| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Baily (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Terry Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Ritchie | 39-27 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez is hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG) Daniel Morgan | |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edwin Ritchie - foul #1 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Skarzynski | 42-29 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (PF) Terry Smith, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG) William Baily | |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | David Woodard grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Paul Elliott (PF) David Woodard, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Lyle Conner (SG) Daniel Morgan, William Smith | |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lyle Conner | 43-32 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Robert Rothrock steals it from Terry Smith | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover can't throw it down | 43-32 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Paul Elliott scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Skarzynski and he's fouled by Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (SF) Terry Smith, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Nicholas Funk (SF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez | |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 45-32 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Ritchie - foul #2 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) William Baily | |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Terry Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Skarzynski | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | William Smith snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Luis Estrada | 48-34 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-34 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie tips it but misses | 48-34 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Russell Hoover blocks the short jumper by Paul Elliott | 48-34 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Terry Smith can't tip it in | 48-34 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | William Smith steals the ball from Luis Estrada | 48-34 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk banks in the layup | 48-36 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie is called for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Smith, Nicholas Funk, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 51-36 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Conner | 51-36 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Russell Hoover (PF) Lyle Conner, Stephen Scheele | |
| 10:31 | Villanova | William Baily steals it from Pablo Jimenez | 51-36 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | William Baily misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pablo Jimenez | 51-36 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the floater from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | William Baily is whistled for traveling | 51-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) David Woodard, Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF) Russell Hoover | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla snags the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | William Baily drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gregory Badilla | 51-39 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Luis Estrada buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Boris Skarzynski and he's hacked by William Baily - foul #2 on William Baily, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (C) Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Russell Hoover (C) Daniel Morgan, Gregory Badilla | |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Pablo Jimenez is called for the reach on Juan Rodriguez - foul #3 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Boris Skarzynski picks off the pass by William Baily | 54-39 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski banks in the layup | 56-39 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock banks in the layup | 56-41 |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | William Baily snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Paul Elliott pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Ritchie | 59-41 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | David Woodard banks in the wide open layup set up by Boris Skarzynski | 61-44 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | William Baily misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Ritchie - foul #3 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Lyle Conner, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | William Baily makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | William Baily misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-45 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | William Baily comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the runner from close range set up by Pablo Jimenez | 63-45 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | Sudi Abdulkarim takes the ball from William Baily | 63-45 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez grabs the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | William Baily scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Morgan | 66-48 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Daniel Morgan, Stephen Scheele, Gregory Badilla | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Paul Elliott knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Boris Skarzynski out of the doubleteam | 68-48 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-48 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it but misses | 68-48 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Piazza (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | David Woodard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Piazza (fresh) C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | William Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Woodard | 71-51 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk is fouled on the floor by Paul Elliott - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele (PF) Robert Piazza | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Drazen Zechman | 74-53 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Drazen Zechman swats the short shot by Gregory Badilla | 74-53 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Nicholas Funk is called for the reach on Luis Estrada - foul #3 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Boris Skarzynski | 77-53 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-53 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski's 3 pointer is rejected by William Smith | 77-53 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the offensive board | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled on the floor by Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #6 | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 77-53 |