| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Frank Wasser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Auer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Drew Edwards (fresh) C - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Terry Auer inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg is fouled on the floor by Terry Auer - foul #1 on Terry Auer, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Auer - foul #2 on Terry Auer, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt is hacked by Floyd Ramberg - foul #3 on Floyd Ramberg, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (SF) Floyd Ramberg | |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Joshua Johnson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | William Morgan loses the dribble to Terry Auer | 39-42 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Frank Wasser lays it in on a great pass from Terry Auer | 41-42 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Phillip Powell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Kwas Banda tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | Frank Wasser clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Dominick Bills grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Joshua Johnson picks off the pass by Kwas Banda | 41-44 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Drew Edwards buries a shot near the basket | 43-44 |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Harold Orsini loses the dribble to Joshua Johnson | 43-44 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Joshua Johnson is denied on a layup by William Morgan | 43-44 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 16:02 | Clemson | Joshua Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Frank Wasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Auer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Drew Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Orsini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kwas Banda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Terry Auer misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #2 on Phillip Powell, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Derrick Perham (SG), Seth Blue (PF), Ryan Greaney (C) Frank Wasser, Michael Engelhardt, Drew Edwards, Joshua Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Kwas Banda, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Terry Auer makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Terry Auer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:07 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Perham and he's fouled by Louis Flanagan - foul #1 on Louis Flanagan, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Daugherty (SF) Terry Auer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:07 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Paul Daugherty takes the ball from Sipho Awai | 48-47 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Derrick Perham lays it in set up by Paul Daugherty | 50-47 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Simmons | 50-50 |
| 14:05 | Clemson | Paul Daugherty misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG), Joshua Johnson (PF) Paul Daugherty, Seth Blue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Kwas Banda (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Phillip Powell is called for the reach on Derrick Perham - foul #3 on Phillip Powell, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Dominick Bills (PF) Marvin Simmons, Kwas Banda | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Johnson is blocked by William Morgan | 50-50 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Harold Orsini grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Ryan Greaney snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Derrick Perham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Morgan | 50-50 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Harold Orsini is called for the reach on Ryan Sevin - foul #1 on Harold Orsini, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wasser (PG), Paul Daugherty (SF), Drew Edwards (PF), Seth Blue (C) Derrick Perham, Ryan Sevin, Joshua Johnson, Ryan Greaney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Sipho Awai (SF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Frank Wasser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Daugherty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drew Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Seth Blue (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Kwas Banda (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Daugherty | 53-53 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Sipho Awai can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 53-53 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Michael Engelhardt | 53-53 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Paul Daugherty tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Sipho Awai hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Frank Wasser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Arrington (SG), Terry Auer (SF), Joshua Johnson (C) Michael Engelhardt, Paul Daugherty, Seth Blue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Louis Flanagan (C) Marvin Simmons, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Phillip Powell tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Kwas Banda gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the floater from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Frank Wasser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-57 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Drew Edwards hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Sipho Awai drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kwas Banda | 57-60 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Drew Edwards lays it in | 59-60 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Sipho Awai buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Orsini and the foul's on Drew Edwards - foul #2 on Drew Edwards, team foul #3 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ryan Sevin (PG), Michael Engelhardt (SG), Ryan Greaney (C) Frank Wasser, Ernest Arrington, Drew Edwards | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), William Morgan (C) Harold Orsini, Kwas Banda, Louis Flanagan | |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | Terry Auer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin banks in the layup | 61-62 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | William Morgan is hacked by Ryan Greaney - foul #4 on Ryan Greaney, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Derrick Perham (PG), Seth Blue (PF) Terry Auer, Joshua Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dominick Bills (PF) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons, Sipho Awai | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Derrick Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Sevin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Seth Blue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Greaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wasser (PG), Drew Edwards (PF) Derrick Perham, Seth Blue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG) Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:25 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Orsini | 63-64 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Frank Wasser misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-64 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Dominick Bills pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-64 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Ryan Sevin comes up short on the runner in the paint | 63-64 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kwas Banda | 63-64 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Dominick Bills comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Drew Edwards - foul #3 on Drew Edwards, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Derrick Perham (PG), Ernest Arrington (SG), Terry Auer (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Seth Blue (C) Frank Wasser, Michael Engelhardt, Ryan Sevin, Drew Edwards, Ryan Greaney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG) Kwas Banda, Harold Orsini | |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Seth Blue pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Terry Auer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #4 on Phillip Powell, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Flanagan (C) William Morgan | |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Terry Auer makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Terry Auer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons makes the jumper from the baseline | 64-66 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Terry Auer drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Terry Auer steals it from Dominick Bills | 67-66 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Derrick Perham is fouled on the floor by Phillip Powell - foul #5 on Phillip Powell, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt (SG), Drew Edwards (PF), Ryan Greaney (C) Ernest Arrington, Terry Auer, Seth Blue | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Kwas Banda (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), William Morgan (C) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, Louis Flanagan | |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Derrick Perham makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Derrick Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Derrick Perham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Engelhardt (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Drew Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Greaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Harold Orsini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-66 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Harold Orsini pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Sipho Awai hits a fadeaway from close range | 69-68 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Drew Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Wasser (PG), Ryan Sevin (SF) Derrick Perham, Joshua Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Auer (SF) Ryan Sevin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Drew Edwards is called for the reach on Sipho Awai - foul #4 on Drew Edwards, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Dominick Bills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Ryan Greaney grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | William Morgan denies the turnaround by Drew Edwards | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | William Morgan gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF) Sipho Awai | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ryan Greaney | 69-68 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Drew Edwards | 71-68 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Dominick Bills hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 71-68 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg tips it back up and in | 71-70 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Terry Auer hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kwas Banda blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Greaney - foul #5 on Ryan Greaney, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Johnson (C) Ryan Greaney | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Kwas Banda picks off the pass by Frank Wasser in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | William Morgan misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Auer - foul #3 on Terry Auer, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Terry Auer is whistled for a carry | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Michael Engelhardt is called for the reach on Harold Orsini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Engelhardt, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt travels with the ball | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Dominick Bills is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Engelhardt - foul #2 on Michael Engelhardt, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Ramberg | 73-77 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg is fouled on the floor by Drew Edwards - foul #5 on Drew Edwards, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Clemson | Seth Blue (C) Drew Edwards | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Michael Engelhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-78 |