| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - John Ressler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) PF - Robert Castille (fresh) C - Charles Baer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John Ressler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Villanova | Robert Castille picks off the pass by Scott Olivarez | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Robert Castille swats the short shot by John Ressler | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Dikembe Azim takes the ball from Robert Castille | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Castille | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | John Ressler tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Dikembe Azim denies the turnaround by Charles Baer | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Charles Baer tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:43 | Villanova | Robert Felan is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benton Wright (C) Charles Baer | |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Nale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benton Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Real lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcos Valadez | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney tips it in | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Charles Baer (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille | |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #1 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-10 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Benton Wright tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the lay-in but the foul's on Benton Wright - foul #1 on Benton Wright, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (SG) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (PF) Benton Wright | |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney knocks in the shot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Paul Farrar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Dikembe Azim steals it from John Tutt | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses the lay-in | 12-14 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Charles Baer's layup is rejected by John Ressler | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tutt (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Chaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | William Coleman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Benton Wright (C) John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Charles Devers, Charles Baer | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Spencer Holloman blocks the jumper by Scott Olivarez | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses badly on a floater from the left block | 12-16 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Benton Wright - foul #2 on Benton Wright, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Charles Devers (C) William Coleman, Benton Wright | |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Charles Devers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Nale - foul #1 on Robert Nale, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Scott Olivarez, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Paul Farrar knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marcos Valadez | 14-17 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman tips it in | 14-19 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Paul Farrar connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edmund Abbott | 16-19 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is hacked by Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ressler (C) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Charles Baer's pass is intercepted by Marcos Valadez | 16-19 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 18-19 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Fred Hatten steps in front of the Paul Farrar pass | 18-19 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Felan (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF) Edmund Abbott, Marcos Valadez, Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Charles Devers (PF) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille | |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) SG - Robert Felan (fresh) SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Tutt (fresh) SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is fouled on the floor by Keith Chaney - foul #1 on Keith Chaney, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Charles Baer | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | John Ressler buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Coleman | 20-23 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Real loses the dribble to William Coleman | 20-23 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Olivarez - foul #2 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Scott Olivarez, Charles Sliva, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, John Tutt, Walter Stafford, Keith Chaney | |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Spencer Holloman is called for the reach on Paul Farrar - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Robert Felan drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 22-24 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten's pass is intercepted by Marcos Valadez in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Paul Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses long on a shot near the basket | 22-24 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Robert Castille grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Charles Baer buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Castille | 22-26 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 22-26 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Robert Castille clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marcos Valadez - foul #1 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF), John Ressler (C) Paul Farrar, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Charles Baer | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim lays it in and the foul's on Spencer Holloman - foul #2 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Keith Chaney (PF) Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Charles Sliva gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Charles Devers is called for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Paul Farrar (SF) Robert Felan, Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Benton Wright (PF) Fred Hatten, Walter Stafford, Keith Chaney | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | John Ressler travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Spencer Holloman is blocked by John Ressler | 24-27 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcos Valadez | 24-27 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez hits a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Baer | 27-30 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 30-30 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF), Dikembe Real (C) Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Robert Castille (PF) John Tutt, Albert Maloney, Charles Baer | |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Benton Wright | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille is hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Nale (C) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Spencer Holloman | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is hacked by Robert Castille - foul #1 on Robert Castille, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Marcos Valadez, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Charles Devers | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Paul Farrar loses the dribble to Albert Maloney | 30-32 |