| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn loses the dribble to Joseph Nelson | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Anthony Norton is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Anderson | 30-41 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson tips it back up and in | 30-43 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn loses the ball out of bounds | 30-43 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is called for traveling | 30-43 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn lays it in | 32-43 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Heath Somers | 34-46 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Anthony Norton | 36-46 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Marcus Scott blocks the short jumper by Wilfredo Molina | 36-46 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | David Anderson tips it but misses | 36-46 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski is whistled for a carry | 36-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Samuel Caron grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Michael Dingler clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #1 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SF) Charles Simon, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana drills a floater from close range set up by Glenn Williams | 38-49 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Glenn Williams - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Israel Zambrana | 39-52 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels and the foul's on David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Bryan Schultz | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 41-52 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson (PF) Patrick Hake | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Nelson | 41-52 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Anderson | 41-54 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Charles Holder is called for traveling | 41-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Israel Zambrana | |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't throw it down | 41-54 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Simon | 41-56 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Charles Holder knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina blows the layup | 44-56 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Wilfredo Molina is called for the reach on Michael Dingler - foul #3 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Matthew Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | David Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Charles Holder clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-56 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | David Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Anderson | 44-59 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Matthew Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Dingler, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Israel Zambrana, Patrick Hake | |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Marcus Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Nelson out of a doubleteam | 44-62 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG) Glenn Williams, David Anderson | |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Bryan Schultz - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Charles Simon takes the ball from Bernard Samuels | 44-62 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the board | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Marcus Scott scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 46-62 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is fouled on the floor by Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz, Joseph Nelson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Charles Holder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Israel Zambrana | 46-68 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is whistled for traveling | 46-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG) Heath Somers | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Norton - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #5 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Glenn Williams | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | David Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-68 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Charles Simon is called for the reach on Charles Holder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Simon, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) David Anderson | |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-68 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina connects on the fadeaway from close range | 48-70 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Samuel Caron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-70 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses the tip | 48-70 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Howard Pyburn | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Samuels | 51-70 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dragan Paluszynski - foul #2 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #6 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dragan Paluszynski - foul #3 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson (PF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Charles Holder tips it but misses | 54-73 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Samuel Caron steps in front of the Joseph Nelson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 54-73 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Patrick Hake picks off the pass by Matthew Williams | 54-73 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-73 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Charles Holder knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-73 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Israel Zambrana is blocked by Matthew Williams | 56-73 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Charles Holder hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Dingler | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 58-73 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the board | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Schultz - foul #3 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Joseph Nelson | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon runs out the clock | 60-73 |