| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cary Presson (fresh) SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Locke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Joe Bratt inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Marcus Scott scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Alan Locke blows the wide open layup | 26-31 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Cary Presson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson loses the dribble to Cary Presson in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a jumper in the paint | 28-31 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Anthony Norton blocks the short jumper by Alan Locke | 28-31 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Cary Presson tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:18 | Central Florida | David Thomas makes the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Davis | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't finish the layup | 30-33 |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Alan Locke grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Alan Locke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Cary Presson, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG), Vic Childs (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF), James Lamantia (C) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke, Thomas Everett | |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Joe Bratt can't throw it down | 30-33 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gordon Lansing | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Calvin Crum (fresh) SG - Vic Childs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | James Lamantia buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Crum | 30-36 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by Calvin Crum - foul #1 on Calvin Crum, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Anthony Norton (PF) Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG) Calvin Crum | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Matthew Williams hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | James Lamantia loses the dribble to Anthony Norton | 32-36 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Pearson - foul #4 on Justin Pearson, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Joe Bratt (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Charles Walls (SG), David Thomas (SF), Alan Locke (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Justin Pearson, Vic Childs, Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing, James Lamantia | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 33-36 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Norton - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG) Charles Walls | |
| 14:23 | Central Florida | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Alan Locke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Barry Johnson steps in front of the Anthony Norton pass | 33-38 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Alan Locke is blocked by Anthony Norton | 33-38 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Barry Johnson - foul #3 on Barry Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Cary Presson (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG), Douglas Bullock (SG) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson | |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Matthew Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | Charles Holder picks off the pass by Douglas Bullock | 35-38 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is fouled on the floor by Alan Locke - foul #1 on Alan Locke, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Michael Dingler (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Vic Childs (SG), Gordon Lansing (PF), James Lamantia (C) Calvin Crum, David Thomas, Alan Locke, Thomas Everett | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vic Childs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lamantia (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | The short jumper by Anthony Norton is denied by Vic Childs | 35-38 |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Vic Childs gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:29 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG) Bernard Samuels | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG) Vic Childs | |
| 11:17 | Central Florida | Howard Pyburn steps in front of the Douglas Bullock pass | 35-38 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Barry Johnson | 35-38 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Michael Dingler is called for the reach on Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Michael Dingler, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG), Vic Childs (SF) Robert Davis, Douglas Bullock | |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SF) Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Barry Johnson, James Lamantia | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Anthony Norton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Bratt | 37-38 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | David Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Joe Bratt can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses badly on a runner near the basket | 37-41 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | Vic Childs is denied on a layup by Joe Bratt | 37-41 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 37-41 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Vic Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #3 on Anthony Norton, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Cary Presson, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Alan Locke (PF), James Lamantia (C) Calvin Crum, Vic Childs, David Thomas, Gordon Lansing, Thomas Everett | |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | James Lamantia scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Davis and the foul's on Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Matthew Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bratt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Locke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lamantia (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Bullock | 39-46 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Joe Bratt drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Anthony Norton (PF) Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is fouled on the floor by Barry Johnson - foul #4 on Barry Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Anthony Norton throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Dingler | 43-46 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Alan Locke hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 43-46 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Michael Dingler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bernard Samuels | 46-46 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Alan Locke hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Lamantia | 46-48 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Joe Bratt (SF), Cary Presson (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Bernard Samuels, Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Vic Childs (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke, James Lamantia | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Vic Childs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock loses the dribble to Cary Presson in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Vic Childs pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Samuels (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joe Bratt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cary Presson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Marcus Scott (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vic Childs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gordon Lansing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Vic Childs makes the wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Everett | 47-50 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Marcus Scott double dribbles | 47-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Matthew Williams (PF) Bernard Samuels, Cary Presson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Alan Locke (PF) Vic Childs, Gordon Lansing | |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | David Thomas is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG) Justin Pearson | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Joe Bratt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 50-50 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is hacked by Howard Pyburn - foul #2 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG), Cary Presson (C) Howard Pyburn, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG) Douglas Bullock | |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Cary Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Joe Bratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams, Cary Presson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | David Thomas is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 50-50 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | David Thomas misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Anthony Norton double dribbles | 50-50 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Bernard Samuels is called for the reach on Barry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (SG) Bernard Samuels | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Cary Presson is fouled on the floor by Barry Johnson - foul #5 on Barry Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock (SG) Barry Johnson | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Cary Presson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Cary Presson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Everett | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is hacked by Howard Pyburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Anthony Norton dunks the ball | 53-52 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses the halfcourt shot | 53-52 |