| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Spears | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | William McIntosh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Jackson steals it from Anthony Akers | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | William McIntosh jams it on a nice dish by Andrew Jackson | 33-28 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | William McIntosh takes the ball from Kenneth Posey | 33-28 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 33-28 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Douglas Lowrey and he's hacked by John Koehler - foul #3 on John Koehler, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | William Spears snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey scores on a turnaround from the right block | 33-32 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers tips it home | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | John Koehler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | William McIntosh misses the tip | 33-34 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William McIntosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Kraus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | John Koehler takes the ball from Robert Potter | 35-34 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson can't throw it down | 35-34 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield tips it in | 37-34 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Posey - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Clarence Friedman (SG), Roy Knudsen (PF), Clifford Harward (C) John Koehler, William McIntosh, Chad Kraus, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) William Spears, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele buries a shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Eric Hearns hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Jackson | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Andrew Eisele - foul #2 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Stokes (SF) Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Eric Hearns snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), William McIntosh (SG), Chad Kraus (PF) Eric Hearns, Clarence Friedman, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Anthony Akers | |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Clifford Harward gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Clifford Harward hits the finger roll set up by John Koehler | 42-36 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is hacked by Clifford Harward - foul #2 on Clifford Harward, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Galen Sheffield (C) Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Spears (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Chad Kraus snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | John Koehler misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | William McIntosh picks off the pass by William Spears | 42-36 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | John Koehler is hacked by Jerry Palczynski - foul #1 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SG), Andrew Jackson (SF), Roy Knudsen (PF) William McIntosh, Gerald Stokes, Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Jerry Palczynski | |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Posey - foul #2 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), William McIntosh (SG), Clifford Harward (C) John Koehler, Clarence Friedman, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Darell Carneal steps in front of the Clifford Harward pass | 47-38 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Clifford Harward - foul #3 on Clifford Harward, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Chad Kraus (PF) Eric Hearns, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF) William Spears, Kenneth Posey | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | John Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-38 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | William McIntosh travels with the ball | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Galen Sheffield (C) Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William McIntosh | 50-38 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 50-40 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | William McIntosh connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Jackson | 53-40 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chad Kraus | 56-43 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | William Spears knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Anthony Akers and the foul's on William McIntosh - foul #2 on William McIntosh, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG) Anthony Akers | |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | John Koehler connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by William McIntosh | 58-46 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-46 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William McIntosh | 60-46 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by John Koehler in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Koehler, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF) William McIntosh, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Andrew Eisele | |
| 03:35 | Villanova | John Koehler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Friedman | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Kraus (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Chad Kraus denies the turnaround by Robert Potter | 63-46 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | John Koehler grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), William McIntosh (SG), Andrew Jackson (SF), Roy Knudsen (PF), Clifford Harward (C) John Koehler, Clarence Friedman, Gerald Stokes, Chad Kraus, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, William Spears, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the tip | 63-46 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson tips it home | 63-48 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Darell Carneal and he's fouled by Roy Knudsen - foul #1 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Chad Kraus (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Eric Hearns, Roy Knudsen, Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Chad Kraus blows the layup | 65-50 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Chad Kraus swats the dunk try by Craig Helzer | 65-50 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Eisele - foul #3 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-52 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski connects on the jumper near the basket | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | John Koehler runs out the clock | 67-54 |