| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Walton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Baynes inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Birnbaum - foul #2 on Robert Birnbaum, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | James Baynes tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Farnham | 36-40 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | James Baynes drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Walton | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Cody Friend can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Marvin King hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Norman Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Cody Friend is fouled on the floor by James Baynes - foul #3 on James Baynes, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Cooper (PF) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Miles (SF) James Baynes | |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Marvin King misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Stembridge - foul #1 on Gregory Stembridge, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Marvin King makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Marvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Norman Walton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Cooper - foul #1 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Steven Bowens (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Marvin King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG) Gregory Stembridge | |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Norman Walton makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Steven Bowens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Joey Thompson picks off the pass by William Holmes in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Steven Bowens's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Miles | 40-43 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Joey Thompson | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joey Thompson | 42-43 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Samuel Cooper takes the ball from Bobby Farnham | 42-43 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Cody Friend (SG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF), Marvin King (C) Oren Cassidy, Frank Mayfield, Steven Bowens, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Michael Secor (SG), Herbert Roberts (C) Norman Walton, Brett Sawyer, Bobby Farnham | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Michael Secor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Baynes (SF) William Holmes | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin King (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Cody Friend | 44-43 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Nicholas Schirmer swats the layup by Dustin Miles | 44-43 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Marvin King pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Cody Friend banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Secor - foul #3 on Michael Secor, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Frank Mayfield (SF), Steven Bowens (PF), Samuel Cooper (C) Robert Birnbaum, Joey Thompson, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Brett Sawyer (PF), Bobby Farnham (C) Gregory Stembridge, Dustin Miles, Herbert Roberts | |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Mayfield - foul #3 on Frank Mayfield, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Cooper | 47-43 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Cody Friend hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oren Cassidy | 49-43 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-43 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | The jump hook by Cody Friend is blocked by Bobby Farnham | 49-45 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | William Holmes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Steven Bowens grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Michael Secor snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Steven Bowens steals it from Brett Sawyer | 49-45 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | James Baynes snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Baynes | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Mayfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 1 ast. C - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Baynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Sawyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | William Holmes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Steven Bowens loses the dribble to Brett Sawyer | 49-50 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | James Baynes hits a shot in the lane set up by William Holmes and he's hacked by Cody Friend - foul #2 on Cody Friend, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF), Marvin King (C) Oren Cassidy, Cody Friend, Steven Bowens, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Norman Walton (SG), Dustin Miles (PF), Herbert Roberts (C) William Holmes, Michael Secor, Brett Sawyer, Bobby Farnham | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | James Baynes misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Marvin King gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Joey Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Scott (C) James Baynes | |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Norman Walton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Stembridge | 49-55 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the jumper from the right block | 49-55 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Carl Scott gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Joey Thompson is called for the reach on Gregory Stembridge - foul #1 on Joey Thompson, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Marvin King misses long on a floater from close range | 49-55 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Carl Scott pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Walton | 49-59 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer can't throw it down | 49-59 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum is hacked by Norman Walton - foul #2 on Norman Walton, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Steven Bowens (SF), Samuel Cooper (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Mayfield, Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Michael Secor (SG), James Baynes (SF), Brett Sawyer (PF), Bobby Farnham (C) Gregory Stembridge, Norman Walton, Dustin Miles, Herbert Roberts, Carl Scott | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin King (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Michael Secor is called for the reach on Joey Thompson - foul #4 on Michael Secor, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG) Joey Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Steven Bowens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Michael Secor travels with the ball | 49-59 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Marvin King misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Marvin King hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Secor - foul #5 on Michael Secor, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Joey Thompson (SG) Cody Friend, Steven Bowens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Norman Walton (SG) William Holmes, Michael Secor | |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Marvin King makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Norman Walton | 50-62 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Bobby Farnham is called for the reach on Oren Cassidy - foul #1 on Bobby Farnham, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Marvin King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Miles (SF), Herbert Roberts (C) James Baynes, Bobby Farnham | |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses the floater from the left side | 50-62 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Cooper | 50-62 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Joey Thompson is hacked by Dustin Miles - foul #2 on Dustin Miles, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (SF) Brett Sawyer | |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Joey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | William Holmes is fouled on the floor by Oren Cassidy - foul #1 on Oren Cassidy, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bowens (SF) Oren Cassidy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Norman Walton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-62 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer lays it in | 52-62 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Norman Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-62 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge hits the follow up shot | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Steven Bowens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Frank Mayfield (SF), Marvin King (C) Joey Thompson, Steven Bowens, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Baynes (SF), Brett Sawyer (PF), Bobby Farnham (C) William Holmes, Dustin Miles, Herbert Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin King (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Walton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham is hacked by Marvin King - foul #2 on Marvin King, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Cooper (PF) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG) Gregory Stembridge | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Cooper | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Cody Friend connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum | 54-64 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham is hacked by Marvin King - foul #3 on Marvin King, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG) Robert Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Miles (SG) Norman Walton | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Oren Cassidy, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG) Dustin Miles | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer's dunk attempt is rejected by Brett Sawyer | 54-64 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Marvin King snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | William Holmes loses the dribble to Cody Friend | 54-64 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Cody Friend can't finish the layup | 54-64 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | William Holmes snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Schirmer | 54-64 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield is whistled for traveling | 54-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Oren Cassidy (SF), Steven Bowens (PF), Samuel Cooper (C) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Frank Mayfield, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Dustin Miles (SF), Herbert Roberts (PF), Carl Scott (C) Gregory Stembridge, James Baynes, Brett Sawyer, Bobby Farnham | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | William Holmes is hacked by Dillon Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dillon Stewart, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews (SF) Carl Scott | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | William Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Dustin Miles picks off the pass by Joey Thompson | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Oren Cassidy - foul #2 on Oren Cassidy, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Steven Bowens gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Rush runs out the clock | 54-67 |