| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Chick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - August Hansford (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | George Lyons inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Joseph Chick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Archie Luciani gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | August Hansford is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Steven Bryant hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Chick | 37-43 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Rory Davis's floater is knocked away by Steven Bryant | 37-43 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Harold Proctor misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | John Skinner gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Steven Bryant hits a turnaround in the paint | 39-43 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | August Hansford connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by John Skinner - foul #3 on John Skinner, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn (C) John Skinner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:10 | Louisville | August Hansford misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Rory Davis grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | August Hansford tips it in | 39-47 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn knocks in the jump hook from close range | 41-47 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Carl Delrio connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Harold Proctor | 41-50 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong lays it up and in | 43-50 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Carl Delrio comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by George Lyons - foul #2 on George Lyons, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (SG), George Spaulding (PF), Jerry Carlsen (C) Steven Bryant, George Lyons, Josh Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alan Derr (PF), George Brady (C) Harold Proctor, Archie Luciani, Rory Davis, August Hansford | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn can't throw it down | 43-51 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Jerry Carlsen snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Joseph Chick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | George Brady snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Delrio | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Chick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Spaulding (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Wadusky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dugan (fresh) PF - Alan Derr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Brady (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Jack Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bryant (SG), James Ulrich (PF), John Skinner (C) Joseph Chick, Jessie Wrenn, Jerry Carlsen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG) Carl Delrio | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Michael Dugan buries a shot from the left side | 43-55 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | John Skinner can't finish the layup | 43-55 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | George Brady grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | George Spaulding pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | John Skinner is fouled on the floor by Michael Dugan - foul #1 on Michael Dugan, team foul #1 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (PG), George Lyons (SF), Josh Armstrong (PF) Jack Lewis, George Spaulding, James Ulrich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG), Archie Luciani (SF), Floyd Baine (PF), August Hansford (C) Raymond Wadusky, Michael Dugan, Alan Derr, George Brady | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Steven Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Archie Luciani snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Edward Tatum hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Proctor | 43-58 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Steven Bryant knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Lyons and he's hacked by Harold Proctor - foul #3 on Harold Proctor, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Rory Davis (PF) Edward Tatum, Floyd Baine | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Steven Bryant makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Harold Proctor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | George Lyons gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | John Skinner's pass is intercepted by Archie Luciani | 46-58 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Archie Luciani misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Bryant - foul #2 on Steven Bryant, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (SG), Jessie Wrenn (SF), George Spaulding (C) Steven Bryant, George Lyons, John Skinner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG) Harold Proctor | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Carl Delrio steals it from Josh Armstrong | 46-60 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Spaulding - foul #2 on George Spaulding, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Wray (SG), Jerry Carlsen (C) Joseph Chick, Josh Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dugan (SF), Alan Derr (C) Archie Luciani, August Hansford | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Alan Derr gets the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wray (fresh) SF - Jessie Wrenn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Spaulding (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Wadusky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Derr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky is fouled on the floor by George Spaulding - foul #3 on George Spaulding, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Brady (C) Rory Davis | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Delrio | 46-63 |
| 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) | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on George Brady - foul #1 on George Brady, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (PG), Steven Bryant (SG) Jack Lewis, Robert Wray | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Alan Derr gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Carl Delrio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Chick | 50-63 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky misses the easy layup | 50-63 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | George Brady tips it but misses | 50-63 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | George Spaulding grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Steven Bryant clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 50-63 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn tips it in | 52-63 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses long on a shot from the left block | 52-63 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Jerry Carlsen grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Alan Derr steals the ball from Steven Bryant | 52-63 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Michael Dugan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Jerry Carlsen gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Joseph Chick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-63 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Alan Derr grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Alan Derr is whistled for traveling | 52-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (PG), Robert Wray (SG), George Lyons (SF), Josh Armstrong (PF), John Skinner (C) Joseph Chick, Steven Bryant, Jessie Wrenn, George Spaulding, Jerry Carlsen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Harold Proctor (SG), Archie Luciani (SF), Rory Davis (PF), August Hansford (C) Carl Delrio, Raymond Wadusky, Michael Dugan, Alan Derr, George Brady | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Robert Wray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-63 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Archie Luciani grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Harold Proctor is denied on a layup by Josh Armstrong | 52-63 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | August Hansford pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Rory Davis misses the lay-in | 52-63 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Jack Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Tatum - foul #3 on Edward Tatum, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wray | 54-63 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Edward Tatum is hacked by Jack Lewis - foul #1 on Jack Lewis, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (PG), Steven Bryant (SG) Jack Lewis, Robert Wray | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:50 | Louisville | August Hansford misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-63 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Rory Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | August Hansford's layup is rejected by John Skinner | 54-63 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to George Lyons | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Chick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - August Hansford (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Joseph Chick snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | George Lyons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Joseph Chick grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Archie Luciani steals it from George Lyons | 54-63 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Rory Davis's pass is intercepted by Josh Armstrong | 54-63 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | John Skinner connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Archie Luciani - foul #3 on Archie Luciani, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn (SF), George Spaulding (PF) George Lyons, Josh Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Raymond Wadusky (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alan Derr (PF), George Brady (C) Edward Tatum, Harold Proctor, Archie Luciani, Rory Davis, August Hansford | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | John Skinner misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | George Brady pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Steven Bryant pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Joseph Chick buries a floater from the right side set up by Steven Bryant | 58-63 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Joseph Chick steals it from Carl Delrio in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | John Skinner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Chick | 60-63 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Dugan | 60-65 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Michael Dugan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Joseph Chick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Joseph Chick is hacked by George Brady - foul #2 on George Brady, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (PG), Robert Wray (SG), George Lyons (SF), Josh Armstrong (PF) Joseph Chick, Steven Bryant, George Spaulding, John Skinner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG), Archie Luciani (SF), August Hansford (C) Raymond Wadusky, Michael Dugan, George Brady | |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Robert Wray can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-65 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | George Lyons tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Alan Derr's fadeaway is rejected by Josh Armstrong | 62-65 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | George Lyons gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Jack Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Josh Armstrong | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Wray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Josh Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jessie Wrenn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Derr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - August Hansford (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | A charge is called on Archie Luciani - foul #4 on Archie Luciani, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Chick (PG), George Spaulding (C) Robert Wray, Jessie Wrenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rory Davis (PF) Alan Derr | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Jack Lewis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Chick | 68-65 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Harold Proctor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Carlsen (C) George Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Michael Dugan (SG) Carl Delrio, Harold Proctor | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Rory Davis takes the ball from Jerry Carlsen | 68-65 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bryant (SG), George Lyons (SF), Jessie Wrenn (C) Jack Lewis, George Spaulding, Jerry Carlsen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Harold Proctor (SG) Edward Tatum, Michael Dugan | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Carl Delrio is hacked by Steven Bryant - foul #3 on Steven Bryant, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Joseph Chick knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Bryant | 70-67 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Rory Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Rory Davis, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Skinner (C) Jessie Wrenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Steven Bryant is hacked by Carl Delrio - foul #2 on Carl Delrio, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Steven Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Steven Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | August Hansford grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Joseph Chick is called for the reach on Carl Delrio - foul #1 on Joseph Chick, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Steven Bryant buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Josh Armstrong | 74-69 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Delrio | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Steven Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | George Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | August Hansford is called for the reach on George Lyons - foul #2 on August Hansford, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Lewis (PG) Joseph Chick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | George Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | George Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Harold Proctor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from August Hansford | 76-74 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Jack Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Delrio - foul #3 on Carl Delrio, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Jack Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Jack Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Jack Lewis takes the ball from Carl Delrio | 78-74 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Jack Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Delrio - foul #4 on Carl Delrio, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn (SF) George Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Jack Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Jack Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Harold Proctor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Josh Armstrong grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Proctor - foul #4 on Harold Proctor, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Jessie Wrenn makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Carl Delrio comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 82-74 |