| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Dustin Downey inbounds the ball | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Nigel Ned can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Luis Estrada (PF) Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 19:49 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Terry Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Woodard | 48-25 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Dustin Downey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-25 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-25 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Nwa Adi buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Pedro Cruz | 50-25 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Dustin Downey's floater is tipped away by Sol Rizzo | 50-25 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Dustin Downey tips it back up and in | 50-27 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the jumper from the right side | 52-27 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow | |
| 17:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the 1st free throw | 52-27 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by Eric Haefner - foul #2 on Eric Haefner, team foul #1 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Merrill (SF) Dustin Downey | |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Luis Estrada loses the ball out of bounds | 52-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:52 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Daniel Snow (C) Nigel Ned, David Merrill | |
| 16:52 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 52-28 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-28 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it in | 54-28 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-28 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 54-28 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Terry Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Borkoski | 56-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Kenneth Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #4 | 56-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Harry Link, Daniel Snow | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Kenneth Walker makes the 1st free throw | 56-29 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Kenneth Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #5 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (SF) Kenneth Walker, Eric Haefner | |
| 15:06 | NC State | Nigel Ned's layup is rejected by Sol Rizzo | 56-30 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #2 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (C) Edward Rottman | |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 56-30 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Dustin Downey is fouled on the floor by David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #6 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (C) Adam Wiley | |
| 14:04 | NC State | Daniel Snow scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-32 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-32 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Steven Galiano is hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #7 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF) Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 13:19 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 56-34 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 56-34 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Eric Haefner blocks the short jumper by Nwa Adi | 56-34 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 58-34 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Steven Galiano clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-34 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Steven Galiano - foul #1 on Steven Galiano, team foul #3 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow | |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Harry Link comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Luis Estrada - foul #3 on Luis Estrada, team foul #8 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | David Merrill (SF) Edward Rottman | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 61-36 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Eric Haefner is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Harry Link out of the doubleteam | 61-38 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is called for 5 seconds | 61-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Kenneth Walker, David Merrill, Eric Haefner | |
| 10:27 | NC State | Harry Link evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Nigel Ned pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Harry Link's pass is intercepted by Ivan Borkoski | 61-38 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Nigel Ned - foul #1 on Nigel Ned, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Lawrence Whitlock, Adam Wiley | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits a floater from the right wing set up by Terry Smith | 63-38 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Daniel Snow is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #9 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG) Harry Link | |
| 09:05 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Luis Estrada scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Pedro Cruz and he's fouled by Nigel Ned - foul #2 on Nigel Ned, team foul #5 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (PF) Dustin Downey | |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the free throw | 65-40 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Daniel Snow pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Eric Haefner drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Steven Galiano | 65-42 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nigel Ned - foul #3 on Nigel Ned, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Eric Haefner | |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | NC State | Pedro Cruz takes the ball from Edward Rottman | 67-42 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by Harry Link - foul #3 on Harry Link, team foul #7 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Edward Rottman, Daniel Snow | |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 07:12 | NC State | Harry Link grabs the defensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Borkoski - foul #4 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #10 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Kenneth Walker | |
| 07:00 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Terry Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-42 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Harry Link shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Downey | 70-45 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Terry Smith loses the dribble to Eric Haefner | 70-45 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Eric Haefner is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Eric Haefner, team foul #8 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Daniel Snow (C) Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-45 |
| 05:10 | NC State | Nigel Ned gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Steven Galiano scores on a floater from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Rottman | 70-47 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski hits the follow up shot | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Sol Rizzo denies the turnaround by Eric Haefner | 72-47 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz pulls down the rebound | 72-47 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Luis Estrada connects on the runner in the paint | 74-47 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Nigel Ned loses the dribble to Sudi Abdulkarim | 74-47 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the easy layup | 74-47 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the board | 74-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-47 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 74-47 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 77-47 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Steven Galiano can't connect on a shot in the paint | 77-47 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Nigel Ned snags the offensive board | 77-47 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Edward Rottman connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Galiano and the foul's on Luis Estrada - foul #4 on Luis Estrada, team foul #11 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Eric Haefner, Daniel Snow | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the free throw | 77-50 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a driving attempt in the paint | 79-50 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-50 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the board | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Terry Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Rottman - foul #2 on Edward Rottman, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Daniel Snow (C) Kenneth Walker, Harry Link, Edward Rottman | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Snow | 79-50 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Ivan Borkoski - foul #5 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #12 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:27 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the free throw | 79-52 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 79-52 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Woodard | 81-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Sol Rizzo steps in front of the Dustin Downey pass | 81-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-52 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 81-52 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Daniel Snow connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Galiano | 81-54 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Woodard runs out the clock | 81-54 |