| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chad Kulick (fresh) SG - Darrell Skibinski (fresh) SF - Al Autry (fresh) PF - Lloyd Corley (fresh) C - Garrett Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Zvorsky (fresh) SG - Cesar Martin (fresh) SF - Robert Barger (fresh) PF - James Adkison (fresh) C - Richard Briganti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Al Autry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Boris Zvorsky - foul #1 on Boris Zvorsky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Richard Briganti clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Al Autry clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Adkison | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Boris Zvorsky drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Cesar Martin | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | James Adkison pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Cesar Martin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Boris Zvorsky | 2-6 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Corley | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Garrett Mosley denies the turnaround by Richard Briganti | 4-6 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Cesar Martin steps in front of the Lloyd Corley pass | 4-6 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Robert Barger blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Robert Barger hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley can't throw it down | 4-8 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | James Adkison snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Robert Barger can't finish the layup | 4-8 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Briganti | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | James Adkison misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick is fouled on the floor by Boris Zvorsky - foul #2 on Boris Zvorsky, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Sims (PG), John Willmon (SG), William McCartney (SF), Kyle Spillman (PF), Miguel Gomez (C) Chad Kulick, Darrell Skibinski, Al Autry, Lloyd Corley, Garrett Mosley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Blazek (PG), Curt Dziedzic (SF), Randy Rohr (PF), Terry Rew (C) Boris Zvorsky, Robert Barger, James Adkison, Richard Briganti | |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Stephen Blazek's pass is intercepted by William McCartney | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | William McCartney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | John Willmon gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman hits a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Sims (fresh) SG - John Willmon (fresh) SF - William McCartney (fresh) PF - Kyle Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Miguel Gomez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Blazek (fresh) SG - Cesar Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curt Dziedzic (fresh) PF - Randy Rohr (fresh) C - Terry Rew (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Cesar Martin is hacked by John Willmon - foul #1 on John Willmon, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (SG), Al Autry (SF), Lloyd Corley (PF), Garrett Mosley (C) Paul Sims, John Willmon, William McCartney, Miguel Gomez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Daniel (SG), Robert Barger (SF), James Adkison (PF), Richard Briganti (C) Cesar Martin, Curt Dziedzic, Randy Rohr, Terry Rew | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Stephen Blazek misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-8 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Kyle Spillman | 10-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chad Kulick (PG) Kyle Spillman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drew Straus (PG) Stephen Blazek | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Carl Daniel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Al Autry grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Drew Straus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Al Autry snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Briganti - foul #1 on Richard Briganti, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Sims (SG) Darrell Skibinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Rohr (C) Richard Briganti | |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Carl Daniel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Barger | 15-11 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | James Adkison snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Robert Barger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 15-11 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Robert Barger tips it in | 15-13 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-13 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | James Adkison snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Robert Barger can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Al Autry - foul #1 on Al Autry, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (SG), Kyle Spillman (C) Chad Kulick, Garrett Mosley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Blazek (PG), Cesar Martin (SG), Curt Dziedzic (C) Drew Straus, Carl Daniel, James Adkison | |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Robert Barger makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Robert Barger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Randy Rohr grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Cesar Martin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Randy Rohr tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Randy Rohr misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 18-17 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Stephen Blazek tips it in | 18-19 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Sims (fairly fresh) SG - Darrell Skibinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Al Autry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Corley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Rohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curt Dziedzic (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chad Kulick (PG), John Willmon (SG), William McCartney (SF), Miguel Gomez (PF), Steven Pineiro (C) Paul Sims, Darrell Skibinski, Al Autry, Lloyd Corley, Kyle Spillman | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Adkison (PF), Richard Briganti (C) Robert Barger, Randy Rohr | |
