| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jess Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Joe Bratt inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:27 | Kansas | Howard Pyburn takes the ball from Charles Grimes in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Joe Bratt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Grimes - foul #2 on Charles Grimes, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF) Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | Richard Gill buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Joe Bratt evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 23-25 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Ralph Ware drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Gill | 26-25 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Joe Bratt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Sekan Aoki - foul #1 on Sekan Aoki, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Cary Presson (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton | |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 3rd free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Grimes | 28-28 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Joe Bratt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Cary Presson | 28-31 |
| 16:39 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lewis Worley | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #2 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Charles Holder, Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Lewis Worley - foul #1 on Lewis Worley, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG) Cary Presson | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Jess Davis is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Worley | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Matthew Williams is fouled on the floor by Jess Davis - foul #2 on Jess Davis, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is whistled for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SF), Sekan Aoki (PF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Cary Presson (PF) Howard Pyburn, Anthony Norton | |
| 14:49 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 14:23 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 14:14 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SF) Michael Dingler | |
| 14:14 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:14 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Joe Bratt drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 13:32 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Cary Presson snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Joe Bratt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 13:05 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Joe Bratt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 12:17 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Montgomery | 33-35 |
| 12:10 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Scott - foul #4 on Marcus Scott, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Anthony Norton (PF), Matthew Williams (C) Charles Holder, Bernard Samuels, Cary Presson, Marcus Scott | |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Joe Bratt gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the shot from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 10:55 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins clanks a turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 10:54 | Kansas | Charles Grimes tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Joe Bratt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 10:16 | Kansas | Ralph Ware scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sidney Higgins | 38-40 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 09:48 | Kansas | Ralph Ware grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 09:25 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:56 | Kansas | Richard Gill connects on the open 3 from the right corner set up by Ralph Ware | 41-40 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Cary Presson (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Howard Pyburn, Michael Dingler, Matthew Williams | |
| 08:10 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Joe Bratt loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Anthony Norton | |
| 07:46 | Kansas | Charles Grimes loses the dribble to Bernard Samuels in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Charles Holder lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Bratt (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cary Presson (fresh) 1 ast. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Kansas | Charles Grimes misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Joe Bratt knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 06:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery drills a jumper from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 06:26 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Lewis Worley | 43-45 |
| 06:12 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-45 |
| 06:11 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it in | 45-45 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Joe Bratt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:37 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Grimes | 47-45 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Joe Bratt's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lewis Worley | 47-45 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses short on an open jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Michael Dingler (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Charles Holder, Joe Bratt, Cary Presson | |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Anthony Norton gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Lewis Worley (PF) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:47 | Kansas | Howard Pyburn is called for the reach on Ralph Ware - foul #2 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Charles Grimes (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Lewis Worley, James Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (SF) Michael Dingler | |
| 03:23 | Kansas | Ralph Ware comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Matthew Williams snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Norton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's pass is intercepted by Jess Davis | 49-47 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Ralph Ware's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Lewis Worley (PF), James Young (C) Richard Gill, Charles Grimes, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Joe Bratt (SF) Bernard Samuels, Marcus Scott | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Matthew Williams is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Joe Bratt out of the doubleteam | 49-49 |
| 02:19 | Kansas | Ralph Ware hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Johnson | 52-49 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | James Young steals it from Howard Pyburn | 52-49 |
| 01:52 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, James Young | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-49 |
| 01:25 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Anthony Norton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marcus Scott lays it up and in set up by Howard Pyburn | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses short on an open floater from the left side | 54-51 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Kansas | Richard Gill is hacked by Howard Pyburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG) Charles Grimes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #3 on Anthony Norton, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Jess Davis pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis runs out the clock | 58-51 |