| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Thad Edington inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Bryan Bowers is called for the reach on Johnny Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Johnny Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Billy Webb misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Billy Webb picks off the pass by Johnny Jones | 37-43 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn double dribbles | 37-43 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Stanley Drury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Billy Webb pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Stanley Drury snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Steven Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Steven Jerry scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Dunn | 37-45 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is whistled for a carry | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Johnny Jones, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Robert Urso (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steven Cook, Billy Webb, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Andrew Gaskins is called for the reach on Bryan Bowers - foul #3 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Mitchell (C) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG) Bryan Bowers | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Frank Bates hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd and the foul's on Jerome Brumbaugh - foul #2 on Jerome Brumbaugh, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Stanley Drury (PF) Tony Shepherd, Thad Edington, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Jerome Brumbaugh, Dustin Nealon | |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Steven Jerry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Ryan Cummins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Stanley Drury gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Robert Arneson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Steve Smith snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ryan Cummins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Urso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Steve Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Steve Hartnett, Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Billy Webb (SF) Ryan Cummins, Steve Smith, Robert Urso | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Thad Edington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Shepherd | 41-47 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-47 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Johnny Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Thad Edington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Billy Webb - foul #2 on Billy Webb, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Bates (PF) Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Johnny Jones is called for the reach on Steven Cook - foul #3 on Johnny Jones, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (PF) Steve Smith | |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Tony Shepherd takes the ball from Steven Cook | 43-47 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Thad Edington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Thad Edington pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Robert Urso picks off the pass by Thad Edington | 43-47 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thad Edington | 43-47 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the jumper near the basket | 43-47 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Thad Edington gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Johnny Jones connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Steven Cook clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Frank Bates grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Thad Edington drills a shot in the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Steven Cook connects on the shot near the basket | 48-49 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Frank Bates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Steven Cook grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thad Edington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Urso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dustin Nealon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Steven Cook drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Urso and he's fouled by Frank Bates - foul #1 on Frank Bates, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steve Smith (SF), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Bryan Bowers, Billy Webb, Robert Urso, Dustin Nealon | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Steven Cook makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins hits the finger roll set up by Steve Hartnett | 50-52 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Andrew Gaskins swats the short shot by Steven Cook | 50-52 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Robert Arneson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Potter (SF) Steven Cook | |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Stanley Drury steps in front of the Ryan Cummins pass | 50-52 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Steve Smith snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Alfred Potter scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Carlile | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Steven Jerry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Gaskins - foul #4 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Thad Edington (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Steve Hartnett, Thomas Carlile, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG) Ryan Cummins | |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Steven Jerry misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Steven Jerry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bowers - foul #3 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Frank Bates (PF) Robert Arneson, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Utter (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steve Smith, Alfred Potter, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dustin Nealon | 53-54 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Billy Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Frank Bates lays it up and in set up by Tony Shepherd | 55-57 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Billy Webb misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Bates - foul #2 on Frank Bates, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Stanley Drury (PF) Johnny Jones, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Mark Utter, Jerome Brumbaugh, Dustin Nealon | |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd loses the ball out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (SF) Billy Webb | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Steven Jerry snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Robert Urso's floater is tipped away by Stanley Drury | 55-59 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Robert Urso pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Robert Urso dunks the ball on a great pass from Steve Smith and the foul's on Frank Bates - foul #3 on Frank Bates, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson (C) Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Bryan Bowers steals the ball from Stanley Drury | 55-61 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Robert Urso clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stanley Drury | 55-61 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Thad Edington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Andrew Gaskins (PF) Tony Shepherd, Robert Arneson, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Dustin Nealon (C) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon loses the dribble to Kenneth Anderson | 55-61 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-61 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Steven Cook grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon can't finish the layup | 55-61 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Billy Webb gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Steven Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Urso - foul #2 on Robert Urso, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Stanley Drury (PF) Steve Hartnett, Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Ryan Cummins, Robert Urso, Dustin Nealon | |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Steven Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn double dribbles | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Bates (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG) Steven Cook | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Stanley Drury scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Billy Webb's floater is tipped away by Frank Bates | 59-61 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Steve Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Billy Webb is hacked by Thomas Carlile - foul #1 on Thomas Carlile, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Thad Edington (SF) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses the shot from close range | 59-63 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Steven Jerry grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn loses the dribble to Stanley Drury | 59-63 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thad Edington | 62-63 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Thad Edington pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Jones | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Johnny Jones hits a shot from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn tips it home | 64-65 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Steve Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Smith | 64-68 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Thad Edington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dennis Dunn | 64-68 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Billy Webb clanks a runner near the basket | 64-68 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Jerry | 64-68 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Billy Webb is fouled on the floor by Thad Edington - foul #3 on Thad Edington, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson (C) Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Cook (SG) Steve Smith | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Billy Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Thad Edington scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Billy Webb clanks a shot from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Dennis Dunn swats the layup by Thad Edington | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Cook | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Tony Shepherd is called for the reach on Steven Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (PF) Steven Jerry | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steven Cook makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steven Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Robert Urso gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Urso runs out the clock | 66-70 |