| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 15-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 19:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 15-29 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gault | 18-29 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Bruno Francis steals the ball from Sudi Abdulkarim | 18-29 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Bruno Francis jams it | 20-29 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is whistled for traveling | 20-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Luis Estrada | |
| 18:16 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-29 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't tip it in | 20-29 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Richard Gault pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Bruno Francis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Freeman | 22-29 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Siems (PF) Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 16:29 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the jumper from the right side | 22-29 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Siems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | NC State | Eric Haefner is hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Robert Fuston (PF) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Kenneth Walker is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 14:59 | NC State | Philip Siems lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Murray | 24-29 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim and the foul's on Charles Murray - foul #4 on Charles Murray, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Charles Murray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Thomas Freeman scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Bruno Francis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Siems | 30-34 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski lays it up and in on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 30-36 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Bruno Francis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 30-36 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the turnaround in the paint | 30-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Freeman (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) C - Philip Siems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Philip Siems gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 10:32 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (PF) Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 09:38 | NC State | Richard Gault's floater is knocked away by Nwa Adi | 32-38 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Bruno Francis - foul #2 on Bruno Francis, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Bruno Francis is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 32-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruno Francis - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Edward Rottman gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Richard Gault misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mundan Emanuel - foul #3 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| 08:11 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Thomas Freeman gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 34-41 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Richard Gault knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Freeman - foul #2 on Thomas Freeman, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Robert Fuston (PF) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Thomas Freeman, Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-43 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 37-43 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Philip Siems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | NC State | The short jumper by Robert Fuston is denied by Luis Estrada | 37-45 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Philip Siems gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Eric Haefner loses the dribble to Terry Smith | 37-45 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Charles Murray steals it from Mundan Emanuel | 37-45 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Eric Haefner connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Edward Rottman (PF) Kenneth Walker, Philip Siems, Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 39-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Haefner | 39-45 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 02:55 | NC State | Eric Haefner's floater is tipped away by Nwa Adi | 39-45 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 39-47 |
| 02:33 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF), Robert Fuston (PF), Philip Siems (C) Charles Murray, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Nwa Adi steals it from Philip Siems | 39-47 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the easy layup | 39-47 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Bruno Francis is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruno Francis, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (C) Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Eric Haefner - foul #1 on Eric Haefner, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Eric Haefner is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Eric Haefner, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Richard Gault is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Gault, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by Bruno Francis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruno Francis, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Fuston | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the lay-in | 41-53 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it back up and in | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Luis Estrada (PF) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 41-55 |