| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) SF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Maurice Lokken picks off the pass by Raymond Crank | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Matthew Natividad steps in front of the Robert Zentz pass | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Joe Bratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Joe Bratt - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Holder - foul #1 on Charles Holder, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Williams (SF) Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses short on a shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses badly on a floater in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) SF - Matthew Williams (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it in | 6-10 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Charles Holder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Raymond Crank, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Edmund Jenney gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Cary Presson | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Joe Bratt steals the ball from Walter Bettis | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits the finger roll | 10-10 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the easy dunk attempt | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Edmund Jenney grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a shot from the right side | 13-10 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Bettis | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Paul Dunneback swats the short shot by Matthew Natividad | 13-13 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad tips it in | 15-13 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Natividad blocks the short jumper by Paul Daly | 15-13 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edmund Jenney - foul #1 on Edmund Jenney, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Edmund Jenney, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) SF - Matthew Williams (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Raymond Crank is fouled on the floor by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Raymond Crank is hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Issa Abdullah steals it from Wilfredo Molina | 15-17 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (C) Bojan Wolinski, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Holder is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Holder, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis banks in the layup and he's fouled by Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Walter Bettis | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 18-21 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Daly | 18-21 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Cary Presson - foul #1 on Cary Presson, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Issa Abdullah (SG), Anthony Norton (C) Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback | |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Issa Abdullah - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (SF) Matthew Natividad | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) SF - Matthew Williams (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (tiring) 4 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Matthew Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 18-23 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 18-23 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's pass is intercepted by Matthew Williams in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Raymond Crank buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Cary Presson | 20-23 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cary Presson - foul #2 on Cary Presson, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Cary Presson, Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Raymond Crank, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Joe Bratt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Daly | 22-24 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Robert Zentz is denied by Matthew Natividad | 22-24 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is called for 5 seconds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Raymond Crank (PF) Edmund Jenney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the fadeaway from the left side | 22-24 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 22-24 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Issa Abdullah (SG) Joe Bratt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) SF - Matthew Natividad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Raymond Crank steps in front of the Israel Zambrana pass in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Raymond Crank scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Issa Abdullah and the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Matthew Williams (SF), Anthony Norton (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Crank - foul #1 on Raymond Crank, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 26-28 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits the finger roll set up by Cary Presson | 28-28 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis loses the dribble to Cary Presson | 28-28 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Raymond Crank drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Anthony Norton | 30-28 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Cary Presson, Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Raymond Crank, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Maurice Lokken picks off the pass by Joe Bratt | 30-30 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the lay-in | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Charles Holder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Holder, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Raymond Crank (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Charles Holder, Edmund Jenney, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Dean Canterbury | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Joe Bratt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Raymond Crank snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Paul Daly swats the layup by Matthew Natividad | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |