| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Eli Schueller gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Mitchell | 30-39 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Dougherty - foul #1 on Richard Dougherty, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Eli Schueller gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Eli Schueller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dougherty | 32-39 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses badly on a shot from the right block | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Dillon Parmley | 34-39 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Chris Jackson | 34-39 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson is hacked by Augustus Cholewinski - foul #1 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Boyd (PF) Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Boyd | 34-39 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 36-39 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-39 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Eli Schueller tips it home | 36-41 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Stacey James (SF), Harlan West (PF), Todd Bitner (C) Robert Mitchell, Chester Breidenstein, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Larry Clements is fouled on the floor by Jerry Thompson - foul #1 on Jerry Thompson, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chris Jackson (PF) George Simmons | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Todd Bitner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Mendosa (fresh) SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) SG - Larry Clements (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey James (fresh) PF - Harlan West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Eric Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson tips it in | 38-41 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Stacey James misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Todd Bitner tips it home | 38-43 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | William Boyd's pass is intercepted by Harlan West | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Chris Jackson steals it from Todd Bitner | 38-43 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stacey James - foul #3 on Stacey James, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Jerry Thompson, Robert Mendosa, Chris Jackson, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF), Richard Dougherty (C) Bryan Bowers, Larry Clements, Stacey James, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley's pass is intercepted by Eli Schueller | 38-43 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell | 38-45 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Dougherty | 38-45 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Eric Smith | 38-45 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chris Jackson (PF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Eli Schueller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Richard Dougherty steps in front of the Stacy Hockman pass | 40-45 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dillon Parmley | 43-45 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Bitner (C) Richard Dougherty | |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Eli Schueller pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eli Schueller | 43-48 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 43-51 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley clanks a turnaround in the lane | 43-51 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Eli Schueller pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Todd Bitner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), William Boyd (PF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Chris Jackson, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Harlan West (SF), Richard Dougherty (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller | |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Harlan West is called for the reach on Robert Mendosa - foul #2 on Harlan West, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Eric Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Thompson | 46-51 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Harlan West comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Harlan West tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Larry Clements tips it in | 46-53 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | William Boyd drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Todd Bitner - foul #2 on Todd Bitner, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stacey James (SF) Todd Bitner | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | William Boyd makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Stacey James is whistled for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley (C) George Simmons | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Ludwig (SG) Stacey James | |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF) Larry Clements, Chester Breidenstein, Harlan West | |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski is fouled on the floor by William Boyd - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jimmie Whaley | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mendosa (fresh) SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | William Boyd drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Eli Schueller connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Augustus Cholewinski | 52-55 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Thompson | 54-55 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | William Boyd pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Augustus Cholewinski steals it from Jimmie Whaley | 54-55 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski lays it up and in | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Eli Schueller is called for the reach on Dillon Parmley - foul #1 on Eli Schueller, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Chris Jackson (PF), Eric Smith (C) Jerry Thompson, Robert Mendosa, William Boyd, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Stacey James (SF), Harlan West (PF), Todd Bitner (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Stacey James knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Todd Bitner | 56-60 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Harlan West pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Larry Clements is hacked by Chris Jackson - foul #2 on Chris Jackson, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley (C) Dillon Parmley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), Eli Schueller (PF) Larry Clements, Stacey James | |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Harlan West | 56-62 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Bitner | 56-62 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the tip | 56-62 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Todd Bitner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Todd Bitner grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Eli Schueller banks in the layup on a great pass from Chester Breidenstein | 58-64 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Eric Smith drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Antonio Cardinal | 60-64 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell is hacked by Stacy Hockman - foul #3 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF) Chester Breidenstein, Harlan West | |
| 03:43 | Villanova | David Ludwig misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the lay-in | 60-64 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Eric Smith hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chris Jackson - foul #3 on Chris Jackson, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Steven Cluff (SF), William Boyd (PF) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Eric Smith, Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Richard Dougherty (C) Robert Mitchell, Todd Bitner | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Eli Schueller makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | William Boyd snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson misses long on a shot from the left side | 62-65 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Eli Schueller pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Ludwig | 62-68 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Chris Jackson (PF) Jerry Thompson, Robert Mendosa, Steven Cluff, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG) Chester Breidenstein | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley loses the dribble to Eli Schueller | 62-68 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-68 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | David Ludwig connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Mitchell | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dillon Parmley | 65-71 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 65-74 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Eli Schueller snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Eli Schueller is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Cardinal - foul #1 on Antonio Cardinal, team foul #6 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Clements (SG), Chester Breidenstein (SF), Harlan West (PF), Stacey James (C) David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Larry Clements is hacked by Dillon Parmley - foul #2 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Larry Clements makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Larry Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-76 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley tips it home | 67-76 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Harlan West is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Cardinal - foul #2 on Antonio Cardinal, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Harlan West makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Harlan West makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 67-78 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson grabs the offensive board | 67-78 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley is whistled for traveling | 67-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), William Boyd (PF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Chris Jackson, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG) Robert Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Stacey James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | William Boyd grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | William Boyd clanks a runner in the lane | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein grabs the board | 67-78 |