| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Thomas Freeman inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled on the floor by Robert Fuston - foul #3 on Robert Fuston, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (PF) Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (PF) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Bruno Francis - foul #2 on Bruno Francis, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel | |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski lays it in | 33-33 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Sol Rizzo denies the turnaround by Bruno Francis | 33-33 |
| 17:32 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Richard Gault misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 33-33 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled on the floor by Richard Gault - foul #1 on Richard Gault, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Richard Gault steps in front of the Luis Estrada pass | 33-33 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Richard Gault buries a floater from the right block and the foul's on Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Siems (C) Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:02 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Siems (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Edward Rottman grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Sol Rizzo swats the layup by Philip Siems | 36-33 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Smith and the foul's on Philip Siems - foul #3 on Philip Siems, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SG), Robert Fuston (PF) Richard Gault, Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Luis Estrada | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Robert Fuston pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Bruno Francis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Nwa Adi's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Fuston | 36-35 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Thomas Freeman gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Philip Siems's fadeaway is rejected by Nwa Adi | 36-35 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 36-35 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz loses the dribble to Philip Siems | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Charles Murray, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| 12:50 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Eric Haefner gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 40-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Richard Gault grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Nwa Adi takes the ball from Robert Fuston | 40-35 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski scores on a jumper from close range | 40-37 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Bruno Francis is fouled on the floor by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #3 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Philip Siems (SF) Bruno Francis, Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 10:11 | NC State | Philip Siems's pass is intercepted by Pedro Cruz | 40-37 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Philip Siems - foul #4 on Philip Siems, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SF) Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Fuston | 40-38 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Sol Rizzo denies the turnaround by Robert Fuston | 40-38 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Kenneth Walker snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Terry Smith picks off the pass by Charles Murray | 40-38 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz banks in the layup set up by Terry Smith | 40-40 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #4 on Nwa Adi, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Thomas Freeman (SF) Kenneth Walker, Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 08:29 | NC State | Eric Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Eric Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Eric Haefner steps in front of the Ivan Borkoski pass | 42-40 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Thomas Freeman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled on the floor by Eric Haefner - foul #1 on Eric Haefner, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Siems (C) Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Mundan Emanuel, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Philip Siems steals the ball from Nwa Adi | 42-40 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 45-40 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Nwa Adi's pass is intercepted by Charles Murray | 45-40 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Bruno Francis drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Freeman | 48-40 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fuston - foul #4 on Robert Fuston, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Edward Rottman (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Charles Murray, Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Eric Haefner is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Philip Siems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Edward Rottman pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:15 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses short on a floater from close range | 48-41 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Edward Rottman snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Philip Siems travels with the ball | 48-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Thomas Freeman (SF) Bruno Francis, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel lays it in | 48-43 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Sol Rizzo steals the ball from Thomas Freeman | 48-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Nwa Adi (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Smith | 48-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the dunk | 48-45 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Edward Rottman tips it in | 50-45 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Robert Fuston (PF), Philip Siems (C) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Philip Siems pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the turnaround from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Robert Fuston tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Siems - foul #5 on Philip Siems, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (C) Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Robert Fuston pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | NC State | Robert Fuston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel | 52-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Eric Haefner's floater is tipped away by Ivan Borkoski | 52-49 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Bruno Francis steals it from Ivan Borkoski | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Richard Gault is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SF) Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Charles Murray is fouled on the floor by Pedro Cruz - foul #4 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the floater from the right side | 54-49 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Charles Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF) Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Smith | 56-55 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Mundan Emanuel is called for the reach on Charles Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Thomas Freeman pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is hacked by Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG) Charles Murray | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-55 |