| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fresh) SG - Marc Spann (fresh) SF - Alfred Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thyberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Alfred Carr inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Loyd Williams is whistled for a carry | 26-38 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Marc Spann steals it from Paul Younkin in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Aldi is called for the reach on Marc Spann - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Carr | 28-38 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is fouled on the floor by Marc Spann - foul #2 on Marc Spann, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Younkin | 28-41 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Fox | 31-41 |
| 17:49 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 31-41 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:08 | Florida State | Charles Dixon steals it from Norman Gagnon | 31-41 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Charles Dixon hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Alfred Carr - foul #3 on Alfred Carr, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (C) Marc Spann, Alfred Carr, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon, John Thyberg | |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Justin Kiesel - foul #2 on Justin Kiesel, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Charles Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-43 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Carson Lively snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vernon Ray - foul #2 on Vernon Ray, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) William Draeger | |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Carson Lively makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Carson Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-45 |
| 15:48 | Florida State | Carson Lively grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Donald Groves (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Fox (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carson Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | James Herzog hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Younkin | 33-47 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Donald Groves loses the ball out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), Bradley Lenihan (C) Donald Groves, Vernon Ray | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), John Wix (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Carson Lively | |
| 15:08 | Florida State | Paul Younkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Charles Dixon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Carl Fox | 36-47 |
| 14:24 | Florida State | Paul Younkin drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 36-49 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Fox | 36-49 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Charles Dixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | John Wix gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | John Wix drills a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Carl Fox - foul #3 on Carl Fox, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (PG), Vernon Ray (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Charles Dixon, Carl Fox, Bradley Lenihan | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), James Herzog (SF), John Thyberg (C) Paul Younkin, Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| 13:09 | Florida State | John Wix misses the free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Vernon Ray snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG) Justin Kiesel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Norman Gagnon (PF) Dikembe Aldi, John Wix | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | James Herzog is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Carr - foul #4 on Alfred Carr, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Langhorne (SF) Alfred Carr | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Gagnon | 37-54 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Marc Spann knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Loyd Williams | 39-54 |
| 12:24 | Florida State | James Herzog is hacked by Donald Groves - foul #2 on Donald Groves, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| 12:24 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Loyd Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | The short jumper by Vernon Ray is denied by John Thyberg | 39-54 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Groves - foul #3 on Donald Groves, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF), Bradley Lenihan (C) William Langhorne, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick | |
| 11:48 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Spann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thyberg (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the shot from the left side | 39-56 |
| 11:25 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon gets the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | James Herzog loses the dribble to Bradley Lenihan | 39-56 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Marc Spann hits a shot from the right side | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is open and lays it up and in | 41-58 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan drills a floater from the right block | 43-58 |
| 09:35 | Florida State | Paul Younkin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Vernon Ray gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Vernon Ray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marc Spann | 45-58 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is hacked by Donald Groves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Groves, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), William Langhorne (SF), Carl Fox (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Donald Groves, Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray, Bradley Lenihan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Carson Lively (PF), Alonzo Garza (C) Dikembe Aldi, James Herzog, Norman Gagnon, John Thyberg | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Carl Fox snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #3 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) Paul Younkin | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:24 | Florida State | William Draeger is hacked by Carl Fox - foul #4 on Carl Fox, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vernon Ray (PF) Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:24 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:24 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Vernon Ray lays it in | 47-60 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | William Langhorne is called for the reach on Eric Lowery - foul #1 on William Langhorne, team foul #11 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SF), Carl Fox (PF) William Langhorne, Vernon Ray | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Marc Spann (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Loyd Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carson Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Alfred Carr misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Marc Spann tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Carson Lively can't throw it down | 49-62 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marc Spann | 49-62 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Loyd Williams is denied on a layup by Alonzo Garza | 49-62 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | William Draeger gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 06:21 | Florida State | Carl Fox steals the ball from William Draeger | 49-62 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Charles Dixon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Carson Lively gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Charles Dixon, Marc Spann, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Norman Gagnon (PF), John Thyberg (C) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, Carson Lively, Alonzo Garza | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Eric Lowery hits the easy wide open finger roll | 49-64 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Carl Fox can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Thyberg | 49-64 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Vernon Ray (PF) Donald Groves, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF) Eric Lowery | |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Alfred Carr lays it up and in | 51-64 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Alfred Carr - foul #5 on Alfred Carr, team foul #12 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG) Alfred Carr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (C) John Thyberg | |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alonzo Garza - foul #1 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (PF) Norman Gagnon | |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi connects on the shot from the baseline | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Marc Spann (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Lenihan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Wix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | John Wix swats the layup by Justin Kiesel | 52-69 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan can't tip it in | 52-69 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Wix | 52-69 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Paul Younkin clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-69 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Charles Dixon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | John Wix pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-69 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Bradley Lenihan snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Charles Dixon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 01:53 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | James Herzog misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Charles Dixon pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Younkin - foul #1 on Paul Younkin, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Bradley Lenihan | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Carson Lively (PF) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, John Wix | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Carson Lively | 53-69 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Draeger and the foul's on Marc Spann - foul #3 on Marc Spann, team foul #13 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (PF) Vernon Ray | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:50 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Loyd Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Carl Fox snags the offensive board | 53-72 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Loyd Williams can't throw it down | 53-72 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | James Herzog gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Loyd Williams - foul #1 on Loyd Williams, team foul #14 | 53-72 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Carl Fox gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Charles Dixon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Carson Lively snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Carson Lively runs out the clock | 53-72 |