| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Day (fresh) PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Edgar Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vitale (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Day inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Donald Larson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Gary Schindler hits the follow up shot | 24-32 |
| 19:25 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe misses the floater from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 19:23 | Seton Hall | James Vitale misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Gary Schindler clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:39 | Seton Hall | Stanley Gaines steals the ball from Edgar Lowe | 24-32 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Gary Schindler's pass is intercepted by Edgar Lowe | 24-32 |
| 17:59 | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney loses the dribble to Stanley Gaines | 24-32 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 17:29 | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG), Laurence Dutra (PF) Edgar Lowe, Tracy Feeney | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses the 3 from straight away | 24-32 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 16:20 | Seton Hall | James Vitale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-32 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Timothy Ray pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Timothy Ray banks in the layup set up by Isaac Sharp | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - James Vitale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Dutra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Seton Hall | James Vitale's 3 pointer is rejected by Brock Golden | 29-32 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Ray | 29-32 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | James Vitale snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 14:48 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters is hacked by Galen Sheffield - foul #1 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Joe Coons, Timothy Ray, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), Tracy Feeney (PF), Johnny Brown (C) James Vitale, Laurence Dutra, Philip Morgan | |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Gary Schindler lays it up and in and he's hacked by Edgar Lowe - foul #1 on Edgar Lowe, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:46 | Seton Hall | Brock Golden picks off the pass by Jake Peters | 32-34 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Brock Golden drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 13:13 | Seton Hall | Isaac Sharp is called for the reach on Johnny Brown - foul #1 on Isaac Sharp, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Joe Coons (SF) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Carl Day | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse (SG) Jake Peters | |
| 12:57 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown throws it down | 34-36 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Gary Schindler knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Ham and the foul's on Tracy Feeney - foul #2 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (SF), Timothy Ray (PF) Joe Coons, Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (SG) Richard Greathouse | |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:07 | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney clanks a jumper from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Timothy Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Feeney - foul #3 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG), Laurence Dutra (PF) Edgar Lowe, Tracy Feeney | |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Laurence Dutra | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Day (fresh) PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - James Vitale (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Dutra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Vitale and the foul's on Carl Day - foul #2 on Carl Day, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF) Brock Golden, Carl Day, Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:29 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Todd Daniels, Joe Coons, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 10:51 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses the floater from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Gary Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | James Vitale takes the ball from Gary Schindler | 37-39 |
| 10:32 | Seton Hall | James Vitale hits the finger roll | 37-41 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Thomas Carpenter steals it from Donald Larson | 37-41 |
| 09:45 | Seton Hall | James Vitale is denied on a dunk by Gary Schindler | 37-41 |
| 09:44 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses short on a shot in the lane | 37-41 |
| 09:32 | Seton Hall | James Vitale snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:16 | Seton Hall | James Vitale buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Carpenter | 37-43 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Donald Larson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 37-43 |
| 08:55 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), William Lawson (SF), Tracy Feeney (PF) James Vitale, Jake Peters, Thomas Carpenter, Laurence Dutra | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Tracy Feeney - foul #4 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Willie McKellan (SF) Tracy Feeney | |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Joe Coons misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Timothy Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Isaac Sharp, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra (PF) Willie McKellan | |
| 07:59 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF) Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney (PF), Philip Morgan (C) Laurence Dutra, Johnny Brown | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Brock Golden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 07:30 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Tracy Feeney | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) PF - Stanley Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Edgar Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greathouse (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - Tracy Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Gaines - foul #3 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Stanley Gaines, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF) Richard Greathouse, William Lawson | |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joe Coons | 37-44 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Brock Golden misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 06:40 | Seton Hall | Gary Schindler denies the turnaround by Philip Morgan | 37-44 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Joe Coons snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Gary Schindler drills a runner from close range set up by Timothy Ray | 39-44 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Timothy Ray gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Brock Golden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 05:34 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Timothy Ray, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (SG), Johnny Brown (C) Jake Peters, Philip Morgan | |
| 05:10 | Seton Hall | James Vitale hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Gary Ham - foul #1 on Gary Ham, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| 05:10 | Seton Hall | James Vitale misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Edgar Lowe is called for the reach on Gary Ham - foul #2 on Edgar Lowe, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Schindler (C) Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG) Edgar Lowe | |
| 04:29 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown's floater is tipped away by Galen Sheffield | 41-46 |
| 04:27 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 04:26 | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney tips it home | 41-48 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Gary Ham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Schindler (C) Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lawson (SF) Thomas Carpenter | |
| 04:05 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 04:04 | Seton Hall | James Vitale grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 03:52 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Schindler | 41-48 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Donald Larson grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Tracy Feeney denies the turnaround by Carl Day | 41-48 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines tips it home | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Day (fresh) PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Schindler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - James Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - Tracy Feeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines grabs the board | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 43-48 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SF) Jake Peters, William Lawson | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown lays it in | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield lays it up and in on a great pass from Brock Golden and he's hacked by Johnny Brown - foul #4 on Johnny Brown, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Timothy Ray (PF) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:12 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 01:48 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe is hacked by Gary Ham - foul #2 on Gary Ham, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Joe Coons, Timothy Ray, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:48 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 01:48 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 45-52 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines tips it in | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-52 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Stanley Gaines | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Donald Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Gary Ham is called for the reach on Edgar Lowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Ham, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is fouled on the floor by Johnny Brown - foul #5 on Johnny Brown, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan (C) Johnny Brown | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:15 | Seton Hall | James Vitale misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Stanley Gaines | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is denied on a layup by Tracy Feeney | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Gary Ham grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Gary Schindler can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Tracy Feeney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |