| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fresh) PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marcel Pickel - foul #1 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Joseph Boyd is called for the reach on Marcel Pickel - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #1 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Jared Dunlap | |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #2 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 23-19 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 25-19 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses short on a shot from the left block | 25-19 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Michael Maul clanks a floater from the left side | 25-19 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins jams it | 25-21 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Peter Jenkins | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Steven Mahoney blocks the short jumper by Aubrey Bell | 25-21 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woodrum | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits a turnaround from close range set up by Keith Lorentz | 25-23 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 28-26 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Maul - foul #3 on Michael Maul, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (C) Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Andrew Womac (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Jared Dunlap, Aubrey Bell | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Bryan Luther snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Fredrick Cost and the foul's on Bryan Luther - foul #2 on Bryan Luther, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (PF) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 30-31 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Byron Pettigrew blocks the short jumper by Joseph Boyd | 30-31 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the dunk | 30-31 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Andrew Womac snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pipkin takes the ball from Jonathan Woodrum | 30-35 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Andrew Womac slams it home set up by Jeffrey Pipkin | 30-37 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Bryan Luther knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin tips it home | 32-39 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Andrew Womac steals the ball from Marcel Pickel | 32-39 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Byron Pettigrew (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is fouled on the floor by Marcel Pickel - foul #2 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Steven Mahoney (SG), Michael Maul (C) Marcel Pickel, Jonathan Woodrum, Byron Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF), Jared Dunlap (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Aubrey Bell | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap loses the dribble to Scott Campbell | 34-42 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney banks in the layup | 36-42 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-44 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Bryan Luther grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Bryan Luther scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Mahoney and the foul's on Jared Dunlap - foul #2 on Jared Dunlap, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Aubrey Bell (PF) Keith Lorentz, Joseph Boyd | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Michael Maul swats the layup by Fredrick Cost | 39-44 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell banks in the layup set up by Peter Jenkins | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Luther | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fairly fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Maul - foul #4 on Michael Maul, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Ricardo Morales, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Joseph Boyd (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Peter Jenkins | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is hacked by Michael Maul - foul #5 on Michael Maul, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Bryan Luther (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (SF) Jared Dunlap | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Steven Mahoney - foul #2 on Steven Mahoney, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | The short jumper by Steven Mahoney is denied by Aubrey Bell | 41-51 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 41-51 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost comes up short on the floater from the right side | 41-51 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Joseph Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Joseph Crum (PF) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins, Aubrey Bell | |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-53 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Bryan Luther blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Pipkin | 41-53 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (PF) Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Marcel Pickel - foul #3 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Espada (C) Andrew Womac | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Byron Pettigrew | 46-55 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Roy Espada in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (PF) James Johnson, Jared Dunlap, Joseph Crum | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Roy Espada makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Roy Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 48-57 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is hacked by Marcel Pickel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Boyd (C) Roy Espada | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney loses the dribble to Joseph Boyd | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Marcel Pickel - foul #5 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #12 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF), Andrew Womac (PF), Joseph Crum (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Byron Pettigrew | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 48-60 |