| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. C - Al Flick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Simek inbounds the ball | 26-46 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney buries a floater from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Al Flick tips it but misses | 28-46 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Don Williamson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-46 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Don Williamson | 33-46 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Robert Felan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Flick | 33-49 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Don Williamson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 35-49 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Felan | 35-51 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Derek Bailey | 38-51 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Al Flick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joel Pottorff - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Walter Stafford (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Richard Simek, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt | |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Al Flick misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Al Flick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses the floater from the right side | 38-51 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | David Clark tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's pass is intercepted by Brian Pipes | 40-51 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Harold Orsini gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Powell | 40-53 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | David Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Pipes | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Al Flick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Dikembe Real clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Charles Devers is hacked by Al Flick - foul #2 on Al Flick, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Derek Bailey (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Brian Pipes, Albert Maloney, David Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Charles Sliva (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Charles Sliva gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Walter Stafford steals it from Bernard Helt | 43-53 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 43-53 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Charles Sliva hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey is hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Simek (SF) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bryson - foul #1 on Robert Bryson, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG) Walter Stafford | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Dikembe Real | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Bernard Helt grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Felan | 44-58 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Richard Simek makes the floater from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Bernard Helt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Felan | 46-60 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Richard Simek makes the fadeaway near the basket | 48-60 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | William Morgan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Brian Pipes - foul #1 on Brian Pipes, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Walter Stafford (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Brian Pipes, Richard Simek, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Charles Sliva | |
| 12:28 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Charles Devers pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses the lay-in | 51-60 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bryan Wright (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 13 pts. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright is hacked by William Morgan - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG) Bryan Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Al Flick (C) Harold Orsini, William Morgan | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | David Clark can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Dikembe Real snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Real connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Al Flick | 51-62 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Don Williamson - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Simek (SF), Derek Bailey (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Walter Stafford, Charles Devers, David Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Phillip Powell, Dikembe Real | |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-62 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Al Flick grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Don Williamson picks off the pass by Robert Felan | 51-62 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Richard Simek - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Walter Stafford (SG) Don Williamson, Albert Maloney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Dikembe Real (PF), Charles Sliva (C) Robert Felan, Dikembe Azim, Al Flick | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Bernard Helt snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses the turnaround from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Simek | 51-62 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Richard Simek is fouled on the floor by Charles Sliva - foul #2 on Charles Sliva, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), David Clark (C) Walter Stafford, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Bryson, Charles Sliva | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Richard Simek makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Richard Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses short on a floater from the left block | 53-62 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | David Clark gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 13 pts. C - Dikembe Real (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Dikembe Azim steps in front of the Brian Pipes pass | 53-62 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-62 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Dikembe Real tips it but misses | 53-62 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Richard Simek comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Harold Orsini connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Phillip Powell | 53-66 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bernard Helt - foul #1 on Bernard Helt, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Walter Stafford (SF), Charles Devers (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Albert Maloney, Richard Simek, Derek Bailey, David Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Al Flick (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Real | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Robert Felan can't connect on a shot near the basket | 54-66 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Don Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Don Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-66 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Charles Sliva pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is denied on a dunk by Walter Stafford | 54-66 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it in | 54-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Charles Devers's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azim | 54-68 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Robert Bryson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Felan and he's fouled by Brian Pipes - foul #2 on Brian Pipes, team foul #3 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Brian Pipes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the floater from the left side | 54-71 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff tips it back up and in | 56-71 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is fouled on the floor by Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Walter Stafford, team foul #4 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Charles Sliva | |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses long on a floater in the paint | 56-71 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Robert Felan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Al Flick's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Devers | 56-71 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Al Flick pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Al Flick scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Felan | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Al Flick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Robert Felan is hacked by Don Williamson - foul #1 on Don Williamson, team foul #5 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Timothy Schweder (SG), Stephen Colvin (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Albert Maloney, Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Clinton Brooks (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Real, Al Flick | |
| 02:27 | Villanova | David Clark is called for the reach on William Morgan - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG) Walter Stafford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | David Clark snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Phillip Powell picks off the pass by Brian Pipes | 59-73 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Harold Orsini lays it up and in set up by Phillip Powell | 59-75 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clinton Brooks | 59-75 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-75 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | David Clark grabs the board | 59-75 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-75 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | David Clark tips it in | 61-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Phillip Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-75 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Clinton Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Phillip Powell runs out the clock | 61-75 |