| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fresh) SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Curtis Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) SG - John Venegas (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) C - William Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dana Wittmer | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jeremiah Spiva - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Young | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims's pass is intercepted by Denis Heath | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Dana Wittmer steals it from John Venegas | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | James Sherwin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | The short jumper by Virgilio Bruno is denied by Curtis Sims | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Denis Heath snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | William Young misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-4 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | James Sherwin hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Sims - foul #1 on Curtis Sims, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, William Young | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Heath (fresh) SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ardian Zephyr - foul #1 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SF) Dana Wittmer | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG) Virgilio Bruno | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | John Venegas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Spiva | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Donald Henry snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Donald Henry | 9-7 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | John Venegas hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #2 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Karl Duvall (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Long Xiong | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Paul Spain knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Donald Henry | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Denis Heath misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Henry | 11-10 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims lays it in | 13-10 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno is hacked by Dana Wittmer - foul #1 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), William Young (C) John Venegas, Karl Duvall | |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is fouled on the floor by Paul Spain - foul #1 on Paul Spain, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Paul Spain | |
| Subs | Villanova | Long Xiong (C) William Young | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremiah Spiva | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ardian Zephyr | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Denis Heath misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Curtis Sims denies the turnaround by Ardian Zephyr | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr loses the dribble to Dana Wittmer | 15-14 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | James Sherwin lays it up and in set up by Dana Wittmer | 17-14 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG), William Young (PF), Karl Duvall (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | James Sherwin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | William Young snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | William Young double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (SF) James Sherwin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Denis Heath, Karl Duvall | |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | John Venegas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jurica Bujarski | 20-14 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 20-17 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Paul Spain makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Schwabenbauer | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Spain (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kory Clinton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | John Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Spain | 23-17 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathan Conrad | 23-17 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Paul Spain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Karl Duvall (C) Virgilio Bruno, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | William Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #1 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer is hacked by William Young - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sherwin | 25-19 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva loses the dribble to Curtis Sims | 25-19 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Venegas | 25-19 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Denis Heath tips it home | 25-21 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Donald Henry connects on the 3 from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | John Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) Jeremiah Spiva, William Young, Karl Duvall | |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Denis Heath | 28-23 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Denis Heath takes the ball from James Sherwin | 28-23 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno lays it up and in on a great pass from Denis Heath | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Venegas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 28-25 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Conrad - foul #1 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Sid Anderson (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), William Young (PF), Karl Duvall (C) John Venegas, Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Sims | 28-25 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Paul Spain | 30-25 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno blows the layup but the foul's on Kory Clinton - foul #1 on Kory Clinton, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (SF) Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF) Karl Duvall | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer is hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #3 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (PG), Karl Duvall (C) Jeremiah Spiva, William Young | |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Karl Duvall - foul #1 on Karl Duvall, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Young (PF) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Karl Duvall pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | William Young hits a shot from the right side set up by John Venegas and the foul's on Curtis Sims - foul #2 on Curtis Sims, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) Virgilio Bruno, Karl Duvall | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | William Young makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | John Venegas takes the ball from Donald Henry | 30-30 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | John Venegas banks in the layup | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-32 |