| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 stl. C - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Lounsbury (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Dials (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Hart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Weintraub (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner knocks in the floater from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Dials | 24-38 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Luther Simone is blocked by Rick Hart | 24-38 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Phil Rabago pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-38 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Rick Hart hits the follow up shot | 24-40 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 24-40 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Luther Simone steals the ball from Gregory Lounsbury | 24-40 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is hacked by Jack Dials in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Dials, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Linwood Coffman, Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Robert Follansbee (SG), Anthony Ragland (SF), Steve Henry (PF), David Evans (C) Gregory Lounsbury, Jack Dials, Phil Rabago, Rick Hart, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Timothy Myers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mickle - foul #2 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Myers | 24-40 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland misses the lay-in | 24-40 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Steve Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Hahn | 26-40 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Follansbee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Ragland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Follansbee is called for the reach on Carl Jensen - foul #2 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Ronald Hahn, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Jack Dials (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Steve Enger (PF), Ryan Weintraub (C) Timothy Myers, Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland, Steve Henry, David Evans | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the floater from the left side | 26-40 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-40 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 26-40 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Hart (PF) Steve Enger | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Luther Simone - foul #2 on Luther Simone, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke (C) Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Ryan Weintraub makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phil Rabago - foul #2 on Phil Rabago, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudy Troxel (C) Ryan Weintraub | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Jack Dials misses the easy layup | 28-42 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Rudy Troxel pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Phil Rabago clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phil Rabago - foul #3 on Phil Rabago, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Ronald Hahn (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Edward Rose, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Robert Follansbee (SG), Anthony Ragland (SF), Steve Henry (PF), David Evans (C) Gregory Lounsbury, Jack Dials, Phil Rabago, Rick Hart, Rudy Troxel | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Steve Henry misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 30-42 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Douglas Wegner | 32-42 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Steve Henry buries a floater from the left block set up by Timothy Myers | 32-44 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Paul Stewart, Carl Jensen, Douglas Wegner, Ronald Hahn, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Steve Enger (PF), Ryan Weintraub (C) Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland, Steve Henry, David Evans | |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Jack Dials misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Jack Dials grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Weedman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Dials (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steve Enger (fresh) C - Ryan Weintraub (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Timothy Myers hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Dials | 32-46 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-46 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke tips it home | 34-46 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Timothy Myers comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (PG), Edward Rose (PF) Linwood Coffman, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (SG), Anthony Ragland (SF), Steve Henry (PF) Jack Dials, Phil Rabago, Steve Enger | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-48 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Follansbee - foul #3 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SF), Luther Simone (C) Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Rick Hart (PF), David Evans (C) Timothy Myers, Steve Henry, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Rick Hart is called for the reach on Edward Rose - foul #2 on Rick Hart, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Carl Jensen (SG) Paul Stewart, Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Dials (SG), Phil Rabago (SF) Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland | |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone lays it in | 38-51 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Jack Dials blows the layup | 38-51 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Phil Rabago gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Evans | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Perry Stovall | 40-54 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Jack Dials double dribbles | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Perry Stovall, Edward Rose, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Robert Follansbee (SG), Anthony Ragland (SF), Steve Henry (PF), Ryan Weintraub (C) Gregory Lounsbury, Jack Dials, Phil Rabago, Rick Hart, David Evans | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Follansbee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Weintraub (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-54 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Steve Henry lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Follansbee | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Steve Henry misses badly on a runner in the paint | 40-56 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Myers | 40-56 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Steve Henry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-56 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (PF) Paul Stewart, Douglas Wegner, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Lounsbury (PG), Jack Dials (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Steve Enger (PF), Rudy Troxel (C) Timothy Myers, Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland, Steve Henry, Ryan Weintraub | |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Jack Dials connects on the shot from the right block set up by Gregory Lounsbury | 40-58 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Steve Enger takes the ball from Clarence Berke | 40-58 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Linwood Coffman is called for the reach on Gregory Lounsbury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Gregg Roberts, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), David Evans (SF) Gregory Lounsbury, Jack Dials, Phil Rabago | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #4 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (C) Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Steve Enger misses the shot from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 40-59 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Follansbee - foul #4 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Rudy Troxel snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | David Evans misses badly on a floater from the right block | 40-59 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Jensen | 40-59 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-59 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen tips it back up and in | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Ragland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Evans (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Enger (fairly fresh) C - Rudy Troxel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | David Evans misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 42-59 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | David Evans makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Anthony Ragland and the foul's on Luther Simone - foul #3 on Luther Simone, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Steve Henry (PF) Steve Enger, Rudy Troxel | |
| 02:23 | Villanova | David Evans makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is hacked by Timothy Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Myers, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Steve Henry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hahn - foul #1 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Ronald Hahn, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Steve Henry makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Steve Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Luther Simone | 49-63 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | David Evans's pass is intercepted by Linwood Coffman | 49-63 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman banks in the layup | 51-63 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Steve Henry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Steve Henry makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Steve Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Gregg Roberts swats the short shot by Anthony Ragland | 51-64 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Henry | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Timothy Myers runs out the clock | 51-64 |