| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 30-25 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Terry Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Borkoski | 33-30 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Sudi Abdulkarim takes the ball from Timothy Thompson | 33-30 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Terry Smith | 33-32 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the shot near the basket | 33-34 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Luis Estrada clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 38-39 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-39 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Nwa Adi steals the ball from Richard Smith | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Wayne Wright swats the layup by Nwa Adi | 38-39 |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel tips it in | 38-41 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 38-41 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 38-44 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-44 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan tips it but misses | 38-44 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Terry Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith lays it in | 40-47 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-47 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson loses the dribble to Luis Estrada | 40-49 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Luis Estrada blows the dunk | 40-49 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Timothy Thompson takes the ball from Terry Smith in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson banks in the layup | 42-49 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Terry Smith is fouled on the floor by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (C) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mundan Emanuel | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-52 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #2 on Luis Estrada, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Carl Spangler takes the ball from Nwa Adi | 44-52 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler jams it | 46-52 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | The short jumper by Sol Rizzo is denied by Wayne Wright | 46-52 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 46-54 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Thompson - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Silver | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Thompson - foul #4 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Thompson - foul #5 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Ivan Borkoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Carl Spangler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Spangler, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's fadeaway is rejected by Pedro Cruz | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Wayne Wright steps in front of the Sudi Abdulkarim pass | 55-65 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler loses the ball out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 55-65 |