| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith inbounds the ball | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-40 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Mills | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses long on a jumper from the left side | 22-43 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | James Mills works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kyle Cannon | 22-46 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Terry Smith is whistled for a carry | 22-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (C) Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is fouled on the floor by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #1 | 22-46 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 22-48 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #1 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Mathew Lawson | |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-48 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Drazen Zechman steals it from Kyle Cannon | 24-48 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Paul Elliott is fouled on the floor by Charles Farmer - foul #2 on Charles Farmer, team foul #2 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 24-48 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning gets the rebound | 24-48 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Elliott - foul #4 on Paul Elliott, team foul #2 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 24-49 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-50 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski scores on a floater from the free throw line | 26-50 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 26-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 26-52 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer pulls down the rebound | 26-52 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 26-52 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 26-52 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Charles Farmer, Robert Morgan | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-55 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez's pass is intercepted by Craig Hartley | 26-55 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | James Mills works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 26-55 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it home | 26-57 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 26-57 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the defensive board | 26-57 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Boris Skarzynski - foul #1 on Boris Skarzynski, team foul #3 | 26-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 26-58 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-58 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 26-58 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Woodard | 29-58 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-58 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Estrada | 31-58 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is whistled for a carry | 31-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Alvin Manning (SF), Charles Farmer (PF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, James Mills, Mathew Lawson | |
| 12:30 | Villanova | David Woodard hits a floater from the free throw line | 33-58 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-58 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy tips it but misses | 33-58 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (C) Craig Hartley | |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #4 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the shot from the right side | 33-60 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning gets the rebound | 33-60 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF) Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning | |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Terry Smith loses the dribble to Robert Morgan | 33-60 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Farmer | 33-62 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Charles Farmer, Robert Morgan | |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-62 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson tips it home | 33-64 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-64 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 35-66 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-66 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the board | 35-66 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Mathew Lawson | 35-69 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #3 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), Alvin Manning (SF), Charles Farmer (PF) Cory Thompson, James Mills, Mathew Lawson | |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-69 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie gets the rebound | 36-69 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Paul Elliott (PF) Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, Craig Hartley | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 36-72 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Paul Elliott is fouled on the floor by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #4 | 36-72 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez banks in the layup on a great pass from David Woodard and the foul's on Alvin Manning - foul #3 on Alvin Manning, team foul #5 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the free throw | 39-72 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-72 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan tips it home | 39-74 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-74 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-74 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-74 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-74 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is hacked by Alvin Manning - foul #4 on Alvin Manning, team foul #6 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Mathew Lawson, Robert Morgan | |
| 05:32 | Villanova | David Woodard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Farmer - foul #3 on Charles Farmer, team foul #7 | 39-74 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the board | 39-74 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #5 | 39-74 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-74 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the offensive board | 39-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-74 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-74 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | James Mills misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-74 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 39-74 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-74 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Paul Elliott tips it in | 41-74 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-74 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | David Woodard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-74 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez grabs the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-74 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Paul Elliott tips it but misses | 41-74 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the offensive board | 41-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Mathew Lawson steals it from David Woodard | 41-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Mills out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Edwin Ritchie - foul #1 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #6 | 41-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Alvin Manning (SF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, James Mills | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the free throw | 41-77 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski travels with the ball | 41-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Terry Smith, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (C) Craig Hartley | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harry Bucy and he's fouled by Paul Elliott - foul #5 on Paul Elliott, team foul #7 | 41-80 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SF) David Woodard, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning, Robert Morgan | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 41-81 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-81 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the offensive rebound | 41-81 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #3 on Craig Hartley, team foul #8 | 41-81 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Michael Merritt | |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 41-81 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-81 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-84 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-84 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon snags the defensive board | 42-84 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #2 on Luis Estrada, team foul #8 | 42-84 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 42-84 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-84 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the board | 42-84 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from Luis Estrada | 42-84 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 42-86 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Ritchie | 45-86 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon runs out the clock | 45-86 |