| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) SG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Larson (fresh) PF - Brock Golden (fresh) C - Clifford Harward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Koehler - foul #1 on John Koehler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Clifford Harward hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Koehler | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses badly on a floater from the right side | 2-1 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clifford Harward | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp misses badly on a shot from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Micheal Peterson | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | John Koehler snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | John Koehler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Larson | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Brock Golden pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | John Koehler makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-3 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Brock Golden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Rogers | 8-5 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Clifford Harward swats the layup by Carl Banks | 8-5 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Carl Banks tips it home | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Sharp (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Larson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brock Golden (fairly fresh) C - Clifford Harward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Clifford Harward lays it up and in set up by John Koehler | 10-7 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is fouled on the floor by Isaac Sharp - foul #1 on Isaac Sharp, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | William McIntosh (PG), Clarence Friedman (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) John Koehler, Isaac Sharp, Donald Larson, Brock Golden, Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Marc Melton (SF), William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Micheal Peterson, Micheal Hause, Frederick Rogers, Carl Banks, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Gary Peterson steals the ball from Marc Melton | 10-7 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Friedman | 12-7 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Thomas Jones slams it home | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | William McIntosh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (SG), Donald Larson (SF), Brock Golden (PF) Clarence Friedman, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:57 | Villanova | William McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | William McIntosh makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is hacked by Galen Sheffield - foul #1 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Clifford Harward (C) William McIntosh, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Thomas Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | William Spencer can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brock Golden - foul #1 on Brock Golden, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Jerry Polson, Marc Melton, Howard Hagan | |
| 13:00 | Louisville | William Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | William Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Donald Larson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Brock Golden grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Donald Larson tips it home | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brock Golden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Harward (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - William Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Donald Larson picks off the pass by Micheal Peterson | 16-11 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | John Koehler is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Isaac Sharp, Donald Larson, Brock Golden, Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Carl Banks (PF) Thomas Jones, William Spencer | |
| 10:42 | Louisville | A charge is called on Micheal Peterson - foul #1 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG) Micheal Peterson | |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Gary Peterson makes the jumper from the right block | 18-11 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Galen Sheffield steps in front of the Carl Banks pass | 18-11 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | John Koehler is fouled on the floor by Micheal Hause - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (SF), Howard Hagan (C) Frederick Rogers, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield tips it home | 20-11 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Galen Sheffield - foul #2 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | William McIntosh (PG), Isaac Sharp (SG), Donald Larson (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Clifford Harward (C) John Koehler, Clarence Friedman, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG) Jerry Polson | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Clifford Harward grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Donald Larson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Marc Melton hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Hause | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Clifford Harward can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Banks - foul #1 on Carl Banks, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG) William McIntosh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Marc Melton, Howard Hagan | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-14 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Clifford Harward gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brock Golden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp comes up short on the shot in the lane | 22-14 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-14 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Brock Golden gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp banks in the layup set up by Donald Larson and he's fouled by Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Chester Dunn (C) Donald Larson, Brock Golden, Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Peterson, Micheal Hause, Carl Banks | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Isaac Sharp picks off the pass by Marc Melton | 25-14 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Chester Dunn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chester Dunn, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SG), Galen Sheffield (C) Isaac Sharp, Chester Dunn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Marc Melton blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Peterson - foul #1 on Gary Peterson, team foul #7 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Clifford Harward (C) Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Marc Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | John Koehler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman tips it back up and in | 27-15 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | John Koehler picks off the pass by Frederick Rogers | 27-15 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman lays it in on a nice dish by John Koehler | 29-15 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | William Spencer misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 29-15 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clifford Harward | 29-15 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Clifford Harward makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Larson | 31-15 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson is fouled on the floor by Brock Golden - foul #2 on Brock Golden, team foul #8 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | William McIntosh (PG), Isaac Sharp (SG), Gary Peterson (PF) John Koehler, Clarence Friedman, Brock Golden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Carl Banks (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Thomas Jones, Marc Melton, William Spencer | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Carl Banks swats the shot by Isaac Sharp | 31-17 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Carl Banks gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Harward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Banks | 31-19 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Clifford Harward misses the easy layup | 31-19 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Peterson - foul #2 on Gary Peterson, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Koehler (PG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Brock Golden (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) William McIntosh, Donald Larson, Gary Peterson, Clifford Harward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Marc Melton (SF) Micheal Peterson, Frederick Rogers | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Brock Golden gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Brock Golden is hacked by Andrew Privalsky - foul #2 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Banks - foul #2 on Carl Banks, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Carl Banks grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Micheal Hause double dribbles | 31-19 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Brock Golden knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Koehler and the foul's on Carl Banks - foul #3 on Carl Banks, team foul #8 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SF) Gerald Stokes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), William Spencer (PF) Micheal Hause, Carl Banks | |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Brock Golden misses the free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-19 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky tips it but misses | 33-19 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | William Spencer tips it back up and in | 33-21 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 33-21 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler is fouled on the floor by Andrew Privalsky - foul #3 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #9 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Friedman (SG), Clifford Harward (C) Isaac Sharp, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF), Howard Hagan (C) Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | John Koehler misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Spencer | 34-21 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Clifford Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Clarence Friedman buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Clifford Harward denies the turnaround by Frederick Rogers | 37-21 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Donald Larson pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |