 |
| 15:12 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-34 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jessie Ebeling | 21-34 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham (SF), Lawrence Fox (PF), David Anderson (C) Leroy Amador, James Bicknell, James Lester | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (SG), Matthew Griffith (C) Sudi Almarza, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | David Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Griffith | 24-36 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-36 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Dominic Esposito steps in front of the Wayne Holloway pass in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson misses the shot from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Neal (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Fox (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Gannaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Gannaway and he's fouled by Wayne Holloway - foul #4 on Wayne Holloway, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Hoggard (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), James Bicknell (PF), James Lester (C) Patrick Neal, Christopher Stidham, Lawrence Fox, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), James Flannery (PF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Anthony Johnson, Matthew Griffith | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | James Lester clanks a floater in the lane | 24-39 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell tips it in | 26-39 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | James Flannery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Stepp | 26-41 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza is called for traveling | 26-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG), Christopher Stidham (SF), David Anderson (C) Wayne Holloway, Leroy Amador, James Lester | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery | |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | David Anderson loses the dribble to Brian Pickett | 26-41 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Brian Pickett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (SG), James Flannery (PF) Sudi Almarza, Anthony Johnson | |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell loses the dribble to Jessie Ebeling | 26-41 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Brian Pickett misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #4 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG) Daniel Hoggard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG) Dominic Esposito | |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Brian Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Brian Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell comes up short on the shot from the right side | 26-41 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Hayes (fresh) SG - Patrick Neal (fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bicknell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Gannaway (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jessie Ebeling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | James Flannery hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #5 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway (PG), Leroy Amador (SF), Lawrence Fox (PF), James Lester (C) John Hayes, Christopher Stidham, James Bicknell, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Brian Pickett | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Patrick Neal | 28-42 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 05:57 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Wayne Holloway, team foul #7 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG), Daniel Hoggard (SG), James Bicknell (PF) Wayne Holloway, Patrick Neal, Lawrence Fox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Sudi Almarza, Jeffrey Stepp, James Flannery, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Brian Pickett misses badly on a shot in the paint | 28-42 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | James Lester grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | John Hayes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-42 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | James Lester snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Griffith - foul #1 on Matthew Griffith, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG) Daniel Hoggard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Brian Pickett, Matthew Griffith | |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | James Bicknell blocks the jumper by Sudi Almarza | 28-42 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | John Hayes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by James Bicknell | 31-42 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jessie Ebeling - foul #1 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox (PF) James Bicknell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), James Flannery (PF) Christopher Gannaway, Anthony Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Neal (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Leroy Amador (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Fox (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Lester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sudi Almarza (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Flannery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jessie Ebeling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dominic Esposito | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza is hacked by John Hayes - foul #1 on John Hayes, team foul #8 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Pickett (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) Jeffrey Stepp, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Sudi Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | John Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Leroy Amador is called for the reach on Matthew Griffith - foul #1 on Leroy Amador, team foul #9 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randal Kallas (PG) John Hayes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (PG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Sudi Almarza, Brian Pickett, James Flannery | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Randal Kallas and he's fouled by Matthew Griffith - foul #2 on Matthew Griffith, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling (C) Matthew Griffith | |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp is hacked by Leroy Amador - foul #2 on Leroy Amador, team foul #10 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG) Randal Kallas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Almarza (SG), James Flannery (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Christopher Gannaway, Anthony Johnson, Jessie Ebeling | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | John Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | John Hayes is called for the reach on Matthew Griffith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hayes, team foul #11 | 35-48 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | James Flannery pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito misses the shot from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | John Hayes grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Matthew Griffith grabs the board | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp loses the dribble to Leroy Amador | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador grabs the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Neal | 37-49 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 37-49 |