| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 41-27 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Castle - foul #3 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Jamie Howell snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | John Tope scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 42-29 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Kudyauku Albarazi takes the ball from Malcolm Weisser | 42-29 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 42-31 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | John Tope knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gary Sutton and he's hacked by Malcolm Weisser - foul #2 on Malcolm Weisser, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), George Creasy (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Mike Graham (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Robert Rohrbach, Malcolm Weisser, Kevin Ferro, Ruben Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG), John Small (SF) Kudyauku Albarazi, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 17:50 | Louisville | John Tope makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | George Creasy hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-34 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Luis Ball is called for the reach on Paul Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Ball, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Boyd Bailey (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Jamie Howell, John Tope | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Dale Hulse connects on the shot near the basket | 45-36 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Jason Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Dale Hulse snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Dale Hulse's pass is intercepted by Mike Graham | 45-36 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | George Creasy clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | John Small pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by George Creasy - foul #1 on George Creasy, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG) Luis Ball, George Creasy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Jamie Howell (PF) Gary Sutton, Boyd Bailey | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Harold Montgomery - foul #1 on Harold Montgomery, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Ferro (PF), Ruben Smith (C) Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG) Paul Hicks | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Dale Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Dale Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Dave White connects on the open jumper from the baseline | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Small (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Jamie Howell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Dale Hulse is hacked by Kevin Ferro - foul #1 on Kevin Ferro, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), George Creasy (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Mike Graham (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Robert Rohrbach, Jason Freeman, Kevin Ferro, Ruben Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Mike Graham pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG) Kudyauku Albarazi | |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Harold Montgomery swats the short shot by John Tope | 49-38 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-40 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Mike Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | George Creasy is hacked by Kenneth Castle - foul #4 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Kevin Ferro (PF), Ruben Smith (C) Luis Ball, George Creasy, Malcolm Weisser, Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Boyd Bailey (C) Paul Hicks, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Dave White comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jamie Howell | 52-40 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the jumper from the left block set up by Kent Pittman | 52-42 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Dave White connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Robert Rohrbach | 54-42 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Kent Pittman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Hulse (C) Boyd Bailey | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Jason Freeman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Jason Freeman hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Small (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Small | 56-45 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Dave White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-45 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ferro | 56-45 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Small | 56-45 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Kevin Ferro steals it from Kent Pittman in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | John Small steals the ball from Robert Rohrbach | 56-45 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Jamie Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), George Creasy (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Mike Graham (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Robert Rohrbach, Jason Freeman, Kevin Ferro, Ruben Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Boyd Bailey (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Kent Pittman, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Luis Ball | 58-45 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Boyd Bailey and he's fouled by Malcolm Weisser - foul #3 on Malcolm Weisser, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Paul Hicks steals it from Malcolm Weisser | 58-48 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Boyd Bailey banks in the layup set up by Paul Hicks | 58-50 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Paul Hicks gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Paul Hicks hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Sutton | 58-52 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Ruben Smith (C) Luis Ball, George Creasy, Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Paul Hicks, Boyd Bailey, John Tope | |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is hacked by Malcolm Weisser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Malcolm Weisser, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Ferro (PF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the floater from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kudyauku Albarazi | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Ferro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Dave White misses short on an open floater from the right side | 61-57 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Dave White tips it home | 63-57 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't tip it in | 63-57 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Dave White pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro misses badly on a runner from the left block | 63-57 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 63-59 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Dave White clanks a floater from the left side | 63-59 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Dave White tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Ruben Smith grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Ruben Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), George Creasy (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Mike Graham (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Robert Rohrbach, Jason Freeman, Kevin Ferro, Ruben Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Paul Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Sutton and he's hacked by Mike Graham - foul #3 on Mike Graham, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Mike Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 65-62 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Paul Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Luis Ball connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Montgomery | 67-62 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | John Tope clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | John Tope blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Montgomery - foul #2 on Harold Montgomery, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Kevin Ferro (PF) Luis Ball, George Creasy, Mike Graham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Boyd Bailey (PF) Paul Hicks, Kenneth Castle | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Dave White hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Dave White misses the free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Ferro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Small (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Boyd Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | John Small scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 69-65 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | John Small gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on John Small | 69-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF), Ruben Smith (C) Malcolm Weisser, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Gary Sutton, John Small, John Tope | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Kenneth Castle steps in front of the Kevin Ferro pass | 69-65 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mike Graham (PF) Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG) Kent Pittman | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Hicks | 69-67 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF), Harold Montgomery (C) Jason Freeman, Ruben Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Malcolm Hamilton, Boyd Bailey | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | John Small is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Dave White travels with the ball | 72-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Ferro (PF) Mike Graham | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ruben Smith (C) Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Kudyauku Albarazi, John Small | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 72-67 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Kent Pittman tips it back up and in | 72-69 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-69 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Ruben Smith snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Dave White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 72-69 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Dave White grabs the board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Dave White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Sutton, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF), Mike Graham (PF) Robert Rohrbach, Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Dave White is fouled on the floor by Gary Sutton - foul #3 on Gary Sutton, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Dave White makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Dave White misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Tope | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kent Pittman | 73-71 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Kevin Ferro (PF) Jason Freeman, Mike Graham | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Ruben Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sutton - foul #4 on Gary Sutton, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Ruben Smith snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Ruben Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Sutton, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF), Mike Graham (PF) Robert Rohrbach, Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG) Gary Sutton | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Ruben Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 75-74 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Kevin Ferro (PF) Jason Freeman, Mike Graham | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Kudyauku Albarazi is called for the reach on Robert Rohrbach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is hacked by Malcolm Weisser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Malcolm Weisser, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach is fouled in the backcourt by Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #2 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-76 |