| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gary Cassano (fresh) SG - Steven Gilarski (fresh) SF - Jack Carter (fresh) PF - Alva Zarin (fresh) C - Antoine Huntington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - John Ressler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall 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) | |
| 19:49 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azim | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | John Ressler tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Azim denies the turnaround by Gary Cassano | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcos Valadez | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | John Ressler scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Marcos Valadez and he's hacked by Antoine Huntington - foul #1 on Antoine Huntington, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Seton Hall | Alva Zarin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Alva Zarin is called for the reach on Paul Farrar - foul #1 on Alva Zarin, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | John Ressler lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:29 | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Farrar | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #1 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Clay Barrett (C) Gary Cassano, Steven Gilarski, Antoine Huntington | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | The jumper by Robert Felan is denied by Clay Barrett | 9-7 |
| 15:59 | Seton Hall | Clay Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) SF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alva Zarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clay Barrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - Dikembe Real (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Seton Hall | Wilfredo Colombo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Coto (SF), Wade Zywiec (C) Jack Carter, Alva Zarin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Dikembe Azim | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott tips it home | 9-9 |
| 15:36 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Nale - foul #1 on Robert Nale, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Marcos Valadez | |
| 15:36 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:36 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits the finger roll set up by Scott Olivarez | 10-11 |
| 14:59 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Real denies the turnaround by Wilfredo Colombo | 10-11 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Robert Felan gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Robert Nale is denied on a dunk by Wade Zywiec | 10-11 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Robert Felan tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 14:34 | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Moore - foul #1 on Bruce Moore, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano (PG), Steven Gilarski (SG), Jack Carter (SF), Alva Zarin (PF), Antoine Huntington (C) Bruce Moore, Wilfredo Colombo, Scott Coto, Clay Barrett, Wade Zywiec | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:05 | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Paul Farrar scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 13:50 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:35 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 13:15 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:09 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington travels with the ball | 10-17 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG) Scott Olivarez | |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 10-19 |
| 12:44 | Seton Hall | Paul Farrar steals it from Steven Gilarski | 10-19 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 10-19 |
| 12:27 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jack Carter | 10-19 |
| 12:20 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington's fadeaway is rejected by John Ressler | 10-19 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | A charge is called on Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore (PG) Gary Cassano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Gilarski (fresh) SF - Jack Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Zarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antoine Huntington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) C - Robert Nale (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Felan - foul #1 on Robert Felan, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Scott Coto (SF), Clay Barrett (C) Steven Gilarski, Jack Carter, Antoine Huntington | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Charles Sliva (PF) Marcos Valadez, Edmund Abbott | |
| 11:40 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:40 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Charles Sliva's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Coto | 12-19 |
| 11:10 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Clay Barrett | 12-19 |
| 11:06 | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec (C) Alva Zarin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Real and the foul's on Wilfredo Colombo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Colombo, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jack Carter (SF), Antoine Huntington (C) Scott Coto, Wade Zywiec | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Nale | |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:39 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter knocks in the 3 from straight away | 15-22 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Real knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Olivarez and he's hacked by Antoine Huntington - foul #2 on Antoine Huntington, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano (PG), Steven Gilarski (SG) Bruce Moore, Antoine Huntington | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Robert Felan, Charles Sliva | |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:54 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Farrar, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Alva Zarin (PF) Wilfredo Colombo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Dikembe Real | |
| 09:29 | Seton Hall | Marcos Valadez steals it from Clay Barrett | 15-25 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | John Ressler is hacked by Clay Barrett - foul #1 on Clay Barrett, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wilfredo Colombo (SF), Wade Zywiec (C) Jack Carter, Clay Barrett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Charles Sliva (PF) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Azim | |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez loses the dribble to Gary Cassano | 15-25 |
| 08:42 | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | John Ressler gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-25 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the offensive board | 15-25 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Ressler | 15-28 |
| 07:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Olivarez steals the ball from Wade Zywiec | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gary Cassano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Gilarski (fairly fresh) SF - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) PF - Alva Zarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wade Zywiec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Wilfredo Colombo picks off the pass by Scott Olivarez | 15-28 |
| 07:13 | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore (PG), Scott Coto (SG), Jack Carter (SF), Clay Barrett (C) Gary Cassano, Steven Gilarski, Wilfredo Colombo, Wade Zywiec | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Dikembe Real (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Alva Zarin - foul #2 on Alva Zarin, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wilfredo Colombo (PF) Alva Zarin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:34 | Seton Hall | Clay Barrett drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Scott Coto | 17-29 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is called for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec (C) Wilfredo Colombo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:00 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 17-29 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jack Carter - foul #1 on Jack Carter, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski (SG) Scott Coto | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG) Robert Felan | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 05:30 | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #2 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Marcos Valadez | |
| 05:30 | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Robert Nale drills a floater from the left side and the foul's on Wade Zywiec - foul #1 on Wade Zywiec, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (PF) Bruce Moore, Wade Zywiec | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG), Charles Sliva (SF) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Robert Nale makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:05 | Seton Hall | Wilfredo Colombo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Wilfredo Colombo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Colombo, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wade Zywiec (C) Wilfredo Colombo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:26 | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-36 |
| 04:24 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Cassano | 20-36 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Paul Farrar - foul #2 on Paul Farrar, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SF) Paul Farrar | |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter misses the free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Robert Felan is hacked by Steven Gilarski - foul #1 on Steven Gilarski, team foul #11 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Coto (SG), William Cushman (SF) Steven Gilarski, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (PF) Dikembe Azim | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | Scott Coto is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Coto, team foul #12 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Alva Zarin (PF), Antoine Huntington (C) Gary Cassano, William Cushman, Wade Zywiec, Clay Barrett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF) Scott Olivarez, Robert Felan | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) SF - Scott Coto (fresh) PF - Alva Zarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antoine Huntington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Farrar | 22-40 |
| 03:00 | Seton Hall | John Ressler picks off the pass by Wilfredo Colombo | 22-40 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | John Ressler's pass is intercepted by Antoine Huntington | 22-40 |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #8 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano (PG), Steven Gilarski (SG), Jack Carter (SF) Bruce Moore, Wilfredo Colombo, Scott Coto | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, John Ressler | |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner and he's hacked by Gary Cassano - foul #1 on Gary Cassano, team foul #13 | 23-43 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses the free throw | 23-43 |
| 02:05 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Antoine Huntington | 23-43 |
| 01:51 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter hits a runner in the paint | 25-43 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Alva Zarin denies the turnaround by Marcos Valadez | 25-43 |
| 01:33 | Seton Hall | Antoine Huntington grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 01:29 | Seton Hall | Paul Farrar is called for the reach on Steven Gilarski - foul #3 on Paul Farrar, team foul #9 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF) Paul Farrar | |
| 01:29 | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 01:29 | Seton Hall | Steven Gilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 01:01 | Seton Hall | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 00:56 | Seton Hall | Gary Cassano's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Azim | 27-43 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Robert Nale tips it home | 27-45 |
| 00:22 | Seton Hall | Alva Zarin is whistled for a carry | 27-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Moore (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (PF), Clay Barrett (C) Gary Cassano, Alva Zarin, Antoine Huntington | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), John Ressler (C) Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva, Dikembe Azim, Robert Nale | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 3 from straight away | 27-45 |