| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham inbounds the ball | 18-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Kentucky | James Green clanks a runner from the left block | 18-36 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | William Moore grabs the offensive board | 18-36 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Justin Davis's pass is intercepted by Mario Belliveau | 18-36 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Brett Brown is fouled on the floor by William Moore - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Sager (PF) William Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:55 | Villanova | William Patterson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | James Green misses long on a shot near the basket | 18-39 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | William Patterson snags the defensive board | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-42 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham makes the floater in the paint | 20-42 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Brett Brown throws it down on a great pass from Mario Belliveau and the foul's on Dale Cunningham - foul #2 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #2 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (PF) Dale Cunningham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF) Randy Murphy | |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the free throw | 20-45 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager is whistled for a carry | 20-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Rodney Rubenstein (PF) Todd Stanton, Justin Davis, James Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Huffman (PF) Brett Brown | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Robert Huffman comes up short on the runner from close range | 20-45 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber can't tip it in | 20-45 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager grabs the defensive rebound | 20-45 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-45 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber pulls down the rebound | 20-45 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Johnnie Wilber | 20-47 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel buries a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Joseph Griego - foul #1 on Joseph Griego, team foul #1 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Justin Davis (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Jimmy Isom, Tracy Sager, Rodney Rubenstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Johnnie Wilber, Robert Huffman, William Patterson | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel makes the free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #3 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), William Moore (PF) Egidiusz Zundel, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | James Green snags the defensive board | 23-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Green (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | William Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Davis | 26-47 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Brett Brown connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Griego | 26-49 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | James Green buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Joseph Griego comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the shot from the free throw line | 29-51 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | William Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-51 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Victor Weber snags the defensive board | 29-51 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Brett Brown scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Pouncy | 29-53 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | William Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Justin Davis | 32-53 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Joseph Griego lays it in | 32-55 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Randy Murphy - foul #2 on Randy Murphy, team foul #2 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Tracy Sager (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Todd Stanton, Justin Davis, William Moore, James Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), Johnnie Wilber (SG), James Spearman (SF), Robert Huffman (PF), William Patterson (C) Joseph Griego, Louis Pouncy, Randy Murphy, Brett Brown, Victor Weber | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 32-55 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau loses the ball out of bounds | 32-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein (PF) Dale Cunningham | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Huffman - foul #2 on Robert Huffman, team foul #3 | 32-55 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Isom (fresh) SF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tracy Sager (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Spearman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein loses the dribble to Mario Belliveau | 33-55 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Robert Huffman buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Spearman | 33-57 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-57 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Spearman | 33-57 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | William Patterson is hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Justin Davis (SG), William Moore (PF), James Green (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Rodney Rubenstein, Tracy Sager, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF) James Spearman | |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Robert Huffman misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Moore - foul #4 on William Moore, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham (SF), Tracy Sager (PF) Jimmy Isom, William Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Brown (PF) Joseph Griego | |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Robert Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Robert Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Robert Huffman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mario Belliveau | 36-62 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Robert Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-62 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnnie Wilber - foul #1 on Johnnie Wilber, team foul #4 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom (SF), Rodney Rubenstein (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Dale Cunningham, Tracy Sager, James Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG), Louis Pouncy (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Johnnie Wilber, Robert Huffman, William Patterson | |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Justin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Louis Pouncy drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-64 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Randy Murphy is called for the reach on Jimmy Isom - foul #3 on Randy Murphy, team foul #5 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (SG) Justin Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wiese (PF) Brett Brown | |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-64 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Joseph Griego grabs the board | 38-64 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Victor Weber buries a shot from close range set up by Joseph Griego | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Isom (fresh) PF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Wiese (fresh) C - Victor Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom is hacked by Randy Murphy - foul #4 on Randy Murphy, team foul #6 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marcus Bezanson (C) Todd Stanton | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SF), Robert Huffman (PF) Randy Murphy, Richard Wiese | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Egidiusz Zundel and the foul's on James Spearman - foul #1 on James Spearman, team foul #7 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Justin Davis (SG), William Moore (PF), James Green (C) Jimmy Isom, Donald Holmes, Marcus Bezanson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), Johnnie Wilber (SG), William Patterson (C) Louis Pouncy, James Spearman, Victor Weber | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein makes the free throw | 41-66 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-66 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | James Green grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | James Green clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Patterson - foul #3 on William Patterson, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom (SG), Tracy Sager (SF) Justin Davis, William Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SG), Richard Wiese (PF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Johnnie Wilber, William Patterson | |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Richard Wiese grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Egidiusz Zundel takes the ball from Joseph Griego | 42-66 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | James Green is hacked by Victor Weber - foul #1 on Victor Weber, team foul #9 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (PF) Rodney Rubenstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (PG) Joseph Griego | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Richard Wiese gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | James Spearman is whistled for a carry | 42-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marcus Bezanson (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF) Robert Huffman | |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom is fouled on the floor by James Spearman - foul #2 on James Spearman, team foul #10 | 42-66 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Richard Wiese grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | James Spearman scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Wiese | 43-68 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Egidiusz Zundel, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Huffman (PF) Victor Weber | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Joseph Griego buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Pouncy | 43-71 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom is whistled for traveling | 43-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein (SF) Jimmy Isom | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Weber (C) Richard Wiese | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | James Spearman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Louis Pouncy is called for the reach on Egidiusz Zundel - foul #3 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #11 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom (SG) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Louis Pouncy is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #12 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wiese (PF) James Spearman | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Isom (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tracy Sager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Bezanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Huffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Wiese (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Rodney Rubenstein is blocked by Robert Huffman | 44-71 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Richard Wiese snags the defensive board | 44-71 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Jimmy Isom steals the ball from Richard Wiese | 44-71 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Isom | 46-71 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Richard Wiese is hacked by Rodney Rubenstein - foul #2 on Rodney Rubenstein, team foul #7 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (C) Marcus Bezanson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Richard Wiese makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Richard Wiese misses the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Griego - foul #2 on Joseph Griego, team foul #13 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Spearman (SF) Richard Wiese | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel misses the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Donald Holmes is called for the reach on James Spearman - foul #4 on Donald Holmes, team foul #8 | 47-72 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | James Spearman makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | James Spearman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-74 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Robert Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Robert Huffman drills a fadeaway from close range | 49-76 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Donald Holmes, team foul #9 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marcus Bezanson (C) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Joseph Griego runs out the clock | 49-76 |