| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Jody Hammond is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits a 3 from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 28-26 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Jody Hammond buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Claude Skelton - foul #3 on Claude Skelton, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 3rd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cory Hickman | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | David Baker tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Cory Hickman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Seidman | 33-35 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Baker | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cory Hickman and he's hacked by Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Ronald Sheets, Joseph Seidman | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Jody Hammond makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) PF - Jody Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | David Baker picks off the pass by Shawn Dickson | 38-38 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Jody Hammond is called for the reach on Jeremy Lacroix - foul #3 on Jody Hammond, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Jody Hammond, Wayne Bodine | |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | David Baker double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG) Michael Shaw | |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-38 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Moore | 38-41 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Baker | 40-41 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Abraham Williams | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ronnie Lambert is blocked by Joseph Seidman | 40-41 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Randy Moore gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Randy Moore buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Sheets and he's fouled by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Gary Galusha (C) David Baker, Abraham Williams, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Cory Hickman (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Hilario Rodriguez, Ronald Sheets, Joseph Seidman | |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer is hacked by Wayne Bodine - foul #2 on Wayne Bodine, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Randy Moore | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Shawn Dickson steals the ball from Richard Brewer | 40-43 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Michael Shaw lays it in set up by Shawn Dickson | 40-45 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix lays it in | 42-45 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Galusha - foul #2 on Gary Galusha, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (PF) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha is fouled on the floor by Joseph Seidman - foul #1 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Abraham Williams (PF) Richard Brewer, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Cory Hickman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Jody Hammond takes the ball from Gary Galusha | 42-47 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jody Hammond | 42-49 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-49 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | David Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | David Baker is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, David Baker, Ulysses Loftin, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Shawn Dickson (SF) Claude Skelton, Ronald Sheets | |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Marco Costa is called for the reach on Cory Hickman - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Abraham Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cory Hickman (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Randy Moore is hacked by Abraham Williams - foul #1 on Abraham Williams, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Ulysses Loftin (PF) Marco Costa, Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Claude Skelton takes the ball from Ulysses Loftin | 44-49 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Ronnie Lambert steals the ball from Randy Moore | 44-49 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Abraham Williams (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Jody Hammond (PF) Hilario Rodriguez, Randy Moore | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 44-49 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jody Hammond | 44-52 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Baker | 46-52 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses the jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Jody Hammond tips it home | 46-54 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Sheets - foul #2 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Cory Hickman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Claude Skelton gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Claude Skelton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Hickman | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 29 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | David Baker knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 50-60 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Abraham Williams steals it from Claude Skelton | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sheets | 50-60 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Galusha | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sheets - foul #3 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, David Baker, Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams clanks a shot from the right block | 50-62 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Claude Skelton grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Cory Hickman is fouled on the floor by Marco Costa - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Skelton runs out the clock | 50-62 |