| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Philip Klein comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-26 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Philip Klein pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Daniel Hancock steps in front of the Philip Klein pass | 23-26 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses the jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Philip Klein | 23-26 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (C) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein, Michael Ornstein, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:27 | Villanova | George Willett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Roland Polak's pass is intercepted by Patrick Kowalewski | 23-26 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski drills a driving attempt from the right block | 25-26 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Shanahan | 27-26 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-26 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | George Willett grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #1 on Lyman Hays, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Jason Shultis (PF), Bradley Cates (C) Zachariah Varney, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis double dribbles | 29-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Timothy Shanahan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Roy Wilford dunks the ball set up by Russell Hanson and he's hacked by Bradley Cates - foul #2 on Bradley Cates, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Philip Klein | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Cates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Hicks and he's fouled by Matthew Ball - foul #1 on Matthew Ball, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jerome Dyal and he's fouled by Jason Shultis - foul #2 on Jason Shultis, team foul #5 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Jason Shultis, Bradley Cates | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lyman Hays | 37-28 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses short on a jumper in the lane | 37-28 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski blows the dunk | 37-28 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Hugo | 37-30 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Kowalewski | 39-30 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Roy Wilford swats the shot by Bobby Hugo | 39-30 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Harold Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Harold Galarza comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cox | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Jerome Dyal steps in front of the Bobby Hugo pass | 39-32 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Harold Galarza scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Galarza - foul #4 on Harold Galarza, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Harold Glass (SG), Jason Shultis (PF), Roland Polak (C) Robert Cox, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock, Matthew Ball | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | George Willett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (SF) Bobby Hugo | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Glass | 41-36 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | George Willett hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ornstein | 44-36 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | James Nelson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-36 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Polak | 44-36 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | George Willett steals the ball from James Nelson | 44-36 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Willett | 46-36 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Harold Glass clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Harold Glass drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Shultis | 47-38 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Roy Wilford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Glass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jason Shultis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Philip Klein | 49-38 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Jerome Dyal is blocked by Jason Shultis | 49-38 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Mark Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Mark Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (PG), Harold Galarza (SG) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnie Coger (PG), Lyman Hays (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), Bradley Cates (C) Zachariah Varney, Harold Glass, James Nelson, Jason Shultis, Roland Polak | |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyman Hays | 49-40 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Michael Ornstein, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SF) Johnie Coger, Bobby Hugo | |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Galarza | 51-40 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays buries a turnaround in the lane | 51-42 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is fouled on the floor by Bradley Cates - foul #3 on Bradley Cates, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Jerome Dyal, Patrick Kowalewski, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Roland Polak (C) Robert Cox, Bradley Cates | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Ball | 52-42 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Roland Polak's floater is tipped away by Patrick Kowalewski | 52-42 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kowalewski | 52-42 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Roland Polak steps in front of the Harold Galarza pass | 52-42 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | George Willett steals the ball from Zachariah Varney | 52-42 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | George Willett is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #10 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Harold Glass (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Jason Shultis (PF), Bradley Cates (C) Zachariah Varney, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | George Willett makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | George Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates's pass is intercepted by George Willett | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Mark Hicks lays it in on a great pass from Harold Galarza and he's fouled by Jason Shultis - foul #3 on Jason Shultis, team foul #11 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bradley Cates (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Cox | 57-44 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Bradley Cates - foul #4 on Bradley Cates, team foul #12 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Michael Ornstein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) Bradley Cates | |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Harold Glass clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Cameron Michalowski - foul #3 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hicks (PF) Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bradley Cates (PF) Robert Cox, Jason Shultis | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Harold Glass makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Harold Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Russell Hanson grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Mark Hicks scores on a jump hook from the right block | 61-46 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Wilford - foul #2 on Roy Wilford, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Harold Glass, Bradley Cates | |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein lays it up and in | 63-48 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bobby Hugo and he's fouled by Jerome Dyal - foul #1 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the turnaround from close range | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo loses the dribble to Harold Galarza | 65-52 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Harold Galarza banks in the layup | 67-52 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Harold Galarza buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 69-54 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is hacked by Jerome Dyal - foul #2 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Roland Polak scores on a runner from the baseline | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal runs out the clock | 69-56 |