| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Girton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sherwood Max inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eddie Dunn - foul #3 on Eddie Dunn, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh (C) Eddie Dunn | |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Steve Girton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Sherwood Max tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is fouled on the floor by Steve Girton - foul #1 on Steve Girton, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is hacked by Steve Girton - foul #2 on Steve Girton, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-26 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Steve Girton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Orville Johnson - foul #3 on Orville Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Steve Girton misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Steve Girton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Steve Girton - foul #3 on Steve Girton, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (SG) Steve Girton | |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Sherwood Max is called for the reach on William Knight - foul #2 on Sherwood Max, team foul #5 | 37-27 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | William Knight is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Knight, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (SF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Duckworth (C) Sherwood Max | |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Robert Urso can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Robert Urso grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Richard Holmes is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Maziarz (C) Robert Urso | |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 16:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerome Brumbaugh | 37-27 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth is hacked by Byron Anderson - foul #2 on Byron Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Holmes | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Avallone (fresh) SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Maziarz (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Sherwood Max pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Robert Avallone misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sherwood Max | 37-29 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Sherwood Max hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Maziarz - foul #1 on Ronald Maziarz, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Timothy Wilkins, Byron Anderson, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Robert Urso (PF), Eddie Dunn (C) Richard Holmes, Robert Avallone, Sherwood Max, Ronald Maziarz | |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Blankenship - foul #3 on David Blankenship, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SG) Thomas Lester | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Duckworth - foul #2 on Donald Duckworth, team foul #7 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG) Donald Duckworth | |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Richard Holmes drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Girton | 39-33 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | William Knight misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Steve Girton's fadeaway is rejected by David Blankenship | 39-33 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Knight | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Sherwood Max (SF) Richard Holmes, Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn misses the floater from the right block | 39-33 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Orville Johnson | 39-33 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is fouled on the floor by Steve Girton - foul #4 on Steve Girton, team foul #8 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh (SG) Steve Girton | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) SG - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Robert Avallone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Urso | 41-33 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Sherwood Max clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Robert Avallone steals the ball from Douglas Allen | 41-35 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Robert Avallone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn tips it in | 41-37 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson's pass is intercepted by Sherwood Max | 41-37 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Robert Avallone is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG), Donald Duckworth (SG), Stephen Guimond (PF), Ronald Maziarz (C) Robert Avallone, Sherwood Max, Robert Urso, Eddie Dunn | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | David Blankenship is hacked by Ronald Maziarz - foul #2 on Ronald Maziarz, team foul #9 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth buries a floater in the paint set up by Richard Holmes | 43-39 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | David Blankenship's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Richard Holmes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | William Knight is denied on a layup by Ronald Maziarz | 43-39 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Richard Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Holmes, team foul #10 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG) Leon Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (SG) Stephen Guimond | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | David Blankenship scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Allen | 45-39 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | William Knight steals the ball from Sherwood Max | 45-39 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from William Knight | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Max (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Maziarz (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Ronald Maziarz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Robert Avallone misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Robert Avallone clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Wilkins | 49-39 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | David Blankenship grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF) William Knight, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Robert Urso (PF), Eddie Dunn (C) Robert Avallone, Sherwood Max, Donald Duckworth, Ronald Maziarz | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Steve Girton - foul #5 on Steve Girton, team foul #11 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (SG) Steve Girton | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | David Blankenship swats the shot by Robert Avallone | 52-39 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 52-39 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Duckworth (SG) Richard Holmes | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh can't connect on a floater from the right block | 52-39 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Robert Urso grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses the floater from the left side | 52-39 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn tips it in | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Lester | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Orville Johnson - foul #4 on Orville Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Guimond (PF), Ronald Maziarz (C) Robert Urso, Eddie Dunn | |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Robert Davis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-42 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Stephen Guimond misses long on a jumper from the right block | 54-42 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | William Knight misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ronald Maziarz | 54-42 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Timothy Wilkins steals the ball from Donald Duckworth | 54-42 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | William Knight scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Wilkins | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Robert Avallone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Maziarz | 57-42 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth connects on the shot in the lane | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 57-44 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Leon Brown tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Robert Avallone drills a fadeaway from close range | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Leon Brown runs out the clock | 59-46 |