| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fresh) SF - Ira Kane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Guyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ira Kane inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:55 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Charles Rogers (C) Harry Wolfenbarger, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | A charge is called on David Joseph - foul #2 on David Joseph, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Matt Gillett (C) Steven Moreira, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Matt Gillett misses long on a floater from close range | 19-33 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | David Joseph grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Gordon Guyer - foul #1 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (SF), Ross Konopka (C) Harry Wolfenbarger, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Clint Lesher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ira Kane | 22-35 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the lay-in | 22-35 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Ross Konopka scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Clint Lesher | 24-35 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 24-35 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Clint Lesher is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Ira Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Matt Gillett (PF), Charles Rogers (C) Clint Lesher, Stephen Marez, Gordon Guyer, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman hits the follow up shot | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ira Kane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fresh) SF - Alton Lucius (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matt Gillett (fresh) C - Charles Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Watson (fresh) SF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Fields (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Alton Lucius is hacked by David Joseph - foul #3 on David Joseph, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Alton Lucius | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG) David Joseph | |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Kane | 26-37 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Matt Gillett throws it down set up by Harry Wolfenbarger and the foul's on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (SF), Gordon Guyer (C) Ira Kane, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Matt Gillett makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Joe Fields tips it in | 29-39 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Charles Rogers (PF), Ross Konopka (C) Clint Lesher, Harry Wolfenbarger, Alton Lucius, Matt Gillett, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Heriberto Gonzales, Sidney Kaiser, John Watson, Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Kyle Smith steals the ball from Steven Moreira in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-39 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Ross Konopka grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Steven Moreira misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Derrick Judge - foul #3 on Derrick Judge, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Matt Gillett (PF) Stephen Marez, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Steven Moreira makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Steven Moreira makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Stephen Marez (SF), Gordon Guyer (PF) Steven Moreira, Ira Kane, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ross Konopka (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (SF), Matt Gillett (PF) Stephen Marez, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF) David Joseph | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Peter O'Dell picks off the pass by Ross Konopka in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sidney Kaiser | 33-42 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Anthony Hiller swats the layup by Matt Gillett | 33-42 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Clint Lesher loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Gordon Guyer (PF), Charles Rogers (C) Clint Lesher, Harry Wolfenbarger, Matt Gillett, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), David Joseph (PF), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Joe Fields is hacked by Stephen Marez - foul #3 on Stephen Marez, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Matt Gillett (C) Steven Moreira, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SG) Sidney Kaiser | |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Matt Gillett - foul #2 on Matt Gillett, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Moreira (SG), Ross Konopka (C) Ira Kane, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Stephen Marez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Ira Kane (SF), Matt Gillett (PF) Clint Lesher, Steven Moreira, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (C) Joe Fields | |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Stephen Marez makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Stephen Marez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-46 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Ira Kane drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Matt Gillett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Wolfenbarger | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Marez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Wolfenbarger (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Ira Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matt Gillett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Watson (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Joseph (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matt Gillett - foul #3 on Matt Gillett, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG), Steven Moreira (SG), Alton Lucius (SF), Charles Rogers (PF), Ross Konopka (C) Stephen Marez, Harry Wolfenbarger, Ira Kane, Matt Gillett, Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joe Fields (C) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Alton Lucius double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF) David Joseph | |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Joe Fields tips it in | 41-52 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Alton Lucius connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Clint Lesher and he's fouled by Joe Fields - foul #1 on Joe Fields, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Alton Lucius misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Joe Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Joe Fields hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Ross Konopka gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Ross Konopka hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sidney Kaiser | 43-54 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Clint Lesher buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ross Konopka - foul #3 on Ross Konopka, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (PG), Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Stephen Marez (SF), Gordon Guyer (PF), Matt Gillett (C) Clint Lesher, Steven Moreira, Alton Lucius, Charles Rogers, Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Sidney Kaiser, Joe Fields | |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger is fouled in the backcourt by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Stephen Marez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Joseph (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (SF) Clint Lesher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Ira Kane is hacked by Heriberto Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Ira Kane misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Harry Wolfenbarger is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF) John Watson, Joshua Whitman | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is fouled on the floor by Harry Wolfenbarger - foul #3 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Ira Kane is fouled in the backcourt by Heriberto Gonzales - foul #2 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SF) Kyle Smith | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Ira Kane makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Ira Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is hacked by Harry Wolfenbarger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF) John Watson | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | Stephen Marez's pass is intercepted by David Joseph | 48-56 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Ira Kane is called for the reach on David Joseph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ira Kane, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Harry Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Gordon Guyer is called for the reach on Anthony Hiller - foul #2 on Gordon Guyer, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Lesher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Kane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Marez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Guyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Matt Gillett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Joseph (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Gordon Guyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harry Wolfenbarger (SG), Ross Konopka (C) Stephen Marez, Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) Anthony Hiller | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is hacked by Harry Wolfenbarger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harry Wolfenbarger, team foul #11 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Marez (SF) Harry Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Ross Konopka pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Ira Kane knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clint Lesher | 50-58 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Gillett (PF) Gordon Guyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Ira Kane is called for the reach on Kyle Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ira Kane, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Stephen Marez comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Ross Konopka can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Joe Fields snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Joe Fields is hacked by Clint Lesher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clint Lesher, team foul #13 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Guyer (PF) Ross Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Clint Lesher connects on the open turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Peter O'Dell - foul #1 on Peter O'Dell, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ross Konopka (C) Matt Gillett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (C) Joe Fields | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Clint Lesher misses the free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hiller | 52-62 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Ira Kane is called for the reach on Anthony Hiller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ira Kane, team foul #14 | 52-62 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Ira Kane pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Clint Lesher can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 52-63 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Ira Kane tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Ira Kane is called for the reach on Derrick Judge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ira Kane, team foul #15 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) Anthony Hiller | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Stephen Marez buries a floater from the right side | 56-65 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Clint Lesher is called for the reach on David Joseph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clint Lesher, team foul #16 | 56-65 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Derrick Judge steps in front of the Gordon Guyer pass in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the lay-in | 56-67 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Ross Konopka gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Clint Lesher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Joe Fields loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (C) Joe Fields | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Ira Kane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Derrick Judge | 56-67 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the wide open shot in the lane set up by David Joseph | 56-69 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Anthony Hiller denies the turnaround by Clint Lesher | 56-69 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Stephen Marez pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Ross Konopka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell runs out the clock | 56-69 |