| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Ruffin (fresh) C - Steve Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Chisom | 19-28 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Ruffin | 21-28 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Cearley | 21-30 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Chang Xie loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Willis Foley (C) Bryce Elders, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Willis Foley scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Steve Rogers and the foul's on Kenneth Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ruffin (PF) Daniel Begaye | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Willis Foley - foul #1 on Willis Foley, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (PG), Bryce Elders (SF) Dan Dalegowski, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 24-30 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Willis Foley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Chang Xie | 24-30 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chang Xie | 26-30 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Milan | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Daniel Begaye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 26-32 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Dalegowski (SG), John Ruffin (PF) Daniel Begaye, Bryce Elders, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the contested 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi's pass is intercepted by Royal Placencia in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Royal Placencia lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi and he's hacked by Dan Dalegowski - foul #2 on Dan Dalegowski, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), Steve Rogers (C) Chang Xie, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Steve Rogers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Dalegowski | 33-35 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton buries a runner near the basket set up by Toni Przybyszewski and he's hacked by Steve Rogers - foul #2 on Steve Rogers, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Chang Xie (SF) Dan Dalegowski, Bryce Elders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 33-38 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom connects on the 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Royal Placencia | 35-41 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Bryce Elders (SF), Willis Foley (C) Daniel Begaye, Chang Xie, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Kenneth Nelson steals it from Royal Placencia | 35-41 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-41 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Royal Placencia gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dima Sedlacek - foul #1 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Chang Xie (SF), Steve Rogers (C) Dan Dalegowski, Bryce Elders, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Nelson | 36-43 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chang Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willis Foley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Bryce Elders (SF), John Ruffin (PF) Daniel Begaye, Chang Xie, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek | |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-43 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 38-43 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | John Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | John Ruffin connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steve Rogers out of the doubleteam | 40-43 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Dan Dalegowski is called for the reach on Robin Milan - foul #3 on Dan Dalegowski, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Willis Foley (C) Dan Dalegowski, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ronald Blanton (PF) Robin Milan, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Bryce Elders steals it from Reynaldo Rossi | 40-43 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Royal Placencia drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Steve Rogers (C) Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | John Ruffin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #3 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Chang Xie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | John Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | John Ruffin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the floater from the right side | 45-45 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Royal Placencia clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Begaye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | The jumper by Ronald Blanton is denied by Steve Rogers | 45-45 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Steve Rogers gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | John Ruffin double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Dalegowski (SF), Willis Foley (PF) Daniel Begaye, Bryce Elders, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom, Ronald Blanton | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 45-45 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Kenneth Nelson blocks the short jumper by Steve Rogers | 45-45 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is hacked by Willis Foley - foul #2 on Willis Foley, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), John Ruffin (PF) Dan Dalegowski, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dikembe Chisom (PF) Dima Sedlacek, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Robin Milan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Royal Placencia hits a shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Royal Placencia, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Steve Rogers (C) Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton (PF) Dikembe Chisom | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Steve Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 47-51 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | John Ruffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), Willis Foley (C) Daniel Begaye, John Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willis Foley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Steve Rogers lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 49-51 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Willis Foley steals the ball from Toni Przybyszewski | 49-51 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Chang Xie scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), John Ruffin (PF) Chang Xie, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dima Sedlacek, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Willis Foley denies the turnaround by Kenneth Cearley | 51-51 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Nelson | 51-53 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Willis Foley is denied on a dunk by Dikembe Chisom | 51-53 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by John Ruffin - foul #2 on John Ruffin, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Royal Placencia pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | John Ruffin travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Rogers - foul #3 on Steve Rogers, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Ruffin | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Royal Placencia is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Royal Placencia, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Toni Przybyszewski takes the ball from Chang Xie after a doubleteam | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Daniel Begaye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Begaye, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Chang Xie misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley runs out the clock | 51-59 |