| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-30 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses long on a floater from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 19-30 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Michael Randolph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Albert Moore is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Albert Moore, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Abdullah steals the ball from Manuel Zimmerman | 24-30 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury blows the layup | 24-30 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah tips it in | 26-30 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Paul Dunneback is called for the reach on Manuel Zimmerman - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Michael Randolph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Maurice Lokken denies the turnaround by Samuel Lamp | 26-30 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 26-32 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Albert Moore pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Lamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Moore - foul #2 on Albert Moore, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Matthew Kuster (PF), Raymond Crank (C) Michael Randolph, Albert Moore, Manuel Zimmerman, Rene Gallo, Samuel Lamp | |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett hits a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the floater in the paint | 28-35 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster comes up short on the runner from the right block | 28-35 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | James Tomlin gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Vernon - foul #1 on James Vernon, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Manuel Zimmerman (SF), Rene Gallo (PF) Stephen Hardnett, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin, Matthew Kuster | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | James Vernon connects on the floater from the left block set up by Dean Canterbury and he's fouled by Raymond Crank - foul #2 on Raymond Crank, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (C) Raymond Crank | |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Rene Gallo tips it home | 30-39 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Samuel Lamp - foul #3 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Albert Moore hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - James Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Randolph picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 33-42 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Rene Gallo scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Albert Moore | 33-44 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 33-44 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Manuel Zimmerman | 33-44 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Albert Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-44 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it home | 35-44 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Rene Gallo drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Albert Moore | 35-46 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Randolph steals it from Maurice Lokken | 35-46 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Michael Randolph banks in the layup | 35-48 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Raymond Crank (C) Michael Randolph, Albert Moore, Manuel Zimmerman, Samuel Lamp | |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Rene Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Rene Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Crank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Rene Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Raymond Crank is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joe Bratt | 35-53 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joe Bratt - foul #1 on Joe Bratt, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Joe Bratt - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Manuel Zimmerman (SF) Stephen Hardnett, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-55 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Albert Moore scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Manuel Zimmerman | 37-57 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Raymond Crank - foul #3 on Raymond Crank, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (C) Raymond Crank | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Albert Moore makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Manuel Zimmerman | 38-60 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Matthew Kuster steals the ball from Maurice Lokken | 38-60 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Albert Moore knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Kuster | 38-62 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-62 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the board | 38-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Michael Randolph drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Albert Moore | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Samuel Lamp (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-65 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman gets the rebound | 38-65 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | James Vernon steps in front of the Samuel Lamp pass | 38-65 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-65 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 38-65 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-65 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 40-65 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Randolph is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #7 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rene Gallo (PF) Matthew Kuster | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Albert Moore picks off the pass by Xiaoping Huang | 40-67 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Albert Moore is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #8 | 40-67 |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Albert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Lamp - foul #4 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #8 | 40-67 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-67 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 40-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman is denied on a layup by Xiaoping Huang | 43-67 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Albert Moore tips it but misses | 43-67 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the turnaround in the lane | 45-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 45-67 |