| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis South (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Irvin Vaughan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Pare (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Vines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clark Squires (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Dennis South inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Central Florida | Gary Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Pat Parker | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Gardner | 34-31 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Michael Pare pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Irvin Vaughan steps in front of the Michael Pare pass | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Central Florida | Pat Parker connects on the jumper in the paint | 36-31 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Michael Pare hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Delahoussaye | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Gary Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses the dunk | 36-33 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pare | 36-33 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses the dunk but the foul's on Dennis South - foul #2 on Dennis South, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (SG), Edward Hedge (C) Gary Clark, Steven Hatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG), Wayne Bell (SG), Dan Perreira (PF), Jason Donahue (C) Bryan Gardner, Patrick Delahoussaye, John Vines, Clark Squires | |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Michael Pare misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Michael Pare makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jason Donahue - foul #1 on Jason Donahue, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Casavant (C) Irvin Vaughan | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Jason Donahue knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Pare | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Dan Perreira is called for the reach on Pat Parker - foul #1 on Dan Perreira, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers (SG), Maurice Looney (SF) Pat Parker, Dennis South | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bell - foul #1 on Wayne Bell, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SG) Michael Pare | |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher (C) George Casavant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Pare (SF) Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Wayne Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dan Perreira | 38-39 |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Patrick Slocumb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Rodgers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Looney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Cuddy (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Pare (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Michael Pare scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Perreira | 43-41 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge makes the shot in the paint | 45-41 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Dan Perreira can't throw it down but he's fouled by Edward Hedge - foul #3 on Edward Hedge, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pat Parker (PG), Gary Clark (SG), Dennis South (SF), Irvin Vaughan (PF), George Casavant (C) Patrick Slocumb, Nathan Rodgers, Maurice Looney, Edward Hedge, Steven Hatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Gardner (PG), Patrick Delahoussaye (SG), Clark Squires (C) Arnold Cuddy, Michael Pare, Jason Donahue | |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Dan Perreira makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:33 | Central Florida | Wayne Bell is called for the reach on Dennis South - foul #2 on Wayne Bell, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | John Vines is called for the reach on Dennis South - foul #3 on John Vines, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Patrick Delahoussaye steals the ball from Pat Parker | 45-42 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Gardner | 45-45 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Gary Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Pat Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Dennis South is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dennis South, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Hedge (C) George Casavant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Bryan Gardner, Wayne Bell, John Vines | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Clark Squires knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Delahoussaye and he's hacked by Edward Hedge - foul #4 on Edward Hedge, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Tucker (C) Edward Hedge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Gardner (SG), Wayne Bell (SF) Patrick Delahoussaye, Michael Pare | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Clark Squires makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Pat Parker loses the dribble to Arnold Cuddy in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Dan Perreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher (C) Arthur Tucker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SG), John Vines (PF), Jason Donahue (C) Bryan Gardner, Dan Perreira, Clark Squires | |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Jason Donahue grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye's floater is tipped away by Pat Parker | 45-48 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Pat Parker | 45-48 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Arnold Cuddy picks off the pass by Irvin Vaughan | 45-48 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis South (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Vaughan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Vines (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Donahue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Dennis South's pass is intercepted by Arnold Cuddy | 45-50 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Wayne Bell slams it home on a great pass from Arnold Cuddy | 45-52 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Pat Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:15 | Central Florida | Pat Parker tips it in | 47-52 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Jason Donahue is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Donahue, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (PG), Nathan Rodgers (SG), Maurice Looney (SF), George Casavant (PF), Arthur Tucker (C) Pat Parker, Gary Clark, Dennis South, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Gardner (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), Clark Squires (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Wayne Bell, John Vines, Jason Donahue | |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | George Casavant gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | George Casavant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SG) Arnold Cuddy | |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Clark Squires buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Pare | 47-54 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Arthur Tucker double dribbles | 47-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis South (SF) Maurice Looney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG) Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Wayne Bell drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Clark Squires and he's hacked by Patrick Slocumb - foul #2 on Patrick Slocumb, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pat Parker (PG) Nathan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:11 | Central Florida | Dennis South scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Slocumb | 49-57 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | The short jumper by Clark Squires is denied by Arthur Tucker | 49-57 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Arthur Tucker gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Dennis South misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Dan Perreira pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Michael Pare connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Bryan Gardner | 49-59 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Dennis South drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Slocumb and the foul's on Michael Pare - foul #2 on Michael Pare, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers (SG), Irvin Vaughan (PF), Steven Hatcher (C) Patrick Slocumb, George Casavant, Arthur Tucker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG), Patrick Delahoussaye (SG), John Vines (PF), Jason Donahue (C) Bryan Gardner, Wayne Bell, Dan Perreira, Clark Squires | |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Dennis South makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Pat Parker is called for the reach on John Vines - foul #1 on Pat Parker, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Clark (SG), Maurice Looney (SF) Nathan Rodgers, Dennis South | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Gardner (PG) Arnold Cuddy | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Looney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Irvin Vaughan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Pare (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Vines (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Donahue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-59 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Jason Donahue tips it home | 52-61 |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Donahue - foul #3 on Jason Donahue, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers (PG) Pat Parker | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG), Wayne Bell (SF) Bryan Gardner, Michael Pare | |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | John Vines misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy tips it in | 53-63 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Maurice Looney, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (PG), Dennis South (SF) Nathan Rodgers, Maurice Looney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Gardner (SG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), Clark Squires (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Wayne Bell, John Vines, Jason Donahue | |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Michael Pare drills a shot from the right side set up by Arnold Cuddy | 53-65 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Cuddy - foul #1 on Arnold Cuddy, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pat Parker (PG), Edward Hedge (PF), George Casavant (C) Gary Clark, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SG), Wayne Bell (SF), John Vines (PF), Jason Donahue (C) Arnold Cuddy, Michael Pare, Dan Perreira, Clark Squires | |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Pat Parker - foul #2 on Pat Parker, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Dennis South comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-67 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Jason Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Jason Donahue knocks in the jumper from the right block | 54-69 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-69 |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | George Casavant tips it home | 56-69 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-69 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Edward Hedge | 56-69 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Dennis South misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 56-69 |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | Pat Parker can't tip it in | 56-69 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 03:55 | Central Florida | George Casavant grabs the board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Slocumb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis South (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Casavant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Bell (tiring) 13 pts. PF - John Vines (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Donahue (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | George Casavant misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Jason Donahue pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Bryan Gardner is called for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers (PG), Gary Clark (SG), Maurice Looney (SF), Irvin Vaughan (PF), Steven Hatcher (C) Pat Parker, Patrick Slocumb, Dennis South, Edward Hedge, George Casavant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy (PG), Michael Pare (SF), Dan Perreira (PF), Clark Squires (C) Bryan Gardner, Wayne Bell, John Vines, Jason Donahue | |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Clark Squires grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Dan Perreira is hacked by Irvin Vaughan - foul #3 on Irvin Vaughan, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Robinson (PG), Arthur Tucker (PF), Edward Hedge (C) Gary Clark, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andy McCourt (SG), Wayne Bell (SF), Jason Donahue (C) Patrick Delahoussaye, Michael Pare, Clark Squires | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Arthur Tucker gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Michael Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney hits the follow up shot | 58-69 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-71 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney's floater is tipped away by Jason Donahue | 58-71 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Andy McCourt gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Arthur Tucker steals it from Arnold Cuddy | 58-71 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Rodgers | 60-71 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Andy McCourt connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Cuddy | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Robinson | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy misses long on a jumper from close range | 62-73 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses the tip | 62-73 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-73 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Donahue | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Arnold Cuddy runs out the clock | 62-73 |