| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Smith | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-27 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled on the floor by William Weissman - foul #1 on William Weissman, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Drazen Zechman | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Paul Reading loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, William Weissman | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Edwin Ritchie picks off the pass by Otis Hughes | 41-28 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Luis Estrada tips it in | 43-28 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Pablo Jimenez is called for the reach on Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SF), William Weissman (C) Patrick Orcholski, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | David Woodard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-30 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman can't tip it in | 43-30 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman jams it | 45-30 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 3 from straight away | 45-30 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Paul Reading scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Yeager | 45-33 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Woodard | 48-33 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is fouled on the floor by Boris Skarzynski - foul #2 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), David Trinh (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Paul Reading, William Weissman | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | David Trinh drills a jump hook from the left block | 48-35 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | David Trinh is called for the reach on Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on David Trinh, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG) Boris Skarzynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Otis Hughes | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Terry Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 51-35 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 51-37 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) David Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Devon Graham, David Trinh | |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Pablo Jimenez is called for the reach on Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Paul Elliott is fouled on the floor by Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Paul Elliott blows the wide open layup | 51-37 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Larrabee | 51-37 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the finger roll | 51-39 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-39 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Joseph Yeager is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Jonathan Leach (SF), William Weissman (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Otis Hughes, Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits a 3 from straight away | 54-39 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | William Weissman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Devon Graham | 54-41 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Boris Skarzynski picks off the pass by William Weissman | 54-41 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the lay-in | 54-41 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Devon Graham scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Patrick Orcholski, William Weissman | |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Smith and he's hacked by Devon Graham - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), David Trinh (SF) Devon Graham, Jonathan Leach | |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Paul Reading evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Ritchie (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Luis Estrada buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Ritchie | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Paul Reading splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 60-44 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 60-44 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits a shot from the right side set up by Luis Estrada | 62-44 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Paul Reading and he's hacked by Edwin Ritchie - foul #1 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SF), William Weissman (C) David Trinh, Manuel Spradling | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | William Weissman steals the ball from Drazen Zechman | 62-47 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 62-50 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | David Woodard is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Woodard, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SG), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Otis Hughes, Paul Reading | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses long on a shot from the right block | 62-50 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Paul Elliott grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Devon Graham picks off the pass by Paul Elliott | 62-50 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | William Weissman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-50 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Drazen Zechman | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Devon Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | William Weissman tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Terry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Terry Smith, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Devon Graham, William Weissman, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 63-52 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Paul Reading is called for the reach on Paul Elliott - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Elliott (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | David Trinh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (C) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim loses the dribble to Joseph Yeager in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | David Trinh's pass is intercepted by Drazen Zechman | 65-52 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez loses the dribble to Devon Graham in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | David Trinh is fouled on the floor by Pablo Jimenez - foul #3 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), William Weissman (PF) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Terry Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the follow up shot | 67-54 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses short on a shot from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | David Trinh pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | David Trinh knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | William Weissman denies the turnaround by Paul Elliott | 67-56 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski's pass is intercepted by Boris Skarzynski | 67-56 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits the finger roll | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Elliott - foul #4 on Paul Elliott, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski loses the dribble to David Trinh | 69-57 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | William Weissman scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 69-59 |