| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's pass is intercepted by Jerry Lee | 18-28 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #1 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 18-30 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 18-30 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman | |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-30 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur blows the layup | 20-32 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Pedro Cruz, Timothy McArthur | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 22-32 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Jerry Lee steals it from Ivan Borkoski | 22-32 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson loses the dribble to Sol Rizzo | 22-32 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel slams it home on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 24-32 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 27-34 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Jon Carnahan - foul #4 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Charles Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Timothy McArthur, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Peterson | 32-34 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Charles Peterson loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 32-34 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | John Jackson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-34 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 32-34 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi comes up short on the shot from close range | 32-34 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ottah Abdallah | 34-34 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 34-36 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-36 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 36-36 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Bill Greenman swats the short shot by Nwa Adi | 36-36 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Pedro Cruz picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 38-36 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses short on a runner near the basket | 38-36 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz tips it home | 40-36 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 40-38 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Nwa Adi knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Andrew Sonoski | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 45-39 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits a wide open runner from the left block | 45-41 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's floater is knocked away by Bill Greenman | 45-41 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Jon Carnahan steps in front of the Pedro Cruz pass | 45-44 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Richard Johnson, Bill Greenman | |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | A charge is called on Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Patrick Wade | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 45-46 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Ivan Borkoski is called for the reach on Eldridge Kent - foul #4 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (PF) Ottah Abdallah | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Mundan Emanuel - foul #5 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Todd Scheetz | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 45-49 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Lee (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Patrick Grant steps in front of the Charles Peterson pass | 45-51 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant dunks the ball | 45-53 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the follow up shot | 45-55 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) John Jackson | |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Ottah Abdallah is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ivan Borkoski - foul #5 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #12 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the runner from close range | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 51-61 |