| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Charles Cota can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Taranto - foul #1 on Charles Taranto, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | George Carlino buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darren McGann | 44-38 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Charles Cota loses the dribble to James Sullivan in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the dunk | 44-38 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sullivan and he's hacked by Arnold Bolte - foul #2 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (PF) George Carlino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Taranto and the foul's on Arnold Bolte - foul #3 on Arnold Bolte, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Darrell Gerken (C) Darren McGann, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the dunk but he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #3 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Harvey Sellers (C) James Sullivan, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't finish the layup | 50-40 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 50-40 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers and he's hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #2 on Charles Taranto, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Richard Yeager (PF) Gregory Simmers, Victor Crawford | |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | George Carlino clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (C) Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Charles Cota hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Taranto | 54-44 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is hacked by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Felton Robillard (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Victor Crawford (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Jerry Sanders, Gerard Booth | |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Victor Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez loses the dribble to Gregory Simmers | 54-44 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers lays it in | 54-46 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | George Carlino loses the dribble to Richard Yeager in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Barry Gran is fouled on the floor by Darren McGann - foul #1 on Darren McGann, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (PF) George Carlino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arnold Bolte | 54-48 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is hacked by Barry Gran - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Felton Robillard (SF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Gary Tellez, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, William Anderson | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-48 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren McGann | 56-48 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte tips it but misses | 56-48 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is intercepted by Richard Yeager | 56-48 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gerken - foul #4 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Darren McGann, Felton Robillard, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Anderson (C) Victor Crawford | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Colin Musgrave steals it from Jerry Sanders | 56-48 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave blows the layup | 56-48 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Taranto (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Gran (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Eric Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Simmers | 56-53 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 56-53 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Colin Musgrave is denied by Gregory Simmers | 56-53 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Sullivan | 58-53 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Barry Gran scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't throw it down | 58-55 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Colin Musgrave | 60-55 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Anderson - foul #3 on William Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen, William Anderson | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 62-55 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Marshall Wilcox is blocked by Michael Alexander | 62-55 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 62-55 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Arnold Bolte steps in front of the Warren Witherspoon pass in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the easy layup | 62-55 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Victor Crawford pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Arnold Bolte | 62-58 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is called for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (PF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses short on a jumper in the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Felton Robillard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth is fouled on the floor by Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Felton Robillard, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG) Arnold Bolte | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is hacked by Gerard Booth - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harvey Sellers - foul #1 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Darren McGann | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the lay-in | 64-60 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Richard Yeager tips it in | 64-62 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | George Carlino travels with the ball | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Felton Robillard, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF) Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford | |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Richard Yeager steps in front of the Warren Witherspoon pass in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Warren Witherspoon steals the ball from Gerard Booth | 64-62 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerard Booth - foul #3 on Gerard Booth, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG) Charles Cota | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Barry Gran loses the dribble to Warren Witherspoon | 65-62 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Gerard Booth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-62 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Harvey Sellers (C) Darren McGann, Charles Taranto, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (C) Barry Gran, Arnold Bolte, Marshall Wilcox, Gerard Booth | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Richard Yeager drills a jumpshot from the left side | 69-64 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 69-64 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) PF - Richard Yeager (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Simmers picks off the pass by Gary Tellez in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager throws it down set up by Gregory Simmers | 69-68 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), William Anderson (C) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Eric Allen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Simmers | 69-71 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Felton Robillard, Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Barry Gran (SF) Gregory Simmers, William Anderson | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 69-71 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | George Carlino comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-71 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Charles Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the shot from the left block | 69-73 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 69-73 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan tips it back up and in | 71-73 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the easy layup | 71-75 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 73-75 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's pass is intercepted by Arnold Bolte in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Darren McGann steals the ball from Arnold Bolte | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the fullcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Sanders - foul #1 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Barry Gran buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 80-81 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-81 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Eric Allen pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses long on a 3 from straight away | 80-81 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 80-81 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is intercepted by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt | 80-81 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers throws it down | 80-83 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Simmers steps in front of the Warren Witherspoon pass in the backcourt | 80-83 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Barry Gran jams it set up by Gregory Simmers | 80-85 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Gary Tellez, team foul #12 | 80-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Darrell Gerken (C) Darren McGann, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-85 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the tip | 80-85 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the rebound | 80-85 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Ortegon | 82-85 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Charles Taranto (SF) Jesse Ortegon, Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox | |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Barry Gran is fouled on the floor by Charles Taranto - foul #3 on Charles Taranto, team foul #13 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (PF) Victor Crawford | |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-86 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Taranto | 84-86 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #14 | 84-88 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the free throw | 84-88 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 84-88 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gerard Booth - foul #4 on Gerard Booth, team foul #12 | 84-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Victor Crawford | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte drills a jumper from the free throw line | 86-90 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 88-90 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-90 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-90 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 88-90 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 88-90 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the rebound | 88-90 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-90 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is fouled on the floor by Darren McGann - foul #3 on Darren McGann, team foul #15 | 88-90 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 88-92 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Taranto | 91-92 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is fouled in the backcourt by Darren McGann - foul #4 on Darren McGann, team foul #16 | 91-92 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 91-93 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 91-94 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on James Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Yeager, team foul #13 | 91-94 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 92-94 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 92-94 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 92-94 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Darren McGann is called for the reach on Gerard Booth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darren McGann, team foul #17 | 92-94 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Darren McGann | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 1st free throw | 92-95 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Gerard Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 92-96 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Arnold Bolte steals the ball from Charles Taranto | 92-96 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is hacked by James Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sullivan, team foul #18 | 92-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Victor Crawford (PF) Charles Cota, Richard Yeager | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 92-97 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 92-98 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 92-98 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders gets the rebound | 92-98 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders is hacked by Colin Musgrave in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #19 | 92-98 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (C) Gerard Booth | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 92-100 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 92-100 |