| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Graham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miles Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Micheal Fox inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Pablo Jimenez steals the ball from Steven Galiano | 30-32 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Micheal Fox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 30-32 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Miles Weiss clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Micheal Fox | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Craig Graham, Miles Weiss, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Adam Wiley loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Wilson Cadiz (C) Thomas Sharpe, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG) Boris Skarzynski | |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 30-34 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Dustin Downey scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nigel Ned | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Pablo Jimenez is called for the reach on Steven Galiano - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| 15:47 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 34-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Woodard | 34-37 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Micheal Fox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 34-37 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman buries a floater from the right block set up by Boris Skarzynski | 34-39 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Dustin Downey tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses long on a shot near the basket | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Elliott - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Adam Wiley (C) Thomas Sharpe, Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Craig Graham (SF), Miles Weiss (PF) Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott | |
| 13:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-39 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Dustin Downey gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Dustin Downey gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Micheal Fox clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Craig Graham misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Miles Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SF), John Fisher (PF) Micheal Fox, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie (C) Drazen Zechman | |
| 12:02 | NC State | Harry Link drills a jumper from the right side set up by Steven Galiano | 40-39 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-39 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Link (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Fisher (fresh) C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Graham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miles Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Craig Graham misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-39 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Steven Galiano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Miles Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Miles Weiss comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by John Fisher - foul #1 on John Fisher, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Micheal Fox (SF), Dustin Downey (PF), Wilson Cadiz (C) Steven Galiano, Harry Link, John Fisher, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Craig Graham, Edwin Ritchie | |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Miles Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Miles Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF), Bryan Adams (C) Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Bryan Adams misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Sharpe - foul #1 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Bryan Adams misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Bryan Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Sharpe | 42-42 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits the finger roll | 42-44 |
| 09:06 | NC State | Dustin Downey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Craig Graham (SF), Miles Weiss (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott, Bryan Adams | |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Micheal Fox - foul #2 on Micheal Fox, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG) Nigel Ned | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG) Boris Skarzynski | |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Drazen Zechman steals the ball from Thomas Sharpe | 42-47 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Craig Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Micheal Fox - foul #3 on Micheal Fox, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Micheal Fox, Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Bryan Adams (C) Pablo Jimenez, Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Craig Graham makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Craig Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 42-48 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Steven Galiano works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harry Link | 45-48 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Steven Galiano picks off the pass by Craig Graham | 45-48 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe is hacked by Bryan Adams - foul #1 on Bryan Adams, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), John Fisher (PF) Thomas Sharpe, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Miles Weiss (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Craig Graham, Paul Elliott, Bryan Adams | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Link (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Fisher (fresh) C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Miles Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Harry Link clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Adam Wiley tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Micheal Fox (SF), Dustin Downey (PF), Wilson Cadiz (C) Steven Galiano, Harry Link, John Fisher, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Craig Graham (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Pablo Jimenez, Rodolfo Flores, Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| 05:19 | NC State | Dustin Downey clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Craig Graham - foul #2 on Craig Graham, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Sharpe - foul #2 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Adams (C) Edwin Ritchie | |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Dustin Downey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Craig Graham gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | David Woodard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Graham | 52-55 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Miles Weiss (PF) Boris Skarzynski, Craig Graham, Paul Elliott | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Miles Weiss | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodolfo Flores | 52-61 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Harry Link throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Craig Graham (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Rodolfo Flores, Miles Weiss, Bryan Adams | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Thomas Sharpe picks off the pass by Drazen Zechman | 52-61 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the lay-in | 52-61 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Adam Wiley tips it but misses | 52-61 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Micheal Fox snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe is hacked by Craig Graham - foul #3 on Craig Graham, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SF), John Fisher (PF) Micheal Fox, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Miles Weiss (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| 02:08 | NC State | Steven Galiano comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-61 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Miles Weiss | 52-61 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Miles Weiss | 52-64 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Steven Galiano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Miles Weiss snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Miles Weiss is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Sharpe - foul #3 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SF), Dustin Downey (PF) Harry Link, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Miles Weiss | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Adam Wiley is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Adam Wiley, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Micheal Fox gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Steven Galiano's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Boris Skarzynski | 52-65 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski banks in the layup | 52-67 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Adam Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Edwin Ritchie denies the turnaround by Steven Galiano | 52-67 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Craig Graham pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Micheal Fox picks off the pass by Craig Graham | 52-67 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Steven Galiano can't finish the layup | 52-67 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Adam Wiley hits the follow up shot | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski runs out the clock | 54-67 |