| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bassett (fresh) SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Bassett - foul #2 on David Bassett, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Davis Carter snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is denied on a layup by Christopher Crimmins | 27-28 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Davis Carter tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Christopher Crimmins picks off the pass by David Kallas | 27-28 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the runner from close range | 27-28 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | David Kallas pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Bassett - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Jie Wang pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jie Wang and the foul's on Clifford Worth - foul #1 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Clifford Worth's pass is intercepted by Jie Wang | 30-28 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | Clifford Worth swats the short shot by Jie Wang | 30-28 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter tips it home | 32-28 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Ramos | 34-28 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jie Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Jie Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG) Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Demoss | 34-30 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski dunks the ball and the foul's on Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Michael Falk is hacked by Felix Ramos - foul #2 on Felix Ramos, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Felix Ramos takes the ball from Nicholas Rock | 37-30 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Clifford Worth steals it from David Bassett | 37-30 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock connects on the floater near the basket | 37-32 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 37-32 |
| 12:12 | Clemson | David Kallas's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Rock | 37-32 |
| 12:11 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Neil Vilkoski - foul #1 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mike Marshall (PF), Jesus Rivera (C) Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Nicholas Rock | |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Felix Ramos's pass is intercepted by Rodolfo Mercado in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Marshall (fresh) C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 11:25 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Jeffrey Pagan is called for the reach on Neil Vilkoski - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) Felix Ramos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Wilson (PF) Clifford Worth | |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 39-33 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Pagan | 39-36 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Mike Marshall misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-36 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Wilson | 39-38 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | Mike Marshall makes the fadeaway from the right side | 41-38 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Pagan is blocked by Jesus Rivera | 41-38 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), George Lea (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) David Bassett, Neil Vilkoski, Mike Marshall, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Wilson | |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Michael Falk is called for the reach on Felix Ramos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | The jump hook by David Kallas is blocked by Clifford Worth | 41-38 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jie Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lea (fresh) PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the lay-in | 41-38 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Felix Ramos grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Jie Wang scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by George Lea | 44-38 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Clifford Worth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG) Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Rock (C) Christopher Crimmins | |
| 06:10 | Clemson | George Lea misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Mark Demoss pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the runner from the left block | 44-38 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Felix Ramos | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:19 | Clemson | David Kallas hits a shot from the baseline set up by Felix Ramos and he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #2 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SF), Jesus Rivera (C) George Lea, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Richard Wallace | |
| 05:19 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Rock | 47-38 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Clifford Worth's floater is knocked away by Jesus Rivera | 49-38 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Neil Vilkoski | 49-38 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | David Kallas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Felix Ramos | 51-38 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Jesus Rivera is called for the reach on Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Jesus Rivera, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), George Lea (SG), Dominic Marino (SF), Mike Marshall (PF) Felix Ramos, David Bassett, Neil Vilkoski, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Richard Wallace (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Marshall - foul #2 on Mike Marshall, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jie Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) PF - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Clemson | Dominic Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Richard Wallace connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Rodolfo Mercado | 51-41 |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Jie Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-41 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | Mike Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Jie Wang comes up short on the floater from the right block | 51-41 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Mark Demoss buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 02:07 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), David Bassett (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Jie Wang, George Lea, Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Ryan Wilson | |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Clifford Worth is called for the reach on Felix Ramos - foul #2 on Clifford Worth, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SG) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Michael Falk's floater is knocked away by Davis Carter | 53-43 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Richard Wallace tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | George Lea is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #3 on Michael Falk, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Mark Demoss connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Falk and he's fouled by George Lea - foul #1 on George Lea, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG) George Lea | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Michael Falk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Falk, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SG) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Michael Falk is called for 10 seconds | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Mark Demoss grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #5 on Michael Falk, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | George Lea is called for the reach on Christopher Crimmins - foul #2 on George Lea, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), Dominic Marino (SF), Mike Marshall (PF), Jesus Rivera (C) Felix Ramos, Neil Vilkoski, Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:35 | Clemson | George Lea is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Demoss - foul #1 on Mark Demoss, team foul #12 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Jie Wang, Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:35 | Clemson | George Lea misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:35 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #13 | 59-50 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins buries a runner in the paint | 60-52 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #14 | 60-52 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #15 | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos runs out the clock | 61-52 |