| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) SF - Rick Hart (fresh) PF - David Evans (fresh) C - Carl Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Victor Chong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | NC State | Carl Fox steals it from Edward Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Stephen Hogan takes the ball from Carl Fox | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | David Evans snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Timothy Myers's pass is intercepted by Thomas Joyce in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Stephen Hogan steps in front of the Carl Fox pass | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Loyd Williams (C) Anthony Ragland, Rick Hart, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Phil Rabago is called for traveling | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Bruce Page banks in the layup and he's fouled by Phil Rabago - foul #1 on Phil Rabago, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | David Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Edward Davis | |
| 16:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (SG) Marc Spann | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Victor Chong | |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Follansbee (fresh) SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) C - Loyd Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | Matthew Lewis's layup is rejected by Phil Rabago | 5-10 |
| 15:38 | NC State | Matthew Lewis tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Follansbee | 5-10 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Bill Glantz is hacked by Phil Rabago in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phil Rabago, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), John Robbins (SF), Rick Hart (PF), Carl Fox (C) Robert Follansbee, Phil Rabago, David Evans, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| 14:51 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 5-13 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Stephen Hogan is called for the reach on Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Edward Davis swats the layup by John Robbins | 5-13 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Fox - foul #1 on Carl Fox, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG) Marc Spann | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:08 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Rick Hart is blocked by Victor Chong | 5-14 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | The jumper by Carl Fox is denied by Edward Davis | 5-14 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Davis | 5-17 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Rick Hart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 5-17 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | John Robbins misses the tip | 5-17 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Thomas Joyce grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Stephen Hogan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Marc Spann (SG), David Evans (PF) Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland, John Robbins | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Marc Spann misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-17 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Edward Davis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-17 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Rick Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Carl Fox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) SG - Marc Spann (fresh) SF - Rick Hart (tiring) PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | NC State | Bruce Page blows the layup | 5-17 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it in | 5-19 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Matthew Lewis swats the short shot by David Evans | 5-19 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bill Glantz | 5-22 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Loyd Williams buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rick Hart | 7-22 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Edward Davis blows the layup | 7-22 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Loyd Williams | 7-22 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Rick Hart misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #4 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), John Robbins (SF), Carl Fox (C) Timothy Myers, Marc Spann, David Evans, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis, Bruce Page | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Victor Chong's floater is tipped away by John Robbins | 9-22 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 9-22 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Hogan - foul #2 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Evans (PF) Rick Hart | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) Stephen Hogan | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-22 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Anthony Ragland - foul #1 on Anthony Ragland, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 08:09 | NC State | Scott Brown is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Victor Chong | 13-25 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-25 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Jack Lagasse pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Ragland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Robbins (fairly fresh) PF - David Evans (tired) 2 reb. C - Carl Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Lagasse (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edward Davis (tiring) 2 blk. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Robbins - foul #1 on John Robbins, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Loyd Williams (C) Robert Follansbee, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Edward Davis | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-27 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Victor Chong pulls down the rebound | 13-27 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Bill Glantz is hacked by John Robbins in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Robbins, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Hart (SF) John Robbins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Bill Glantz misses the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Timothy Myers blows the layup | 13-27 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the tip | 13-27 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Jack Lagasse grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Victor Chong clanks a turnaround from the left block | 13-27 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the follow up shot | 13-29 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Loyd Williams is called for a charge - foul #1 on Loyd Williams, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Carl Fox (C) Anthony Ragland, David Evans | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Jack Lagasse, Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:11 | NC State | Timothy Myers takes the ball from Jeffrey Puente in the backcourt | 13-29 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Rick Hart lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Myers | 15-29 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Victor Chong connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Puente and he's hacked by Timothy Myers - foul #2 on Timothy Myers, team foul #9 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:56 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Rick Hart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Follansbee and the foul's on Victor Chong - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Edward Davis (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Victor Chong | |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Bruce Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Bill Glantz | |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #7 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), David Evans (PF) Marc Spann, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Follansbee - foul #1 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #10 | 19-32 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Hogan - foul #3 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #8 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) Stephen Hogan | |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-36 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Anthony Ragland - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Bruce Page | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Victor Chong travels with the ball | 23-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG) Anthony Ragland | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Marc Spann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Victor Chong pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Bill Glantz's pass is intercepted by Robert Follansbee in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses the dunk attempt | 23-36 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Carl Fox tips it home | 25-36 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Jack Lagasse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Phil Rabago (SF), Loyd Williams (PF) Robert Follansbee, Rick Hart, David Evans | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Jack Lagasse, Matthew Lewis | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Spann (fresh) SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) PF - Loyd Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Fox (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Carl Fox blows the layup | 25-36 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Marc Spann grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Timothy Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-36 |
| 02:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 25-36 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Phil Rabago snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Timothy Myers is called for traveling | 25-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), David Evans (PF) Marc Spann, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:13 | NC State | Victor Chong is open and buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Page | 25-38 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Myers | 25-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page | |
| 01:38 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente misses the tip | 25-38 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the tip | 25-38 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Phil Rabago snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | David Evans's floater is tipped away by Matthew Lewis | 25-38 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Brown | 25-40 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | David Evans misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #10 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Carl Fox (C) Anthony Ragland, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (C) Jeffrey Puente, Scott Brown, Victor Chong | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | David Evans makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | David Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:25 | NC State | David Evans is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on David Evans, team foul #11 | 26-40 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Timothy Myers misses the jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bruce Page comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-42 |