| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) SG - Ognjen Slagowski (fresh) SF - Willard Villacorta (fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) C - Rosario Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) SG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SF - Raul Castro (fresh) PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Rosario Garza wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Memphis | Marvin Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Lee Tylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Pruitt | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Memphis | Rosario Garza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Lee Tylor pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Memphis | John Baum double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Raul Castro's pass is intercepted by Willard Villacorta | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski blows the wide open layup | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Raul Castro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Memphis | John Baum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Filiberto Bruno | 2-9 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Lee Tylor picks off the pass by Marvin Smith | 2-9 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Campbell | 2-11 |
| 16:04 | Memphis | Willard Villacorta loses the ball out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (PG), John Jenkin (SG), Franklin Hylinski (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Bell (C) John Baum, Ognjen Slagowski, Willard Villacorta, Marvin Smith, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (PG), Gabriel Showers (SG), Jason Dudley (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Lee Tylor, Raul Castro, Gregory Pruitt, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 2-11 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Mark Frechette tips it back up and in | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - William Macy (fresh) SG - John Jenkin (fresh) SF - Franklin Hylinski (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) C - Jeff Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) SG - Gabriel Showers (fresh) SF - Jason Dudley (fresh) PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) C - Mark Frechette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski misses the floater from the left side | 2-13 |
| 15:34 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Baker | 2-13 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jason Dudley - foul #1 on Jason Dudley, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski misses the free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Mark Frechette grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari | 4-15 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Gabriel Showers is called for the reach on John Jenkin - foul #1 on Gabriel Showers, team foul #2 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (C) Jason Dudley | |
| 14:34 | Memphis | Robert Baker scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Bell and the foul's on Mark Frechette - foul #1 on Mark Frechette, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG) Filiberto Bruno | |
| 14:34 | Memphis | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 14:07 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski hits a shot from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | John Jenkin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | Mark Frechette is called for the reach on Jeff Bell - foul #2 on Mark Frechette, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), Ognjen Slagowski (SG), Robert Peters (SF), David Shank (PF), Rosario Garza (C) William Macy, John Jenkin, Franklin Hylinski, Robert Baker, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lawrence Campbell, Mark Frechette | |
| 13:08 | Memphis | Gonzalo Ferrari steals it from Ognjen Slagowski | 9-17 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | David Shank steals it from Filiberto Bruno | 9-17 |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Robert Peters's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Showers | 9-17 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Robert Peters is called for the reach on Gonzalo Ferrari - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Smith (PF) David Shank | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Raul Castro (SF) Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Robert Peters is called for the reach on Mile Kotowski - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard Villacorta (SF) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari double dribbles | 9-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Jenkin (SG), Jeff Bell (C) Ognjen Slagowski, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Willard Villacorta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 11:41 | Memphis | Marvin Smith hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) SG - John Jenkin (fresh) SF - Willard Villacorta (fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jeff Bell - foul #1 on Jeff Bell, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (PG), Franklin Hylinski (SF) John Baum, Willard Villacorta | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SG), Jason Dudley (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | William Macy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses the lay-in | 11-18 |
| 10:42 | Memphis | Marvin Smith grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 10:33 | Memphis | Gregory Pruitt steps in front of the John Jenkin pass | 11-18 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 10:12 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:50 | Memphis | Jeff Bell misses the floater from close range | 11-18 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari | 11-20 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Filiberto Bruno - foul #1 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), Ognjen Slagowski (SG), Robert Baker (PF), Rosario Garza (C) William Macy, John Jenkin, Marvin Smith, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Lee Tylor (SG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Jason Dudley, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Raul Castro is hacked by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard Villacorta (SF) Franklin Hylinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (C) Gregory Pruitt | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski misses the 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 09:06 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Baum | 13-20 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Rosario Garza is hacked by Raul Castro during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Raul Castro, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt (C) Filiberto Bruno | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Gregory Pruitt steals the ball from Ognjen Slagowski | 13-20 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Willard Villacorta is called for the reach on Raul Castro - foul #1 on Willard Villacorta, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Campbell | 13-22 |
| 07:40 | Memphis | Rosario Garza lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by John Baum | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ognjen Slagowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Villacorta (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rosario Garza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Filiberto Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Robert Baker steals the ball from Filiberto Bruno | 15-22 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raul Castro - foul #2 on Raul Castro, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski (SF) Willard Villacorta | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Gabriel Showers (PF), Gregory Pruitt (C) Lawrence Campbell, Raul Castro, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari buries a jump hook in the lane | 17-24 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Rosario Garza gets the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Mile Kotowski - foul #1 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (PG), Marvin Smith (PF), Jeff Bell (C) John Baum, Robert Baker, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gabriel Showers | |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Franklin Hylinski steals it from Filiberto Bruno | 19-24 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | William Macy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 06:01 | Memphis | Jeff Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Filiberto Bruno takes the ball from William Macy | 19-24 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Macy - foul #1 on William Macy, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Jenkin (SG), Willard Villacorta (SF) Ognjen Slagowski, Franklin Hylinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Gabriel Showers (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski misses the 3rd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Lee Tylor clanks a floater from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 05:13 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Willard Villacorta | 19-26 |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Jeff Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), Rosario Garza (C) William Macy, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Jason Dudley (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lee Tylor, Mile Kotowski, Gabriel Showers | |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the runner from the left block | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | Rosario Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Gonzalo Ferrari steals it from Rosario Garza | 19-26 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt tips it home | 19-28 |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Marvin Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | John Baum tips it back up and in | 21-28 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 03:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Willard Villacorta | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jenkin (fresh) SF - Willard Villacorta (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosario Garza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dudley (fresh) PF - Gregory Pruitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Filiberto Bruno (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Marvin Smith is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Baum out of the doubleteam | 23-28 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Rosario Garza | 23-28 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Rosario Garza gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | Memphis | Jason Dudley picks off the pass by Marvin Smith | 23-28 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Memphis | Rosario Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | John Jenkin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-28 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Lawrence Campbell | 23-30 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Marvin Smith makes the floater from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Jenkin - foul #1 on John Jenkin, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (PG), Ognjen Slagowski (SG), Franklin Hylinski (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Bell (C) John Baum, John Jenkin, Willard Villacorta, Marvin Smith, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Jason Dudley, Gregory Pruitt, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:31 | Memphis | Jeff Bell snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Mark Frechette steals the ball from Franklin Hylinski | 25-31 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Mark Frechette is hacked by Jeff Bell - foul #2 on Jeff Bell, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Mark Frechette misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Jeff Bell pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Frechette | 25-31 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Lee Tylor misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-31 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Jeff Bell gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ognjen Slagowski | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Raul Castro misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Jeff Bell snags the defensive board | 27-31 |