| 11:01 | Villanova | The short jumper by Cesar Martin is denied by Miguel Gomez | 18-19 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Miguel Gomez pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | John Willmon blows the layup but the foul's on Cesar Martin - foul #1 on Cesar Martin, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley (C) Steven Pineiro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Daniel (SG) Cesar Martin | |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Richard Briganti grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Daniel | 18-21 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley is hacked by Curt Dziedzic - foul #1 on Curt Dziedzic, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drew Straus (PG), Robert Barger (SF) Stephen Blazek, Curt Dziedzic | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley banks in the layup | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Richard Briganti hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Drew Straus | 20-23 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Adkison - foul #1 on James Adkison, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (SG), Al Autry (SF), Lloyd Corley (PF) John Willmon, William McCartney, Miguel Gomez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cesar Martin (SG), Randy Rohr (PF) Robert Barger, James Adkison | |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Drew Straus's fadeaway is rejected by Garrett Mosley | 21-23 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Al Autry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Sims (PG), Kyle Spillman (C) Chad Kulick, Garrett Mosley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Blazek (PG), Curt Dziedzic (SF), Terry Rew (C) Drew Straus, Carl Daniel, Richard Briganti | |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Cesar Martin connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Al Autry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Al Autry | 21-25 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley lays it in on a great pass from Al Autry | 23-25 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Randy Rohr gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Sims (fresh) SG - Darrell Skibinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Al Autry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Corley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curt Dziedzic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Rohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Rew (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic's pass is intercepted by Al Autry | 23-25 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Paul Sims dunks the ball on a great pass from Al Autry | 25-25 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Terry Rew drills a runner in the lane | 25-27 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski is fouled on the floor by Terry Rew - foul #1 on Terry Rew, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chad Kulick (PG), William McCartney (SF), Miguel Gomez (PF), Garrett Mosley (C) Paul Sims, Al Autry, Lloyd Corley, Kyle Spillman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drew Straus (PG), Carl Daniel (SG), Robert Barger (SF), James Adkison (PF), Richard Briganti (C) Stephen Blazek, Cesar Martin, Curt Dziedzic, Randy Rohr, Terry Rew | |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Carl Daniel double dribbles | 27-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Willmon (SG) Darrell Skibinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-27 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Carl Daniel | 27-27 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Richard Briganti misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley is fouled on the floor by Richard Briganti - foul #2 on Richard Briganti, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Al Autry (SF), Kyle Spillman (PF) Chad Kulick, Miguel Gomez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Blazek (PG), Curt Dziedzic (C) Drew Straus, Richard Briganti | |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Robert Barger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Al Autry hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Al Autry is called for the reach on Robert Barger - foul #2 on Al Autry, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chad Kulick (PG), Lloyd Corley (PF) William McCartney, Al Autry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cesar Martin (SG), Randy Rohr (C) Carl Daniel, Robert Barger | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Curt Dziedzic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Kyle Spillman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-27 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Garrett Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | John Willmon drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chad Kulick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Willmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Corley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garrett Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Stephen Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curt Dziedzic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Adkison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Randy Rohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Chad Kulick is called for the reach on Cesar Martin - foul #1 on Chad Kulick, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Sims (PG), Darrell Skibinski (SG), Al Autry (SF), Miguel Gomez (C) Chad Kulick, Kyle Spillman, John Willmon, Garrett Mosley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Zvorsky (PG), Robert Barger (SF), Terry Rew (PF), Richard Briganti (C) Stephen Blazek, Curt Dziedzic, James Adkison, Randy Rohr | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Richard Briganti scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-29 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Skibinski | 37-29 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Terry Rew comes up short on the runner near the basket | 37-29 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Richard Briganti gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Darrell Skibinski steals it from Robert Barger | 37-29 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Cesar Martin steals the ball from Miguel Gomez | 37-29 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Richard Briganti hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Miguel Gomez - foul #1 on Miguel Gomez, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Pineiro (C) Lloyd Corley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Daniel (SG), Curt Dziedzic (SF) Cesar Martin, Robert Barger | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Richard Briganti misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Richard Briganti makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Carl Daniel steps in front of the Paul Sims pass | 37-30 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Terry Rew misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Sims - foul #1 on Paul Sims, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chad Kulick (PG), Kyle Spillman (PF), Garrett Mosley (C) Darrell Skibinski, Miguel Gomez, Steven Pineiro | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Adkison (PF) Richard Briganti | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Terry Rew misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Terry Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick is hacked by Boris Zvorsky - foul #3 on Boris Zvorsky, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Willmon (SG) Paul Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Blazek (PG), Cesar Martin (SG), Randy Rohr (C) Boris Zvorsky, Carl Daniel, Terry Rew | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Chad Kulick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Chad Kulick steals it from Curt Dziedzic | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | James Adkison is called for the reach on Al Autry - foul #2 on James Adkison, team foul #10 | 39-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lloyd Corley (PF) Kyle Spillman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Barger (SF) Curt Dziedzic | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Al Autry misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Al Autry misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | James Adkison pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Cesar Martin hits a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |