| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Stelzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lou Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Enrique Ochoa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Seth Howard inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Rufus Oakes | 39-34 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds is hacked by Enrique Ochoa - foul #2 on Enrique Ochoa, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Lou Lewis steals it from Baran Lijewski | 39-34 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Rufus Oakes takes the ball from Baran Lijewski | 39-34 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa lays it in on a nice dish by Rufus Oakes | 39-36 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Baran Lijewski | 41-36 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Baran Lijewski steals the ball from Lou Lewis in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | David Jordan is called for the reach on Baran Lijewski - foul #2 on David Jordan, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Truman Nickles (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Booker (PG), Troy Dunn (SG), Sol Russo (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Rufus Oakes, Lou Lewis, Seth Howard, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke clanks a turnaround in the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke tips it home | 43-36 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Daniel Howard blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dale Atkinson | 43-36 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Russo | 43-36 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Daniel Howard double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Smith (C) Truman Nickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG) Eric Booker | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Atkinson (fresh) SG - Juan Cruz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Niemi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Franke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Troy Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sol Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Howard (fresh) C - James Finklea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Daniel Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Troy Dunn connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Russo | 43-39 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Troy Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Truman Nickles (SF), David Stelzer (C) Dale Atkinson, Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (PG), Donald Baxter (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Troy Dunn, Sol Russo, Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lou Lewis - foul #1 on Lou Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Lou Lewis hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kun Tang | 45-41 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa banks in the layup set up by Truman Nickles | 47-41 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Donald Baxter misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Smith | 47-41 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Kun Tang misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-41 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Baran Lijewski | 52-41 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | David Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-41 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Lou Lewis | 52-41 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Donald Baxter is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lou Lewis | 52-43 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | David Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Enrique Ochoa | 52-43 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | David Jordan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kun Tang | 52-46 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Baxter steals the ball from David Smith | 52-46 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Donald Baxter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Baran Lijewski, Armand Costa, Truman Nickles, David Smith, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Troy Dunn (SG), Seth Howard (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Lou Lewis, Kun Tang, Donald Baxter, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Juan Cruz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Franke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Troy Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Finklea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes is hacked by Juan Cruz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Cruz, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Seth Howard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rufus Oakes | 55-49 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-49 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Luce - foul #1 on Raymond Luce, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Seth Howard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke lays it in and he's hacked by James Finklea - foul #1 on James Finklea, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Michael Niemi (SF) Juan Cruz, Willard Olds | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Russo (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Seth Howard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Niemi | 60-49 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Seth Howard misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Atkinson - foul #3 on Dale Atkinson, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF), David Stelzer (C) Raymond Luce, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Booker (PG), Kun Tang (SG) Rufus Oakes, Troy Dunn | |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Seth Howard misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Seth Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Enrique Ochoa is called for the reach on David Stelzer - foul #3 on Enrique Ochoa, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG) Willard Olds | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SG), David Jordan (PF) Kun Tang, Seth Howard | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Eric Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | Eric Booker misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Shawn Messner | 60-50 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Daniel Franke (C) Dale Atkinson, Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Donald Baxter (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Eric Booker, Sol Russo, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Lou Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-50 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Daniel Howard gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Armand Costa is called for the reach on Lou Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Armand Costa, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Villanova | Troy Dunn (SG) Lou Lewis | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shawn Messner (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Franke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Troy Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Howard (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Finklea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Daniel Franke swats the layup by James Finklea | 60-50 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Daniel Howard tips it back up and in | 60-52 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-52 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Baran Lijewski | 62-52 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rufus Oakes, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Truman Nickles (PF), David Stelzer (C) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Shawn Messner, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (PG), Kun Tang (SG), Seth Howard (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Rufus Oakes, Troy Dunn, Donald Baxter, Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Kun Tang picks off the pass by Juan Cruz in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Kun Tang misses the lay-in | 62-52 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds lays it up and in on a great pass from Armand Costa | 64-52 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-52 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Enrique Ochoa | 64-52 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Lou Lewis | 64-54 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-54 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | David Jordan blocks the short jumper by Willard Olds | 64-54 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Daniel Franke (PF), David Smith (C) Juan Cruz, Armand Costa, Willard Olds, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Daniel Howard (C) Kun Tang, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Seth Howard is called for the reach on Michael Niemi - foul #1 on Seth Howard, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Finklea (C) David Jordan | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Daniel Howard scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Rufus Oakes and he's hacked by Daniel Franke - foul #3 on Daniel Franke, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Daniel Howard makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Niemi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Franke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lou Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Daniel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Finklea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce is hacked by Lou Lewis - foul #2 on Lou Lewis, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Troy Dunn (SG), Sol Russo (SF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Lou Lewis, Seth Howard, James Finklea | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Enrique Ochoa | 66-57 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Sol Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Enrique Ochoa is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #4 on Enrique Ochoa, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Truman Nickles (SF), Shawn Messner (PF) Raymond Luce, Michael Niemi, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG), David Jordan (PF) Rufus Oakes, Daniel Howard | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Daniel Franke (SF) Juan Cruz, Shawn Messner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Seth Howard (SF) Troy Dunn, Sol Russo | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Seth Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Seth Howard, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Truman Nickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (PG), Troy Dunn (SG), Sol Russo (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Rufus Oakes, Kun Tang, Seth Howard, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Atkinson | 70-57 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Troy Dunn makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sol Russo | 70-60 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the floater from the left block set up by Dale Atkinson | 72-60 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Troy Dunn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-60 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 72-60 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | James Finklea jams it set up by Lou Lewis and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | James Finklea makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson is hacked by Lou Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lou Lewis, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Truman Nickles (PF) Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi, David Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Kun Tang (SG), Seth Howard (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Lou Lewis, Troy Dunn, Sol Russo, Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes is hacked by Truman Nickles - foul #1 on Truman Nickles, team foul #7 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), David Smith (C) Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, Truman Nickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SG), Sol Russo (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Kun Tang, Seth Howard, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson is hacked by Rufus Oakes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rufus Oakes, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Truman Nickles (PF) Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi, David Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG), Seth Howard (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Lou Lewis, Sol Russo, Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Willard Olds is called for the reach on Rufus Oakes - foul #1 on Willard Olds, team foul #8 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), David Smith (C) Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, Truman Nickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SG), Sol Russo (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), James Finklea (C) Kun Tang, Seth Howard, David Jordan, Enrique Ochoa | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson runs out the clock | 76-65 |