| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Flick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Al Flick hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Bryson | 43-43 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby makes the fadeaway from the left block | 43-45 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Al Flick comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #3 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Al Flick makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Al Flick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Phillip Powell steals it from Keith Wilson in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Al Flick misses short on a runner in the lane | 44-45 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Phillip Powell - foul #1 on Phillip Powell, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Al Flick gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Robert Bryson lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Helt | 46-46 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Dikembe Real knocks in the jumper in the lane | 48-47 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Charles Sliva gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jack Fife - foul #1 on Jack Fife, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Phillip Powell, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Joe Gilbert (C) Keith Wilson, John Zagorac | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Jack Fife can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Harold Orsini grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Harold Orsini pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Dikembe Real clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Real (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF), Al Flick (C) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Charles Sliva, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski, Joe Gilbert | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Felan | 52-49 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | John Zagorac comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Al Flick pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Robert Bryson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 52-49 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | John Zagorac buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Patterson | 52-51 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Robert Bryson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Helt | 52-51 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Al Flick loses the dribble to William Cokley | 52-51 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bryson - foul #1 on Robert Bryson, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (C) Bernard Helt, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Keith Wilson (PF) Herbert Patterson, John Zagorac | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Real hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Dikembe Real tips it in | 54-52 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon drills a 3 from the left corner set up by William Cokley | 54-55 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Real and he's hacked by Russell Ridlon - foul #3 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 57-57 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Powell | 59-57 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Phillip Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Charles Sliva comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't tip it in | 59-57 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Harold Orsini scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Wilson | 62-60 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Giczewski | 62-60 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Real hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Clinton Brooks (PF), Al Flick (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Dikembe Real, Dikembe Azim, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Dennis Woodard, Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Al Flick is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Clinton Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 64-60 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | William Cokley is whistled for traveling | 64-60 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses long on a floater from the left side | 64-60 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | John Zagorac tips it in | 64-62 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Robert Bryson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the shot from the right side | 64-62 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Robert Felan snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Bernard Helt's pass is intercepted by John Zagorac | 64-62 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | John Zagorac can't finish the layup | 64-62 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | John Zagorac can't tip it in | 64-62 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Clinton Brooks grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Bernard Helt is hacked by Russell Ridlon - foul #4 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Clinton Brooks, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Keith Wilson (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Herbert Patterson, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Phillip Powell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Zagorac | 64-62 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | John Zagorac clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Harold Orsini pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | William Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Powell | 66-62 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Phillip Powell steals it from Lanny Allums | 66-62 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is denied on a layup by John Zagorac | 66-62 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Dikembe Real tips it but misses | 66-62 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | John Zagorac grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 66-62 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Phillip Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, Keith Wilson, John Zagorac | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Al Flick (C) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Fife (PF) Arthur Giczewski | |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Robert Bryson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Bernard Helt steals the ball from Kenneth Roby | 66-62 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Robert Felan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-62 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim's floater is tipped away by Jack Fife | 66-62 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Jack Fife snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | William Cokley loses the dribble to Dikembe Azim | 66-62 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Al Flick clanks a floater in the lane | 66-62 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Al Flick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Cokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Ridlon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jack Fife (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Bernard Helt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 66-62 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jack Fife | 66-62 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (SG), Dikembe Real (C) Robert Bryson, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Keith Wilson (SF), John Zagorac (PF) Herbert Patterson, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Jack Fife | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | John Zagorac jams it on a great pass from Keith Wilson | 66-64 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Phillip Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF) Lanny Allums, Keith Wilson | |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | John Zagorac is hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #4 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Al Flick (C) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is whistled for a carry | 66-64 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Robert Felan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Helt | 68-64 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | John Zagorac hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Al Flick gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Helt | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Al Flick gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Al Flick is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Woodard - foul #5 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Al Flick makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Al Flick misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | John Zagorac gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Bryson steals it from Keith Wilson in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | William Cokley is called for the reach on Robert Bryson - foul #2 on William Cokley, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | John Zagorac scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Cokley | 72-67 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Keith Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Bryson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Wilson, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is called for traveling | 74-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Al Flick (C) Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Wilson - foul #2 on Keith Wilson, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | John Zagorac gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Cokley | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is hacked by William Cokley in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Cokley, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Al Flick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Felan runs out the clock | 77-70 |