| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Yeager inbounds the ball | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:51 | Villanova | Richard Yeager shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 54-41 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Booth - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Morris Montano banks in the layup on a great pass from James Corbin and he's fouled by Christopher Sjogren - foul #3 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is called for 10 seconds | 54-44 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-44 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | James Corbin is hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #2 on Andrew Chill, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (SF), Eric Allen (C) Andrew Chill, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo's layup is rejected by Eric Allen | 54-44 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield tips it home | 54-46 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox loses the dribble to Nelson Wakefield | 54-46 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 54-48 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Barry Gran knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 57-48 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield's pass is intercepted by Gregory Simmers | 57-48 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't finish the layup | 57-48 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Yeager | 60-48 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox, Richard Yeager, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban is hacked by Barry Gran - foul #1 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG) Joseph Rose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Gerard Booth drills a runner from close range set up by Jerry Sanders | 62-48 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 62-50 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Gerard Booth comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-50 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses the tip | 62-50 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lewis Willis | 62-50 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Andrew Chill steals the ball from Jan Heppner | 62-50 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders travels with the ball | 62-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Eric Allen (PF), William Anderson (C) Barry Gran, Christopher Sjogren, Jerry Sanders, Andrew Chill, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Fagundes | 62-52 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) John Fagundes | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it home | 62-54 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Eric Allen buries a shot in the lane | 64-54 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Morris Montano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Victor Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SF), Lewis Willis (C) James Corbin, Benny Blackburn | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses badly on a runner from the left block | 64-54 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 64-54 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 64-54 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Barry Gran - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Barry Gran, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Richard Vallo | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Eric Allen loses the dribble to John Fagundes | 64-56 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark's pass is intercepted by Eric Allen | 64-56 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Joseph Rose (SG) Gregory Simmers, Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Lewis Willis | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), William Anderson (C) Joseph Rose, Andrew Chill, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the tip | 64-58 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 66-60 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #1 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Richard Vallo (PF) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Marshall Wilcox steals it from James Corbin in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Barry Gran can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 68-60 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn blows the layup | 68-60 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | James Corbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-60 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Barry Gran grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | William Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Christopher Sjogren (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Eric Allen (C) Barry Gran, Marshall Wilcox, Jerry Sanders, William Anderson, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Thomas Clark, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Morris Montano hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Fagundes | 68-63 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | The short jumper by Andrew Chill is denied by Jan Heppner | 68-63 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Richard Yeager hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is hacked by Christopher Sjogren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Bernard Esteban steals the ball from Richard Yeager | 70-64 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the contested runner from close range | 72-67 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Esteban | 72-69 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Morris Montano - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #2 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | James Corbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Barry Gran (PG), Victor Crawford (SF) Joseph Rose, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Gerard Booth loses the dribble to Lewis Willis | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Victor Crawford (fresh) PF - Andrew Chill (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fagundes (fresh) 6 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Corbin and he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #4 on Barry Gran, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Victor Crawford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Lewis Willis | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the free throw | 74-71 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Andrew Chill snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers is hacked by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #3 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Barry Gran, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Richard Vallo picks off the pass by Gerard Booth | 74-71 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Richard Vallo is denied by Eric Allen | 74-71 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren connects on the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (PG), Richard Yeager (SF), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Thomas Clark, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the free throw | 77-71 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Morris Montano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-71 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 77-71 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Allen | 79-71 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the tip | 79-71 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Eric Allen snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 79-71 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren grabs the offensive board | 79-71 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | William Anderson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Marshall Wilcox | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Richard Yeager shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 81-71 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-71 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | John Fagundes snags the offensive board | 81-71 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Andrew Chill (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Christopher Sjogren, Richard Yeager, Eric Allen, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Benny Blackburn | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #5 on Barry Gran, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Chill (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Gerard Booth buries a driving attempt from the right block | 83-74 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #12 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG) Thomas Clark | |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Andrew Chill pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Richard Yeager (SF) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG) John Fagundes | |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 85-75 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Lewis Willis | |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Gerard Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-75 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield's pass is intercepted by Richard Yeager | 85-75 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the easy layup | 85-75 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Christopher Sjogren is called for the reach on Morris Montano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #13 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG) Christopher Sjogren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is hacked by Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #5 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Richard Yeager, Andrew Chill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders is hacked by Richard Vallo - foul #2 on Richard Vallo, team foul #6 | 85-77 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen is fouled on the floor by Morris Montano - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #7 | 85-77 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 86-77 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Corbin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #3 on Richard Vallo, team foul #8 | 86-77 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 86-77 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Gerard Booth takes the ball from Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Eric Allen is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #4 on Richard Vallo, team foul #9 | 86-77 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | James Corbin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders is alone and drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 90-77 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Gregory Simmers is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #14 | 90-77 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Richard Yeager (SF), Andrew Chill (PF) Gregory Simmers, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 90-78 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 90-78 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Andrew Chill snags the defensive board | 90-78 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox runs out the clock | 90-78 |