| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Driskill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gurley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan O'Rourke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | James Bowman inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | James Bowman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Driskill | 29-33 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the jumper from the left block | 31-33 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Nenad Sadowski is denied by James Bowman | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | David Gurley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | David Gurley's pass is intercepted by Terry Kennedy | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Kennedy | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | James Bowman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | James Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Herman Spencer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nenad Sadowski, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Richard Price (SG), Royce Wilson (SF) Herman Spencer, Darrell Driskill, James Bowman | |
| 16:26 | Villanova | The short jumper by David Gurley is denied by Jermaine Scarborough | 33-33 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | David Gurley pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Graham | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Price (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Royce Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan O'Rourke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Royce Wilson snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Shane Hall (SF), Craig Stevens (PF), Kenny Crooks (C) Daniel Graham, Royce Wilson, David Gurley, Ryan O'Rourke | |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Shane Hall gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Herman Spencer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Wright | 36-38 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Richard Price loses the dribble to Frank Wright | 36-38 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Wright and he's fouled by Kenny Crooks - foul #4 on Kenny Crooks, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Gurley (PF), Ryan O'Rourke (C) Craig Stevens, Kenny Crooks | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | David Gurley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Shane Hall misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Bowman (SF) Shane Hall | |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Herman Spencer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Price - foul #1 on Richard Price, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Shane Hall (SF) Herman Spencer, James Bowman | |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Richard Price clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Howard Barrett - foul #1 on Howard Barrett, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Frank Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), James Bowman (SF) Daniel Graham, Shane Hall | |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Richard Price makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Richard Price misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 40-39 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Jake Bechtol steals the ball from Herman Spencer in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol travels with the ball | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Shane Hall (SF), Craig Stevens (PF) Herman Spencer, James Bowman, David Gurley | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Hall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan O'Rourke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Shane Hall hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jake Bechtol, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Royce Wilson (SF), David Gurley (PF) Daniel Graham, Shane Hall, Craig Stevens | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Howard Barrett steals it from Ryan O'Rourke | 40-41 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-41 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Royce Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | David Gurley travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF) Dennis Love, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Shane Hall (SG), James Bowman (SF) Herman Spencer, Richard Price, Royce Wilson | |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Kinard is blocked by Ryan O'Rourke | 40-41 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski tips it in | 42-41 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | James Bowman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Ryan O'Rourke - foul #3 on Ryan O'Rourke, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Richard Price (SG), Craig Stevens (PF) Daniel Graham, James Bowman, David Gurley | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Herman Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Spencer and the foul's on Jermaine Scarborough - foul #3 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Frank Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF), David Gurley (PF) Richard Price, Shane Hall, Craig Stevens | |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | James Bowman grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | David Gurley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #4 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Price (SG), Royce Wilson (SF) Darrell Driskill, James Bowman | |
| 08:17 | Villanova | David Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | David Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | David Gurley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | David Gurley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Herman Spencer takes the ball from Dennis Love | 42-46 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Richard Price hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herman Spencer | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Royce Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Gurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan O'Rourke (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Hamann | 45-48 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | David Gurley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | David Gurley grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Herman Spencer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF), Craig Stevens (PF), Kenny Crooks (C) Herman Spencer, Richard Price, Royce Wilson, David Gurley, Ryan O'Rourke | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Graham | 45-51 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Driskill picks off the pass by Jeffrey Young | 45-51 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | James Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Kennedy - foul #1 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG) Daniel Graham | |
| 04:53 | Villanova | James Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | James Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | James Bowman connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Herman Spencer | 48-56 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | James Bowman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-59 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 54-59 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | James Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herman Spencer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Driskill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Crooks (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Herman Spencer gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Herman Spencer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Darrell Driskill - foul #1 on Darrell Driskill, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Frank Wright, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Richard Price (SG), Shane Hall (SF), David Gurley (PF) Herman Spencer, Darrell Driskill, James Bowman, Craig Stevens | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Daniel Graham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Shane Hall tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jake Bechtol, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herman Spencer (PG), Darrell Driskill (SG), James Bowman (SF) Daniel Graham, Richard Price, Shane Hall | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | David Gurley pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Darrell Driskill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young drills a shot from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) 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 | Thomas Kinard swats the short shot by Herman Spencer | 59-64 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | David Gurley tips it in | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | David Gurley grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | David Gurley is hacked by Frank Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Wright, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Graham (PG), Richard Price (SG), Ryan O'Rourke (C) Herman Spencer, Darrell Driskill, Kenny Crooks | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Terry Kennedy is called for the reach on James Bowman - foul #2 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | James Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | James Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Wright - foul #2 on Frank Wright, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Ryan O'Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard banks in the layup set up by Terry Kennedy | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Daniel Graham runs out the clock | 61-70 |