| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Terrance Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Davisson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ramon Ramos (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Schwiebert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Martin Childs misses the easy layup | 37-28 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs is hacked by Gino Esposito - foul #2 on Gino Esposito, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Thompson | 40-28 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Riley Etherton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Schwiebert | 40-31 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Davisson | 40-31 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | Riley Etherton picks off the pass by Ramon Ramos | 40-31 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Riley Etherton hits the finger roll | 40-33 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joe Davisson | 43-33 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Riley Etherton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Terrance Thompson | 45-35 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Gino Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Joshi (PG), Sydney Labbe (SG), Thomas Horton (PF), Salvador Cortez (C) Terrance Thompson, Joe Davisson, Raymond Hudson, Ramon Ramos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (PG), James James (SG), Glenn Winslow (SF), John Jamerson (PF), Leo Shipman (C) Riley Etherton, Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Gino Esposito, Dan Russell | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina State | Salvador Cortez loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Luckett (SF) Matthew Briggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Alfred Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Leo Shipman can't tip it in | 45-35 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina State | Donald Luckett snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | John Jamerson denies the turnaround by James Joshi | 45-35 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Jamerson | 45-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Joshi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sydney Labbe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Luckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Horton (fresh) C - Salvador Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James James (fresh) SF - Glenn Winslow (fresh) PF - John Jamerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Shipman (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Alfred Smith double dribbles | 45-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson (SG), Matthew Briggs (SF) Sydney Labbe, Donald Luckett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Martin Childs (SG), Frank Schwiebert (SF), Dan Russell (C) James James, Glenn Winslow, Leo Shipman | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Matthew Briggs | 47-35 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Alfred Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Jamerson | 47-35 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Alfred Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Schwiebert | 47-38 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Salvador Cortez and he's fouled by Dan Russell - foul #2 on Dan Russell, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Terrance Thompson (PG), Raymond Hudson (PF), Ramon Ramos (C) James Joshi, Thomas Horton, Salvador Cortez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG), Gino Esposito (PF) Alfred Smith, John Jamerson | |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Riley Etherton hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Martin Childs | 50-40 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Terrance Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Gino Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Riley Etherton grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Raymond Hudson denies the turnaround by Gino Esposito | 52-40 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina State | Terrance Thompson drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Davisson | 54-40 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Martin Childs misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 54-40 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Ramon Ramos | 54-40 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson makes the floater from the right block set up by Terrance Thompson and he's fouled by Martin Childs - foul #2 on Martin Childs, team foul #3 | 56-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Luckett (SF) Matthew Briggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (SG), Glenn Winslow (SF), John Jamerson (C) Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Dan Russell | |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | John Jamerson connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-42 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Joshi (PG), Sydney Labbe (SG), Thomas Horton (PF), Salvador Cortez (C) Terrance Thompson, Joe Davisson, Raymond Hudson, Ramon Ramos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Leo Shipman (C) Gino Esposito | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Joshi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sydney Labbe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Luckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Horton (fresh) C - Salvador Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Winslow (fresh) PF - John Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Shipman (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Alfred Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | John Jamerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Leo Shipman lays it up and in on a great pass from Riley Etherton | 57-44 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Sydney Labbe clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Jamerson - foul #1 on John Jamerson, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs (SF) Donald Luckett | |
| Subs | Villanova | James James (SG) Riley Etherton | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Sydney Labbe makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Sydney Labbe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Leo Shipman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Alfred Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Jamerson | 58-47 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs's floater is tipped away by Leo Shipman | 58-47 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina State | Salvador Cortez tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Leo Shipman pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Alfred Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina State | James Joshi can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Glenn Winslow grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Salvador Cortez swats the layup by Glenn Winslow | 58-50 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Horton | 60-50 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | John Jamerson buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Winslow and he's hacked by Sydney Labbe - foul #3 on Sydney Labbe, team foul #1 | 60-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Terrance Thompson (PG), Joe Davisson (SG), Raymond Hudson (PF), Ramon Ramos (C) James Joshi, Sydney Labbe, Thomas Horton, Salvador Cortez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG), Martin Childs (SG), Frank Schwiebert (SF), Dan Russell (C) Alfred Smith, James James, Glenn Winslow, Leo Shipman | |
