| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Samuel Conner steps in front of the David Godby pass | 25-27 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski double dribbles | 25-27 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Samuel Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 27-27 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't finish the layup | 27-27 |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 27-27 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Samuel Conner buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Hardy | 28-29 |
| 16:34 | Wake Forest | David Godby hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Adams | 30-29 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Samuel Conner drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Donald Hardy | 30-31 |
| 15:47 | Wake Forest | Jason Gale takes the ball from Paul Adams | 30-31 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Jason Gale lays it in | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Wake Forest | David Godby can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | David Godby gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Samuel Conner takes the ball from David Godby | 30-33 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is hacked by Dennis Samuels - foul #3 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Willie Winters (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Britton | 30-35 |
| 13:15 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Jason Gale grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donald Hardy | 30-37 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Winters | 32-37 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Donald Hardy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Paul Adams (C) Nicholas Farrell, Lawrence Draper, Willie Winters, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Donald Hardy, Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Samuel Conner blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Britton - foul #1 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Garvin (fresh) SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Samuel Conner | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan is called for 3 seconds | 34-42 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 37-42 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Donald Hardy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 09:44 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | John Mead is hacked by Joseph Garvin - foul #2 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) Todd Ringo, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Jason Gale (SF), Samuel Conner (C) Donald Hardy, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Jason Gale takes the ball from Kenneth Britton | 37-42 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Jason Gale banks in the layup | 37-44 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | David Godby loses the dribble to Joseph Garvin | 37-44 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Godby - foul #1 on David Godby, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Paul Adams (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Adams | 40-46 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Vincent Domanski (PF) Joseph Garvin, Dewey Platt | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper is hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #3 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF) Nicholas Farrell, Lawrence Draper, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG) Jamie Rayl | |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | John Mead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Samuel Conner | |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Donald Hardy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Jason Gale grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Donald Hardy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 04:52 | Wake Forest | David Godby connects on the jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Donald Hardy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Garvin | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (C) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Samuel Conner (C) Joseph Garvin, Dewey Platt | |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-51 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Donald Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Britton - foul #2 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SF) Jason Gale | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-52 |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | John Mead knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Godby | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 45-54 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | David Godby can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Winters (SF), Paul Adams (C) Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (PF) Donald Hardy, Vincent Domanski | |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF) Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Joseph Garvin, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donald Hardy | 46-56 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 46-56 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (PF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Donald Hardy, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Samuel Conner | |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | The jumper by John Mead is denied by Dewey Platt | 46-56 |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | David Godby grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | David Godby buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Joseph Garvin, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt, Kevin Hinkson | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is hacked by David Godby in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Godby, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is hacked by Dennis Samuels - foul #4 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | John Mead can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | David Godby hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Jason Gale is fouled in the backcourt by David Godby - foul #3 on David Godby, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams is whistled for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (PF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Jamie Rayl, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Samuel Conner | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Donald Hardy runs out the clock | 50-60 |