| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cody Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Samuel Evans - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Evans - foul #2 on Samuel Evans, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Bernard Underwood - foul #3 on Bernard Underwood, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Nuzzo | 27-30 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 27-30 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Underwood | 27-30 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ottah Abdallah - foul #3 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Timothy McArthur (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Harvey (PG), John Jarnigan (SG), Jerry Marguez (SF) Gary Nuzzo, Samuel Evans, Cody Catalan | |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-32 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | William Harvey is hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Nwa Adi (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Timothy McArthur | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Bernard Underwood, Isaac Sterling | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jarnigan (fresh) SF - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Deems (fresh) C - Charles Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | George Deems steals the ball from Ottah Abdallah | 29-32 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Andrew Sonoski takes the ball from William Harvey | 29-32 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 29-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Timothy McArthur (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (PG), Samuel Evans (SG), Cody Catalan (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) William Harvey, John Jarnigan, Jerry Marguez, Charles Campbell | |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | George Deems grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is hacked by Samuel Evans - foul #3 on Samuel Evans, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz, Timothy McArthur, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood (PF) George Deems | |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sonoski - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Bernard Underwood | 29-36 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sol Rizzo | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Cody Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ottah Abdallah and he's hacked by Bernard Underwood - foul #4 on Bernard Underwood, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Harvey (PG), John Jarnigan (SG), Jerry Marguez (SF), Charles Campbell (C) Gary Nuzzo, Samuel Evans, Cody Catalan, Isaac Sterling | |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Marguez | 35-38 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski's layup is rejected by Bernard Underwood | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | John Jarnigan snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 35-38 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ottah Abdallah | 35-38 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Nwa Adi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Timothy McArthur (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (PG), Samuel Evans (SG), Cody Catalan (SF), George Deems (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) William Harvey, John Jarnigan, Jerry Marguez, Bernard Underwood, Charles Campbell | |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses the shot from the right block | 35-38 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Samuel Evans is called for the reach on Mundan Emanuel - foul #4 on Samuel Evans, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Timothy McArthur | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:45 | Villanova | The short jumper by Mundan Emanuel is denied by Cody Catalan | 35-38 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | George Deems grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo is fouled in the backcourt by Ottah Abdallah - foul #4 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG) Ottah Abdallah | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 35-38 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Timothy McArthur (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Harvey (PG), Bernard Underwood (PF) Gary Nuzzo, George Deems | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Cody Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Underwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans is hacked by Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (SG) Samuel Evans | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Cody Catalan | 35-40 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Bernard Underwood - foul #5 on Bernard Underwood, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (PG), Samuel Evans (SG), Jerry Marguez (SF), George Deems (PF), Charles Campbell (C) William Harvey, John Jarnigan, Cody Catalan, Bernard Underwood, Isaac Sterling | |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo drills a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Jerry Marguez steals the ball from Timothy McArthur | 36-43 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy McArthur | 36-43 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is hacked by Jerry Marguez - foul #1 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Timothy McArthur, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Catalan (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) Jerry Marguez, Charles Campbell | |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Evans | 38-46 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | George Deems gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Isaac Sterling | 38-48 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski loses the dribble to Cody Catalan | 38-48 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Cody Catalan | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Cody Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Deems (fresh) 4 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the shot in the lane | 38-50 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | George Deems is hacked by Ottah Abdallah - foul #5 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Harvey (PG), John Jarnigan (SG) Gary Nuzzo, Samuel Evans | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | William Harvey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Jarnigan | 38-55 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Charles Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 41-55 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | John Jarnigan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Jarnigan, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (PG), Samuel Evans (SG) William Harvey, John Jarnigan | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Charles Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Deems | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Evans | 41-58 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Cody Catalan - foul #2 on Cody Catalan, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Gary Nuzzo | 43-60 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Evans | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo runs out the clock | 43-60 |