| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) SG - Steven Cook (fresh) SF - Billy Webb (fresh) PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) SF - William Ferguson (fresh) PF - Colin Yates (fresh) C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Billy Webb grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Steven Jerry can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Ralph Eastman picks off the pass by Billy Webb | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Steven Cook steals it from William Ferguson | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Steven Jerry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates is fouled on the floor by Billy Webb - foul #1 on Billy Webb, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (PG), Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF), Richard Corona (C) Gene Parkerson, Gregory Mayor, Colin Yates, Ralph Eastman | |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG) William Ferguson | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Steven Cook is fouled on the floor by Keith Smith - foul #1 on Keith Smith, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Robert Urso (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steven Cook, Billy Webb, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), William Ferguson (SF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Makary Zook, Richard Corona | |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Robert Urso can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Keith Smith | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) SG - Steve Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Urso (fresh) PF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) C - Dustin Nealon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) PF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer tips it in | 0-8 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Nealon | 3-8 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Eastman | 3-10 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Steve Smith connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Bowers | 6-10 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Dustin Nealon - foul #1 on Dustin Nealon, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Billy Webb (SF), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Bryan Bowers, Robert Urso, Jerome Brumbaugh, Dustin Nealon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), Colin Yates (PF) Gene Parkerson, Keith Smith, Stephen Pointer | |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Steve Smith drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Cummins and he's fouled by William Ferguson - foul #1 on William Ferguson, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (C) Ralph Eastman | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Steve Smith makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Cook (SG) Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Makary Zook (SF) William Ferguson | |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Ryan Cummins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Billy Webb grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Cummins and he's hacked by Richard Corona - foul #1 on Richard Corona, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (SF) Billy Webb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Eugene Harris (C) Leroy Brackman, Colin Yates | |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona tips it in | 12-15 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Steven Cook misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson misses short on a floater from the left side | 14-15 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Gregory Mayor steals it from Dennis Dunn in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Ryan Cummins is hacked by Eugene Harris - foul #1 on Eugene Harris, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Ryan Cummins, Steven Cook, Robert Urso, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Keith Smith (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Gene Parkerson, Gregory Mayor, Makary Zook, Richard Corona, Eugene Harris | |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Steve Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) C - Dustin Nealon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fresh) SG - Keith Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) PF - Colin Yates (fresh) C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer (PF) Colin Yates | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Bryan Bowers - foul #1 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 14-19 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer misses long on a jumper in the lane | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Steve Smith gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Steve Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Mark Utter (SG), Robert Urso (SF), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Billy Webb, Jerome Brumbaugh, Dustin Nealon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Makary Zook (SG), Colin Yates (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Leroy Brackman, Keith Smith, William Ferguson, Ralph Eastman | |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Jerry swats the shot by Stephen Pointer | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Steven Jerry's layup is rejected by Stephen Pointer | 14-19 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Parkerson | 14-21 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Robert Urso is hacked by Stephen Pointer - foul #1 on Stephen Pointer, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steven Cook (SG) Ryan Cummins, Mark Utter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ferguson (SF), Ralph Eastman (C) Stephen Pointer, Colin Yates | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Ferguson - foul #2 on William Ferguson, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Potter (SF) Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor (SG), Colin Yates (PF) William Ferguson, Eugene Harris | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson loses the dribble to Alfred Potter | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Alfred Potter misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Colin Yates | 16-21 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Colin Yates is blocked by Dennis Dunn | 16-21 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Dunn - foul #1 on Dennis Dunn, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steven Cook, Alfred Potter, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (PG), Stephen Pointer (SF), Richard Corona (PF) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook, Colin Yates | |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Gregory Mayor takes the ball from Bryan Bowers in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Mayor | 16-25 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Eastman - foul #1 on Ralph Eastman, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Robert Urso (PF) Bryan Bowers, Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Eugene Harris (C) Gregory Mayor, Ralph Eastman | |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ryan Cummins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) C - Dustin Nealon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fresh) SG - Keith Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer connects on the shot from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Billy Webb clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Pointer | 17-27 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-27 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Urso | 17-27 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-27 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Alfred Potter (SF), Steven Jerry (PF), Jerome Brumbaugh (C) Ryan Cummins, Steve Smith, Billy Webb, Robert Urso, Dustin Nealon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), Makary Zook (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Keith Smith, Stephen Pointer, Richard Corona, Eugene Harris | |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 19-27 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Steven Cook gets the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jerome Brumbaugh | 22-27 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman is hacked by Alfred Potter - foul #1 on Alfred Potter, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dennis Dunn (C) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (SG) Gregory Mayor | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (SG), Steve Smith (PF) Steven Cook, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Steve Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Cummins - foul #1 on Ryan Cummins, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Billy Webb (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF) Ryan Cummins, Alfred Potter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor (SG), Stephen Pointer (SF) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Dunn, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Steven Jerry (PF), Robert Urso (C) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Jerome Brumbaugh, Dennis Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG) Keith Smith | |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Billy Webb steps in front of the Ralph Eastman pass | 22-29 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Steven Cook lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Webb | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ryan Cummins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) C - Robert Urso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fresh) SG - Gregory Mayor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Yates (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Steven Jerry blocks the jumper by Leroy Brackman | 24-29 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Billy Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Steven Cook comes up short on the shot from close range | 24-29 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leroy Brackman | 24-29 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Ryan Cummins is called for the reach on Leroy Brackman - foul #2 on Ryan Cummins, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Alfred Potter (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Ryan Cummins, Steven Cook, Billy Webb, Steven Jerry, Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Gregory Mayor, Stephen Pointer, Colin Yates, Ralph Eastman | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dennis Dunn | 24-30 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Alfred Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Steve Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Alfred Potter pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Smith | 26-30 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Dunn swats the shot by William Ferguson | 26-30 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Steve Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Mark Utter (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Steven Jerry (PF) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Alfred Potter, Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Keith Smith, Richard Corona, Eugene Harris | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Jerry - foul #1 on Steven Jerry, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Cook (SG), Robert Urso (SF), Dustin Nealon (C) Mark Utter, Billy Webb, Dennis Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Steven Cook misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Eastman | 26-32 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Steven Jerry is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-32 |