| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Nwa Adi's floater is tipped away by Robert Fuston | 33-27 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:30 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Eric Haefner is called for the reach on Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Eric Haefner, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Peterson and he's fouled by Robert Fuston - foul #2 on Robert Fuston, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Eric Haefner tips it in | 36-30 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Robert Fuston gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Thomas Freeman's pass is intercepted by Pedro Cruz | 36-30 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Steve Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Richard Gault lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Richard Gault evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 15:58 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Siems (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Thomas Dixon is called for the reach on Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Thomas Dixon, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Richard Gault | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Gregory Atlas - foul #1 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Steve Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Richard Shelton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Thomas Dixon | |
| 14:50 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 41-34 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Steve Brown scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Gregory Atlas - foul #2 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (C) Philip Siems | |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 43-34 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Richard Shelton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah's pass is intercepted by Bruno Francis | 43-36 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Robert Fuston (PF) Gregory Atlas, Richard Shelton | |
| 13:31 | NC State | Eric Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Eric Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz can't throw it down | 43-38 |
| 13:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bruno Francis | 43-38 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Richard Gault is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Richard Gault, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Philip Siems (SF), Richard Shelton (C) Bruno Francis, Thomas Freeman, Eric Haefner | |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:44 | NC State | Thomas Dixon loses the dribble to Ivan Borkoski | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Steve Brown grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Philip Siems can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Thomas Dixon, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston | |
| 10:43 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Philip Siems makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski's pass is intercepted by Eric Haefner | 43-39 |
| 09:58 | NC State | A charge is called on Eric Haefner - foul #2 on Eric Haefner, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF) Philip Siems | |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Peterson and the foul's on Gregory Atlas - foul #3 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Richard Shelton | |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG) Gregory Atlas | |
| 08:30 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Pedro Cruz | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is fouled on the floor by Ottah Abdallah - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:58 | NC State | Bruno Francis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Fuston is blocked by Nwa Adi | 48-39 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Haefner - foul #3 on Eric Haefner, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:29 | NC State | Thomas Dixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-39 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Richard Shelton grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Thomas Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (PF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Freeman | |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Richard Shelton | 50-39 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Thomas Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ottah Abdallah - foul #2 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Gregory Atlas, Kenneth Walker | |
| 05:12 | NC State | Thomas Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Thomas Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Philip Siems is called for the reach on Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Philip Siems, team foul #10 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Robert Fuston (PF) Thomas Dixon, Richard Shelton | |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Robert Fuston grabs the board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | NC State | Richard Gault is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-40 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the runner from the right block | 51-40 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Philip Siems gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF) Philip Siems | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 51-41 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the finger roll | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | NC State | Robert Fuston hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 53-41 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 3 from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Thomas Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Thomas Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Francis - foul #2 on Bruno Francis, team foul #11 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 56-47 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Bruno Francis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #12 | 56-47 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Bruno Francis is called for the reach on Andrew Sonoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruno Francis, team foul #13 | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Thomas Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Nwa Adi steals the ball from Robert Fuston | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ottah Abdallah | 61-47 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Richard Gault drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruno Francis | 61-50 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah runs out the clock | 61-50 |