| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Kevin Regina knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Harvey | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | David Harvey picks off the pass by Sudi Abdulkarim | 8-4 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Keith Matthews's pass is intercepted by Terry Smith | 8-4 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | David Harvey gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Keith Matthews connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Rine | 10-4 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Nwa Adi steals the ball from Keith Matthews | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 10-8 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | The jump hook by Ryan Rine is blocked by Pedro Cruz | 10-8 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) SF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Terry Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Pedro Cruz | 10-10 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the dunk attempt | 10-10 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | David Harvey gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Nwa Adi blocks the short jumper by Keith Matthews | 10-10 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Terry Smith's pass is intercepted by David Harvey | 10-10 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | David Harvey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the lay-in | 12-10 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | James Carlson double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Luis Estrada | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 12-10 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 12-12 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | James Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | James Carlson is called for the reach on Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nwa Adi | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Ryan Rine (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews's floater is tipped away by Luis Estrada | 14-16 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Terry Smith steps in front of the Sean Sowders pass | 14-18 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't throw it down | 14-18 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | David Harvey double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Nwa Adi shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Luis Estrada | |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Kevin Regina drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Carlson | 17-20 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the jumper from close range | 17-22 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | James Carlson is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Sean Sowders (SG) Kevin Regina, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd's pass is intercepted by Terry Smith | 17-22 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the runner from the right block | 17-25 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's pass is intercepted by James Carlson | 17-25 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo comes up short on the floater from the right block | 17-25 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 17-25 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 17-25 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski can't throw it down against a doubleteam but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Sean Sowders, James Carlson, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is fouled on the floor by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Harvey - foul #2 on David Harvey, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Nwa Adi blows the layup over the doubleteam | 19-29 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Byrd (tiring) 2 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Sol Rizzo swats the short shot by Frederick Byrd | 19-29 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | James Carlson grabs the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Wynn | 19-29 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Ryan Rine (PF) Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Ryan Rine blocks the short jumper by Ivan Borkoski | 19-29 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits a wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Harvey | 21-29 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Mundan Emanuel and he's fouled by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Edward Drayton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-34 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Frank Reppert's fadeaway is rejected by Sol Rizzo | 24-34 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Luis Estrada | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses long on a floater from the right block | 24-34 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't tip it in | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 24-34 |