| 09:24 | Villanova | John Jamerson makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Russell - foul #3 on Dan Russell, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Luckett (SF) Matthew Briggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gino Esposito (PF) John Jamerson | |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Dan Russell snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Frank Schwiebert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Riley Etherton can't tip it in | 61-53 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Terrance Thompson | 63-53 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Gino Esposito loses the dribble to Joe Davisson | 63-53 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina State | Riley Etherton steals it from Terrance Thompson | 63-53 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Gino Esposito knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Terrance Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Davisson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Luckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ramon Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Riley Etherton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Schwiebert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos blows the layup but he's fouled by Dan Russell - foul #4 on Dan Russell, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs (SF) Donald Luckett | |
| Subs | Villanova | James James (PG) Riley Etherton | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Martin Childs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 07:25 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Matthew Briggs | 64-56 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-56 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | James James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson travels with the ball | 66-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Joshi (PG), Sydney Labbe (SG), Thomas Horton (PF), Salvador Cortez (C) Terrance Thompson, Joe Davisson, Raymond Hudson, Ramon Ramos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG), Alfred Smith (SG), Glenn Winslow (SF), John Jamerson (PF), Leo Shipman (C) James James, Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Gino Esposito, Dan Russell | |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Alfred Smith misses long on a shot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Jamerson | 66-56 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Sydney Labbe steals it from Glenn Winslow | 66-56 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs misses the easy layup | 66-56 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | John Jamerson snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Alfred Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Glenn Winslow pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | James Joshi picks off the pass by Leo Shipman | 66-56 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | James Joshi is fouled on the floor by Leo Shipman - foul #1 on Leo Shipman, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson (SG), Donald Luckett (SF), Raymond Hudson (PF), Ramon Ramos (C) Sydney Labbe, Matthew Briggs, Thomas Horton, Salvador Cortez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Martin Childs (SG), Frank Schwiebert (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Russell (C) Riley Etherton, Glenn Winslow, John Jamerson, Leo Shipman | |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | James Joshi makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | James Joshi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Martin Childs buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Schwiebert | 68-59 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos is denied on a layup by Dan Russell | 68-59 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Dan Russell gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Dan Russell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ramon Ramos - foul #2 on Ramon Ramos, team foul #2 | 68-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Terrance Thompson (PG) James Joshi | |
| Subs | Villanova | James James (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Dan Russell makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Dan Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Terrance Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Davisson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Luckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ramon Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James James (fresh) SG - Martin Childs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Schwiebert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina State | Raymond Hudson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joe Davisson | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Gino Esposito makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James James | 70-62 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | Joe Davisson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs (SF) Donald Luckett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Riley Etherton (PG) James James | |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Gino Esposito banks in the layup | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | Matthew Briggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos tips it home | 72-64 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Dan Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-64 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joe Davisson | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Ramon Ramos buries a jump hook from the baseline | 74-64 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Riley Etherton is fouled on the floor by Terrance Thompson - foul #2 on Terrance Thompson, team foul #3 | 74-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Joshi (PG), Sydney Labbe (SG), Donald Luckett (SF), Thomas Horton (PF), Salvador Cortez (C) Terrance Thompson, Joe Davisson, Matthew Briggs, Raymond Hudson, Ramon Ramos | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Smith (PG), James James (SG), Glenn Winslow (SF), John Jamerson (PF), Leo Shipman (C) Riley Etherton, Martin Childs, Frank Schwiebert, Gino Esposito, Dan Russell | |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Alfred Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Sydney Labbe | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | Salvador Cortez can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | John Jamerson grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Luckett - foul #2 on Donald Luckett, team foul #4 | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Donald Luckett steals the ball from John Jamerson | 74-64 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | James Joshi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Luckett | 76-64 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | James James is hacked by Sydney Labbe - foul #4 on Sydney Labbe, team foul #5 | 76-64 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Alfred Smith can't finish the layup | 76-64 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina State | James Joshi pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | James Joshi runs out the clock | 76-64 |