| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 35-24 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is whistled for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is whistled for a carry | 35-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi buries a jumper from the right block | 37-26 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Frank Reppert clanks a floater in the paint | 37-26 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the dunk | 37-26 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Sean Sowders pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a floater from close range | 37-28 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Nwa Adi loses the dribble to Frank Reppert | 37-28 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Terry Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-28 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Drazen Zechman | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Sowders and he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Keith Matthews | |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Sudi Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves travels with the ball | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:55 | Villanova | David Woodard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #4 on Louis Reaves, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Louis Reaves | |
| 14:55 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Frederick Byrd is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #3 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Luis Estrada (PF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo loses the dribble to Arthur Yutzy | 40-39 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Edward Drayton is blocked by Sol Rizzo | 40-39 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Terry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | David Harvey can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is intercepted by Ivan Borkoski | 42-39 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 42-39 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski buries a shot from the left block | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Matt Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Terry Smith | 46-40 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Ryan Rine works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range | 46-42 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Ryan Rine steps in front of the Nwa Adi pass | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Sean Sowders connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #4 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | David Harvey buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Matthews | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 50-46 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Drazen Zechman swats the short shot by Louis Reaves | 50-46 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Louis Reaves scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Drayton | 50-48 |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Harvey | 50-51 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Edward Drayton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Matthews | 50-53 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Keith Matthews takes the ball from Terry Smith | 50-53 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Luis Estrada (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves blows the dunk but he's hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 50-54 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Sean Sowders and the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Terry Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Pedro Cruz | 53-57 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves blows the layup | 53-57 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Matt Wynn is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Pedro Cruz denies the turnaround by Ryan Rine | 55-57 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Keith Matthews (C) Matt Wynn, Frank Reppert | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 55-57 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is fouled on the floor by Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Drazen Zechman (PF) David Woodard, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sudi Abdulkarim | 55-57 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Pedro Cruz | 58-57 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-59 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Frank Reppert is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Borkoski | 64-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Terry Smith takes the ball from Frank Reppert | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 64-62 |