| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ornstein | 31-34 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Michael Ornstein - foul #1 on Michael Ornstein, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Robert Holloway, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 31-36 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Wallace | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Patrick Kuhn - foul #2 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Harold Galarza, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:10 | Louisville | John Thigpen lays it in on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | George Willett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Larry Watkins scores on a runner in the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cameron Michalowski | 34-40 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | John Thigpen tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | George Willett double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Robert Holloway, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Howin Xue dunks the ball and the foul's on Patrick Kowalewski - foul #1 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Larry Watkins loses the dribble to Philip Klein | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski hits a shot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 36-44 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | John Thigpen snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Mark Hicks pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Harold Galarza connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) John Thigpen, Willard Hensler | |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Robert Wallace picks off the pass by Patrick Kuhn | 39-44 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Harold Galarza takes the ball from Howin Xue | 39-44 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Howin Xue - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hicks (PF) Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 39-44 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Deans (fresh) SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Shawn Deans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Wallace | 41-48 |
| 10:45 | Villanova | Philip Klein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Howin Xue (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, Robert Wallace, Larry Watkins | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Willard Hensler gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Robert Holloway snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Shawn Deans, Willard Hensler | |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Robert Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue banks in the layup set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 42-50 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Holloway | 44-50 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Harold Galarza, Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Philip Klein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | George Willett pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Ivan Chrostowski steals it from George Willett in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Mark Hicks snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Howin Xue knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 48-52 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Mark Hicks's pass is intercepted by Ivan Chrostowski | 48-52 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the finger roll | 48-54 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is hacked by Von Mitkowski - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Mark Hicks, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG), Ray Overstreet (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the floater in the paint | 48-56 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Russell Hanson's pass is intercepted by Willard Hensler | 48-56 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #3 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kuhn (C) Timothy Shanahan, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Ray Overstreet steps in front of the Harold Galarza pass | 48-58 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-58 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Wallace | 48-58 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Willard Hensler clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Russell Hanson - foul #1 on Russell Hanson, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans, Ray Overstreet, Robert Wallace | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a jumper from close range | 48-59 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #4 on John Thigpen, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Willard Hensler, Howin Xue | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 49-62 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Mark Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Russell Hanson tips it in | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kuhn | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Philip Klein - foul #4 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Philip Klein misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Philip Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Galarza - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG) Philip Klein | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kuhn | 52-63 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Holloway | 54-63 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Shawn Deans is hacked by Robert Holloway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Holloway, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #4 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans | |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Galarza - foul #2 on Harold Galarza, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn scores on a floater near the basket set up by Harold Galarza | 57-66 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Harold Galarza is called for the reach on Shawn Deans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Galarza, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Patrick Kuhn denies the turnaround by Ivan Chrostowski | 57-68 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski runs out the clock | 57-68 |