| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Donald Charles is fouled on the floor by Scott Borden - foul #2 on Scott Borden, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman lays it up and in | 21-33 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Scott Borden loses the dribble to Jeffry Dickman | 21-33 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by John Hendry - foul #1 on John Hendry, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Timothy Carr drills a shot from the right side | 23-35 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Donald Charles is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffry Dickman | 26-35 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-35 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Scott Borden gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Jason Arp is hacked by Donald Charles - foul #1 on Donald Charles, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the dunk attempt | 26-35 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Michael Waite tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Michael Waite tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Jason Arp pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | John Hendry is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Dickman - foul #2 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | David Marshall can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-37 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Waite (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Marshall (fresh) C - Brian Tillman (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 26-37 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Rickey Parsley is called for the reach on Larry Harden - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Noel Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Harden | 26-40 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 26-40 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung tips it in | 28-40 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Michael Waite knocks in the floater from the left side set up by David Marshall | 28-42 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Brian Tillman takes the ball from Dikembe Adi | 28-42 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Noel Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Marshall | 28-44 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | David Marshall steps in front of the Rickey Parsley pass | 28-44 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF), Scott Borden (C) Michael Waite, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Brian Tillman | |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 28-44 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Adam Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffry Dickman - foul #3 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #5 | 28-44 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Scott Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Donald Charles is hacked by Jason Arp - foul #2 on Jason Arp, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Michael Waite snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | John Hendry misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #6 | 28-46 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | John Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hendry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Adam Little evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 28-46 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Timothy Carr snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | John Hendry hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Carr | 28-48 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Adam Little drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Troy Barrie and the foul's on Timothy Carr - foul #2 on Timothy Carr, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF) Timothy Carr, John Hendry | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the free throw | 30-48 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Michael Waite can't connect on a floater from the right block | 30-48 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't finish the layup | 30-48 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Michael Waite is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Waite, team foul #5 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Scott Borden | |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 30-48 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it in | 32-48 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Dibiase - foul #3 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF) Michael Waite, David Marshall | |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-50 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it home | 34-50 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Ramon Benavidez is called for the reach on Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #8 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses long on a shot from the left block | 34-51 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 34-51 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Noel Thomas is called for the reach on Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Jason Arp (SG), David Marshall (PF), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden, John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Donald Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-51 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Michael Waite is fouled on the floor by Adam Little - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #9 | 34-51 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman's fadeaway is rejected by David Marshall | 34-53 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Scott Borden drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Waite | 34-55 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Donald Charles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-55 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Michael Waite grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Troy Barrie picks off the pass by Michael Waite in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Robert Beers buries a jumper from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Adam Little steals it from Michael Waite | 36-55 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Troy Barrie drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Little | 38-55 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Michael Waite is hacked by Donald Charles - foul #2 on Donald Charles, team foul #10 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (PF), Charles Hamilton (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, David Marshall, Scott Borden | |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley's layup is rejected by Brian Tillman | 38-57 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it but misses | 38-57 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Larry Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Michael Waite lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Harden | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Waite (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-59 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 38-59 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Noel Thomas loses the dribble to Ramon Benavidez | 38-59 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Noel Thomas snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Noel Thomas travels in the backcourt | 38-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), David Marshall (PF) Michael Waite, Charles Hamilton | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Donald Charles drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffry Dickman | 41-59 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Larry Harden pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Marshall | 41-61 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rickey Parsley and the foul's on David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | The short jumper by Brian Tillman is denied by Jeffry Dickman | 43-61 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Troy Barrie gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | The short jumper by David Marshall is denied by Adam Little | 46-61 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it home | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | David Marshall steals the ball from Robert Beers | 46-63 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Larry Harden lays it up and in set up by David Marshall | 46-65 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas runs out the clock | 46-65 |