| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Echevarria inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | James Echevarria hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Tindle | 29-22 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Echevarria | 29-22 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-22 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Ferrari | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Raul Castro - foul #1 on Raul Castro, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is wide open and slams it home set up by Tony Michaelson out of the doubleteam | 33-24 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 33-24 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson lays it in | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | The jump hook by Gonzalo Ferrari is blocked by George Whaley | 35-24 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Whaley | 35-24 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | James Echevarria clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raul Castro - foul #2 on Raul Castro, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Joseph Budziszewski (C) Ralph Tindle, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Mark Frechette misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-24 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger loses the dribble to Gonzalo Ferrari | 36-24 |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-24 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers snags the offensive board | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Michaelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Budziszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Frechette (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt lays it up and in | 36-26 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger tips it back up and in | 38-26 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses badly on a shot from the right block | 38-26 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tony Michaelson | 38-26 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | George Whaley is denied on a layup by Mark Frechette | 38-26 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger can't tip it in | 38-26 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Joseph Budziszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | James Echevarria knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by David Crickenberger | 40-26 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | George Whaley is called for the reach on Gabriel Showers - foul #3 on George Whaley, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), Michael Fisher (SF), John Hultgren (PF), Joshua Anderson (C) James Echevarria, Tony Michaelson, George Whaley, Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Jason Dudley (SG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt, Mark Frechette | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | John Hultgren grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Crickenberger | 42-26 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson's pass is intercepted by Filiberto Bruno | 42-28 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell | 42-31 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by David Crickenberger and he's hacked by Raul Castro - foul #3 on Raul Castro, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG) David Crickenberger | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Whaley (PF) John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | George Whaley jams it | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Dudley (fresh) SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Budziszewski (C) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF) Jason Dudley, Raul Castro | |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell | 47-35 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | George Whaley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-35 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-35 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers is denied on a layup by George Whaley | 47-35 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mile Kotowski - foul #2 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Raul Castro (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Gabriel Showers, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Joseph Budziszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | George Whaley throws it down | 49-35 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | George Whaley steps in front of the Mark Frechette pass | 49-35 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | James Echevarria knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Fisher | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:19 | Villanova | James Echevarria picks off the pass by Gonzalo Ferrari | 51-35 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Echevarria | 53-35 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Lee Tylor - foul #1 on Lee Tylor, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), John Hultgren (PF), Joshua Anderson (C) Tony Michaelson, Michael Fisher, George Whaley, Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Jason Dudley (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gonzalo Ferrari, Raul Castro, Gregory Pruitt, Mark Frechette | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | James Echevarria comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | James Echevarria hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Dudley (fresh) SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers misses the jump hook in the lane | 55-37 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Jason Dudley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno buries a runner from close range | 55-39 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-39 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno jams it on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson blows the layup | 55-41 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Michael Fisher (SF), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, Ralph Tindle, John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Raul Castro (SF) Jason Dudley, Gabriel Showers | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawrence Campbell | 55-44 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Mile Kotowski steals it from Michael Fisher out of a doubleteam | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | George Whaley hits a shot in the lane | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Raul Castro tips it in | 57-46 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses the easy layup | 57-46 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Raul Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | George Whaley swats the layup by Filiberto Bruno | 57-46 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Raul Castro snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno can't finish the layup | 57-46 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raul Castro | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell is hacked by George Whaley - foul #4 on George Whaley, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 57-46 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Michael Fisher steals it from Gabriel Showers | 57-46 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Tylor - foul #2 on Lee Tylor, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Raul Castro (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt, Mark Frechette | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Campbell - foul #2 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Raul Castro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled on the floor by Raul Castro - foul #4 on Raul Castro, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gonzalo Ferrari | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson runs out the clock | 61-48 |