| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Flick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Michael Donner is hacked by Al Flick - foul #1 on Al Flick, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Scott White makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Donner | 35-39 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Al Flick lays it in | 37-39 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | William Seibert is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Seibert, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Bernard Helt is hacked by Thomas Gannon - foul #1 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Scott White - foul #2 on Scott White, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Al Flick swats the layup by Frederick Thompson | 37-39 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Scott White hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Bernard Helt drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bryson | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | William Seibert buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Al Flick is fouled on the floor by Scott White - foul #3 on Scott White, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Real and he's hacked by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Randall Lucas | 42-43 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #1 on Phillip Powell, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jim Gandy - foul #3 on Jim Gandy, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), David Hazelton (C) Randall Lucas, Jim Gandy | |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Willie Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Carr | 43-44 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Phillip Powell steps in front of the Francis Griffin pass | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Arce (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hazelton (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Michael Arce grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Charles Sliva snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Hazelton | 43-44 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Michael Arce scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Seibert | 43-46 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Phillip Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Sliva | 45-46 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | David Hazelton lays it in on a great pass from Francis Griffin | 45-48 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Michael Arce steals it from William Morgan | 45-48 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Charles Sliva is called for the reach on Willie Carr - foul #3 on Charles Sliva, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Al Flick (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Dikembe Real, Charles Sliva, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Michael Arce, David Hazelton | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 45-50 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Al Flick snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Dikembe Azim swats the shot by Frederick Thompson | 45-50 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Al Flick gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Robert Bryson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Scott White is hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Bryson | 48-50 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Michael Donner grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Seibert | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Al Flick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Al Flick loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Jim Gandy travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Jim Gandy snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Willie Carr connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Gandy and he's hacked by Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randall Lucas (SF) William Seibert | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Harold Orsini's pass is intercepted by Jim Gandy | 48-56 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Michael Arce buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jim Gandy and he's hacked by William Morgan - foul #2 on William Morgan, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Harold Orsini, Charles Sliva, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Thomas Gannon (C) Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Jim Gandy | |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Willie Carr takes the ball from Phillip Powell | 48-59 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Carr | 48-61 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Real scores on a shot from the left block | 50-61 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Michael Donner drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Thompson and he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #2 on Phillip Powell, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Charles Sliva (C) Phillip Powell, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Scott White (PF) Willie Carr, Michael Arce | |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Robert Bryson connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-64 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Michael Donner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Scott White tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the finger roll | 54-66 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Scott White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Al Flick (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Jim Gandy (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Thomas Gannon | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Al Flick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Gandy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Carr - foul #1 on Willie Carr, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Phillip Powell makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Phillip Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #3 on Phillip Powell, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Francis Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Francis Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Jim Gandy steps in front of the Phillip Powell pass | 56-70 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-70 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | Phillip Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Phillip Powell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Al Flick hits the follow up shot | 58-70 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Jim Gandy blocks the short jumper by Al Flick | 58-70 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willie Carr | 58-70 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Al Flick picks off the pass by Francis Griffin | 58-70 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | William Seibert steps in front of the Phillip Powell pass in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Griffin and he's fouled by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Phillip Powell, Robert Bryson, Dikembe Real, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Francis Griffin, Scott White | |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Robert Felan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Jim Gandy hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Morgan - foul #3 on William Morgan, team foul #11 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG) Willie Carr | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Jim Gandy misses the free throw | 60-75 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Charles Sliva pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gannon | 60-75 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | William Morgan blocks the short jumper by Jim Gandy | 60-75 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Jim Gandy swats the short shot by Bernard Helt | 60-75 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Jim Gandy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Michael Donner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Vanhoose | 60-78 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Norman Vanhoose steals the ball from Robert Felan | 60-78 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Bernard Helt takes the ball from Frederick Thompson | 60-78 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Gandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Bernard Helt clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-78 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the offensive board | 60-78 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Harold Orsini scores on a 3 from straight away | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 63-78 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Charles Sliva snags the defensive board | 63-78 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Norman Vanhoose steps in front of the Harold Orsini pass | 63-78 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose travels with the ball | 63-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Floyd Ramberg (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Clinton Brooks (PF) Robert Felan, Harold Orsini, Bernard Helt, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), Michael Arce (PF), David Hazelton (C) Norman Vanhoose, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Jim Gandy, Thomas Gannon | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | David Hazelton denies the turnaround by Dikembe Real | 63-78 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | David Hazelton pulls down the rebound | 63-78 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Willie Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-78 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Willie Carr steals it from Clinton Brooks | 63-78 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses the easy layup | 63-78 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Charles Sliva grabs the board | 63-78 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Charles Sliva is hacked by Willie Carr - foul #2 on Willie Carr, team foul #8 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), William Morgan (C) Floyd Ramberg, Clinton Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (PF) David Hazelton | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Michael Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Randall Lucas knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Griffin | 63-80 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Francis Griffin is called for the reach on Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Francis Griffin, team foul #9 | 63-80 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Randall Lucas gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Gandy | 64-83 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Charles Sliva hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-83 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Jim Gandy grabs the defensive rebound | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Francis Griffin slams it home on a nice dish by Willie Carr | 64-85 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Dikembe Real scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Powell | 67-85 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Francis Griffin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Lucas | 67-87 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Lucas - foul #2 on Randall Lucas, team foul #10 | 67-87 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 68-87 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 69-87 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willie Carr runs out the clock | 69-87 |