| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Paul Garrett (fresh) SG - Willie Short (fresh) SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) PF - Lars Zawistowski (fresh) C - Philip Royster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Dominick Bills can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Ramberg | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Wendell Janda | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina State | Willie Short knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lars Zawistowski | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Willie Short - foul #1 on Willie Short, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina State | Willie Short is fouled on the floor by Harold Orsini - foul #1 on Harold Orsini, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda's dunk attempt is rejected by William Morgan | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Dominick Bills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda's floater is tipped away by Floyd Ramberg | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Wendell Janda steals the ball from Harold Orsini | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Phillip Powell | 3-3 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski jams it set up by Willie Short | 5-3 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Harold Orsini clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Powell | 5-3 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Paul Garrett (fresh) SG - Willie Short (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lars Zawistowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Royster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Orsini (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd Ramberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Dominick Bills blows the dunk but the foul's on Lars Zawistowski - foul #1 on Lars Zawistowski, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Prude (SF), Thomas Gower (PF), Robert Burgess (C) Wendell Janda, Lars Zawistowski, Philip Royster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Kwas Banda (SF), Sipho Awai (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, William Morgan | |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower's layup is rejected by Dominick Bills | 5-5 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina State | Robert Prude snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sobieslaw Zocklein - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Zocklein, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Flanagan (C) Dominick Bills | |
| 15:00 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Louis Flanagan | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gower | 6-5 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess blows the layup but he's hacked by Sobieslaw Zocklein - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Zocklein, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda (SF) Robert Prude | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Louis Flanagan | |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Sipho Awai scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | William Morgan takes the ball from Wendell Janda | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Paul Garrett steals the ball from William Morgan | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina State | Willie Short lays it in set up by Paul Garrett | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Sipho Awai hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Kwas Banda hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina State | Marvin Simmons steals the ball from Paul Garrett | 10-10 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Kwas Banda connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Simmons | 10-13 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | Kwas Banda steps in front of the Paul Garrett pass in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Gower - foul #1 on Thomas Gower, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Prude (PG), Timothy Neely (SG), William Reese (SF), Lars Zawistowski (PF), Philip Royster (C) Paul Garrett, Willie Short, Wendell Janda, Thomas Gower, Robert Burgess | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Louis Flanagan (C) Kwas Banda, Marvin Simmons, Sipho Awai, William Morgan | |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Prude (fresh) SG - Timothy Neely (fresh) SF - William Reese (fresh) PF - Lars Zawistowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Royster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lechoslaw Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Flanagan (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) Lechoslaw Wasilewski | |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Dominick Bills clanks a shot near the basket | 10-15 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Orsini and he's hacked by Lars Zawistowski - foul #2 on Lars Zawistowski, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlos Tillotson (PF) Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is hacked by Timothy Neely - foul #1 on Timothy Neely, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Dominick Bills is hacked by Carlos Tillotson - foul #1 on Carlos Tillotson, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower (SF) William Reese | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Louis Flanagan | |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses badly on a shot from the left block | 10-17 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Philip Royster | 10-17 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | Robert Prude clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Dominick Bills hits a turnaround from the right block | 10-19 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Carlos Tillotson | 12-19 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | William Morgan tips it back up and in | 12-21 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (PG), Willie Short (SG), Wendell Janda (SF), Robert Burgess (C) Robert Prude, Timothy Neely, Carlos Tillotson, Philip Royster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Sipho Awai (SF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg | |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Sipho Awai banks in the layup set up by Dominick Bills | 12-23 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Dominick Bills - foul #1 on Dominick Bills, team foul #4 | 12-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 08:31 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Gower and he's hacked by Sipho Awai - foul #1 on Sipho Awai, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlos Tillotson (C) Thomas Gower | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Lechoslaw Wasilewski | |
| 08:04 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Sipho Awai comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-23 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Paul Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Short (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Tillotson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 7 pts. C - Louis Flanagan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Willie Short connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Garrett | 19-23 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons is fouled on the floor by Wendell Janda - foul #1 on Wendell Janda, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Royster (C) Robert Burgess | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), William Morgan (C) Kwas Banda, Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina State | Willie Short comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Dominick Bills drills a jumper in the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | William Morgan is called for the reach on Carlos Tillotson - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Prude (SF), Thomas Gower (PF) Wendell Janda, Carlos Tillotson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG), Harold Orsini (SG) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 21-25 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster is hacked by William Morgan - foul #2 on William Morgan, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (SG), Robert Burgess (PF) Paul Garrett, Willie Short | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sipho Awai (C) William Morgan | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Dominick Bills pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Harold Orsini knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster tips it home | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Kwas Banda travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (PG), Willie Short (SG), Wendell Janda (SF) Robert Prude, Timothy Neely, Philip Royster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Kwas Banda, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills | |
| 04:04 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Sipho Awai grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gower - foul #2 on Thomas Gower, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski (PF), Carlos Tillotson (C) Thomas Gower, Robert Burgess | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SF), William Morgan (C) Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Paul Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Short (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lars Zawistowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Tillotson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Simmons (fresh) PF - Lechoslaw Wasilewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Willie Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-30 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda is fouled on the floor by Marvin Simmons - foul #1 on Marvin Simmons, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Royster (C) Carlos Tillotson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (SF) Harold Orsini | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Paul Garrett steps in front of the Phillip Powell pass | 26-30 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina State | Willie Short slams it home set up by Paul Garrett | 28-30 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski misses the lay-in | 28-30 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Philip Royster hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Short | 30-30 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses the shot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | William Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons is whistled for a carry | 30-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Prude (PG), Timothy Neely (SG), Thomas Gower (SF) Paul Garrett, Willie Short, Wendell Janda | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons, Kwas Banda, Lechoslaw Wasilewski | |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | Robert Prude knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Neely | 32-30 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Burgess (C) Philip Royster | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Robert Prude is fouled on the floor by Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlos Tillotson (C) Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Robert Prude misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Carlos Tillotson snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina State | Thomas Gower misses the runner from the right block | 32-30 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Dominick Bills knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the jumper in the lane | 35-33 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Harold Orsini clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Dominick Bills grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Dominick Bills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 35-33 |