| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jared Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence O'Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Philip Shell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ronald Perry inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is called for traveling | 32-26 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Philip Shell comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 32-26 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Philip Shell scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Perry | 32-28 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Ivan Kirst is called for the reach on Jeremy Harris - foul #1 on Ivan Kirst, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathan Owens (SF), James Tobias (PF), Stanley O'Carroll (C) Carl Wehner, Jeremy Harris, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | James Tobias hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Paul Wright | 32-28 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Ronald Perry travels in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SF) Ronald Perry | |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | James Tobias knocks in the floater from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Philip Shell can't throw it down | 34-28 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Nathan Owens is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Emrick - foul #1 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Travis Culley (PG), James Moore (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Jared Cobb, Gerald Thompson, Nathan Owens, Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Vincent Saulsberry takes the ball from Lawrence O'Neill | 34-28 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris (PF) James Tobias | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SF) Rudolph Emrick | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Kirst | 34-29 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry can't throw it down | 34-29 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Travis Culley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence O'Neill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Philip Shell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vincent Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Kirst (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Paul Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Philip Shell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Perry | 36-32 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a floater from close range | 36-32 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Ronald Perry gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Carl Wehner takes the ball from Vincent Saulsberry | 36-32 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jared Cobb (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Nathan Owens (SF), James Tobias (PF), Stanley O'Carroll (C) Travis Culley, James Moore, Carl Wehner, Jeremy Harris, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SF) Ronald Perry | |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Paul Wright misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Nathan Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | James Tobias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick is hacked by Gerald Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Philip Shell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Nathan Owens misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rudolph Emrick - foul #2 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Nathan Owens misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Nathan Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Paul Wright grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Philip Shell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SF) Vincent Saulsberry | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | James Tobias buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Stanley O'Carroll picks off the pass by Paul Wright | 38-32 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Shell - foul #3 on Philip Shell, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Jeremy Harris (PF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Gerald Thompson, Nathan Owens, James Tobias, Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Paul Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jared Cobb - foul #1 on Jared Cobb, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Travis Culley (PG) Jared Cobb | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (SG) Rudolph Emrick | |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Philip Shell | 39-33 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Philip Shell lays it in | 39-35 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-35 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Travis Culley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence O'Neill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Philip Shell (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Saulsberry (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ivan Kirst (tiring) 9 reb. C - Paul Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-37 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | James Moore connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-37 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence O'Neill | 41-37 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence O'Neill | 41-37 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Travis Culley | 43-37 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence O'Neill | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Travis Culley snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Vincent Saulsberry - foul #2 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jared Cobb (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Nathan Owens (SF), James Tobias (PF), Stanley O'Carroll (C) Travis Culley, James Moore, Carl Wehner, Jeremy Harris, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SF) Ronald Perry | |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | James Tobias can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Kirst - foul #2 on Ivan Kirst, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | James Tobias makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | James Tobias makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Philip Shell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll is fouled on the floor by Paul Wright - foul #4 on Paul Wright, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Tobias | 48-40 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill (C) Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Paul Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry hits a jump hook from the right block | 48-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jared Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Owens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tobias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Lawrence O'Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Philip Shell (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Saulsberry (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Kirst (tiring) 10 reb. C - Paul Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | James Tobias is fouled on the floor by Philip Shell - foul #4 on Philip Shell, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF), Stanley O'Carroll (C) Nathan Owens, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SF) Vincent Saulsberry | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | James Tobias makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | James Tobias misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Philip Shell knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Perry | 49-44 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is hacked by Rudolph Emrick - foul #3 on Rudolph Emrick, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris (PF) James Tobias | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Philip Shell misses the 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wright | 50-44 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Paul Wright misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Travis Culley (PG), James Moore (SG), Nathan Owens (SF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Jared Cobb, Gerald Thompson, Carl Wehner, Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (SG) Rudolph Emrick | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Paul Wright is open and buries a shot from the baseline | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Travis Culley double dribbles | 50-46 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Lawrence O'Neill picks off the pass by Paul Wright in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Philip Shell grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Philip Shell loses the dribble to Travis Culley in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Travis Culley lays it up and in | 52-46 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Travis Culley pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Tobias (PF) Jeremy Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick (SF) Ronald Perry | |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry travels in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jared Cobb (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG) Travis Culley, James Moore | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Vincent Saulsberry is called for the reach on Jared Cobb - foul #3 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF) Nathan Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | James Tobias steps in front of the Philip Shell pass in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is called for 3 seconds | 54-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll (C) Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Stanley O'Carroll swats the short shot by Ivan Kirst | 54-46 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Rudolph Emrick | 54-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jared Cobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Tobias (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Stanley O'Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Philip Shell (tired) 20 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Saulsberry (tired) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rudolph Emrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Kirst (tired) 12 reb. C - Paul Wright (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb misses the easy layup but the foul's on Philip Shell - foul #5 on Philip Shell, team foul #11 | 54-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (SG), Nathan Owens (SF) Gerald Thompson, Carl Wehner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SF) Philip Shell | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Travis Culley (PG) Jared Cobb | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | James Tobias is called for the reach on Ivan Kirst - foul #1 on James Tobias, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 55-48 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | James Tobias grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | James Moore hits a floater in the paint set up by Travis Culley | 57-48 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Ronald Perry misses long on a jumper in the lane | 57-48 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley O'Carroll | 57-48 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jared Cobb (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Jeremy Harris (PF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Travis Culley, James Moore, Nathan Owens, James Tobias, Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeremy Harris | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jared Cobb - foul #2 on Jared Cobb, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-49 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Ivan Kirst pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Paul Wright is denied on a dunk by Jeremy Harris | 60-49 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Saulsberry - foul #4 on Vincent Saulsberry, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley O'Carroll (C) Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-49 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Wehner | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson travels with the ball | 62-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill (C) Stanley O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Rudolph Emrick travels with the ball | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-49 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris hits the follow up shot | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Perry | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jared Cobb runs out the clock | 64-51 |