| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Ellison (fresh) SG - Mark Williams (fresh) SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) C - James Narvaez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman banks in the layup set up by Pedro Cruz and he's hacked by James Ellison - foul #1 on James Ellison, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Ellison | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski buries a turnaround near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Memphis | Roger Solomon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | Memphis | James Ellison misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Mark Williams tips it home | 4-5 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the finger roll set up by David Woodard | 4-7 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Mark Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Solomon | 7-7 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Narvaez - foul #1 on James Narvaez, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:50 | Memphis | David Woodard steals it from James Ellison | 7-9 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Woodard | 7-11 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Luis Estrada connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pablo Jimenez | 8-13 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | James Ellison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses long on a shot from the left side | 11-13 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it in | 11-15 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Roger Solomon is fouled on the floor by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Larry Thompson (SF), Richard Lambeth (PF), Robert Dodge (C) James Ellison, Roger Solomon, Geoffrey Vinson, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Robert Dodge misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Robert Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Robert Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the turnaround from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Robert Dodge grabs the board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) SG - Joseph Pattison (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - Richard Lambeth (fresh) C - Robert Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) C - Nwa Adi (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Memphis | Sol Rizzo steals it from Robert Dodge | 13-15 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the lay-in | 13-15 |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Robert Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SG), Roger Solomon (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (PF), James Narvaez (C) Joseph Pattison, Larry Thompson, Richard Lambeth, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | David Woodard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ellison (PG) Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:39 | Memphis | James Ellison is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's fadeaway is rejected by James Narvaez | 18-15 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman blows the layup | 18-15 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | James Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman | |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Borkoski and he's hacked by James Ellison - foul #2 on James Ellison, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Larry Thompson (SF) James Ellison, Roger Solomon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | Mark Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Terry Smith double dribbles | 19-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 12:22 | Memphis | James Narvaez buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Thompson | 21-18 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG), Roger Solomon (SF), Richard Lambeth (PF), Robert Dodge (C) Mark Williams, Larry Thompson, Geoffrey Vinson, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Pattison (fresh) SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Lambeth (fresh) C - Robert Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Richard Lambeth - foul #1 on Richard Lambeth, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Richard Lambeth takes the ball from Nwa Adi | 22-18 |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Dodge's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 22-18 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz can't finish the layup | 22-18 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Roger Solomon pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Roger Solomon makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lambeth | 24-18 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is fouled on the floor by Richard Lambeth - foul #2 on Richard Lambeth, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (PF), James Narvaez (C) Joseph Pattison, Roger Solomon, Richard Lambeth, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-18 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it home | 24-20 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Mark Williams is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pablo Jimenez, Nwa Adi | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Larry Thompson loses the dribble to Pedro Cruz | 24-20 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz jams it | 24-22 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | David Woodard steals it from Geoffrey Vinson | 24-22 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | David Woodard hits the finger roll | 24-24 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Mark Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Geoffrey Vinson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Vinson, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Solomon (SF) Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:06 | Memphis | Roger Solomon misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 24-26 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Roger Solomon - foul #1 on Roger Solomon, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Derek Williams (PF), Robert Dodge (C) Geoffrey Vinson, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pablo Jimenez, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Giordano (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Williams (fresh) C - Robert Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Memphis | Derek Williams's pass is intercepted by Pedro Cruz | 24-29 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the easy layup | 24-29 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-29 |
| 06:59 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Roger Solomon | 24-29 |
| 06:38 | Memphis | Nwa Adi picks off the pass by Gabriel Giordano | 24-29 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Terry Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Robert Dodge pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Derek Williams clanks a floater from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 24-29 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the jumper from the right side | 24-29 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Dodge | 24-29 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Robert Dodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (PF), James Narvaez (C) Mark Williams, Roger Solomon, Derek Williams, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by James Narvaez - foul #2 on James Narvaez, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Sheard (C) James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:17 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Pablo Jimenez - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:17 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Patrick Sheard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 26-31 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dodge (C) Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Pablo Jimenez, Nwa Adi | |
| 03:58 | Memphis | David Woodard steals the ball from Geoffrey Vinson | 26-31 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | David Woodard lays it up and in | 26-33 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ellison (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Roger Solomon (SF), James Narvaez (C) Gabriel Giordano, Joseph Pattison, Larry Thompson, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski clanks a shot from close range | 26-33 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it in | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Ellison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Memphis | James Narvaez comes up short on the runner from the left block | 26-35 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | James Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Roger Solomon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Vinson - foul #2 on Geoffrey Vinson, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Lambeth (PF) Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (C) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Terry Smith picks off the pass by James Narvaez | 26-37 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 26-39 |
| 01:45 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:31 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Ellison | 28-39 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (PF) Mark Williams, Roger Solomon, Richard Lambeth | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 00:58 | Memphis | James Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 28-39 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sudi Abdulkarim | 28-39 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Nwa Adi picks off the pass by Joseph Pattison | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits a fadeaway near the basket | 28-44 |