| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Estes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Scott Olivarez - foul #3 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Robert Felan is fouled on the floor by Patrick Guthridge - foul #1 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Walter Scalf and the foul's on Robert Felan - foul #1 on Robert Felan, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the free throw | 33-47 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | John Ressler scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Felan | 35-47 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the floater near the basket set up by Russell Kunz | 35-49 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 37-49 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is fouled on the floor by Patrick Guthridge - foul #2 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Robert Nale scores on a jump hook from the right block | 39-52 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott clanks a floater from the right side | 39-54 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-54 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar tips it in | 39-56 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Charles Sliva is hacked by Lado Arambula - foul #2 on Lado Arambula, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Jason Pham, Hans Smialowski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| 16:22 | Villanova | John Ressler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Estes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | John Ressler blows the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Schiefelbein - foul #1 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG) Marcos Valadez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge can't tip it in | 40-56 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Walter Scalf steals the ball from Scott Olivarez | 40-56 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Kunz | 40-58 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | John Ressler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's pass is intercepted by Walter Scalf | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Felan - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenny Coates | 40-63 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Jason Pham swats the layup by Robert Nale | 40-63 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez tips it back up and in | 42-63 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Carmelo Salazar - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #5 | 42-63 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is hacked by Jason Pham - foul #2 on Jason Pham, team foul #5 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Jason Pham, Carmelo Salazar | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Charles Sliva lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Olin Prosienski (fresh) PF - Eddie Grabill (fresh) C - Hans Smialowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Nale | 44-63 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez's pass is intercepted by Russell Kunz in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcos Valadez - foul #2 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Russell Kunz, Olin Prosienski, Eddie Grabill, Hans Smialowski | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the turnaround from close range | 46-64 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Coates - foul #2 on Kenny Coates, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Real (C) Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Jason Pham (C) Walter Scalf, Charles Estes | |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Kenny Coates | |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-64 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge tips it in | 46-66 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Lado Arambula steps in front of the Dikembe Real pass in the backcourt | 46-66 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lado Arambula | 46-68 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-68 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Marcos Valadez | 46-68 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a jumper in the lane set up by Marcos Valadez | 48-68 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Kunz | 48-70 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Patrick Guthridge - foul #3 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Lado Arambula, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Jason Pham | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski scores on a jump hook in the lane | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Prosienski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Grabill (fresh) C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eddie Grabill - foul #1 on Eddie Grabill, team foul #8 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG) Russell Kunz | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar loses the ball out of bounds | 49-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (PF) Eddie Grabill | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez loses the dribble to Olin Prosienski in the backcourt | 49-72 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski lays it up and in | 49-74 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is called for 10 seconds | 49-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | John Ressler picks off the pass by Hans Smialowski | 49-74 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-74 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott tips it home | 51-74 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses badly on a floater from the right block | 51-74 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Carmelo Salazar steps in front of the Marcos Valadez pass | 51-74 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Scott Olivarez - foul #4 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (PG), Robert Felan (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF) Walter Scalf, Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the free throw | 51-77 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Lado Arambula is called for the reach on Robert Felan - foul #3 on Lado Arambula, team foul #9 | 51-77 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-77 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-77 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the rebound | 51-77 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Kenny Coates is called for the reach on Dikembe Real in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #10 | 51-77 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenny Coates | 52-79 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Smialowski | 52-79 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-79 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill snags the offensive board | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmund Abbott (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Coates (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Pham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Grabill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill's pass is intercepted by Charles Sliva | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Eddie Grabill is called for the reach on Dikembe Real in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Grabill, team foul #11 | 52-79 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-79 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Robert Nale connects on the floater from the right wing | 56-79 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenny Coates and he's hacked by Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #8 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Eddie Grabill | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Charles Sliva gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenny Coates - foul #4 on Kenny Coates, team foul #12 | 56-81 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale misses the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #9 | 57-81 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 57-82 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Robert Felan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-82 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-82 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Robert Nale drills a driving attempt from the right block | 59-82 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Edmund Abbott swats the shot by Carmelo Salazar | 59-82 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar can't tip it in | 59-82 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the board | 59-82 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hans Smialowski - foul #2 on Hans Smialowski, team foul #13 | 59-82 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula runs out the clock | 60-82 |