| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Edgar Lowe (fresh) SG - James Vitale (fresh) SF - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) PF - Tracy Feeney (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) SG - Donald Larson (fresh) SF - Carl Day (fresh) PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Seton Hall | James Vitale makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses the driving attempt near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Seton Hall | James Vitale gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | James Vitale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Gary Schindler gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is denied on a layup by Thomas Carpenter | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Seton Hall | James Vitale pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter is hacked by Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Seton Hall | James Vitale scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Gary Ham - foul #1 on Gary Ham, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Seton Hall | James Vitale makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Tracy Feeney - foul #1 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:41 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown lays it in | 8-1 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Donald Larson connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gary Ham and he's hacked by Tracy Feeney - foul #2 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), Philip Morgan (PF) Edgar Lowe, James Vitale, Tracy Feeney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Carl Day, Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Donald Larson makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:50 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown's layup is rejected by Timothy Ray | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Timothy Ray's pass is intercepted by Jake Peters | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Galen Sheffield - foul #1 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (PG) Richard Greathouse | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (SG) Donald Larson | |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | The jump hook by Galen Sheffield is blocked by Johnny Brown | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown grabs the board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - James Vitale (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) SF - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Morgan (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) SG - Brock Golden (fresh) SF - Joe Coons (fresh) PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown knocks in the shot from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Joe Coons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 11-7 |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan loses the dribble to Brock Golden | 11-7 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp is denied on a layup by Johnny Brown | 11-7 |
| 14:21 | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | James Vitale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Galen Sheffield - foul #2 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), William Lawson (PF) Thomas Carpenter, Philip Morgan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Carl Day (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Joe Coons, Galen Sheffield | |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | James Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | James Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Brock Golden comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Timothy Ray comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Lawson - foul #1 on William Lawson, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Laurence Dutra (C) James Vitale, Jake Peters, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SG) Brock Golden | |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Timothy Ray makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:24 | Seton Hall | William Lawson gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:05 | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe tips it in | 15-8 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the tip | 15-8 |
| 12:37 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:29 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Lowe | 17-8 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is hacked by Thomas Carpenter - foul #1 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG), Philip Morgan (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Richard Greathouse, Thomas Carpenter, Laurence Dutra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF) Gary Ham, Todd Daniels, Carl Day, Timothy Ray | |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-8 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Gary Schindler can't tip it in | 17-8 |
| 11:54 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines snags the offensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Joe Coons knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Edgar Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - Philip Morgan (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Philip Morgan - foul #1 on Philip Morgan, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG) Edgar Lowe, William Lawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Carl Day (SF) Isaac Sharp, Donald Larson, Joe Coons | |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:28 | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan is called for traveling | 20-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF) Stanley Gaines | |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Brock Golden drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:57 | Seton Hall | Gary Ham is called for the reach on James Vitale - foul #2 on Gary Ham, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter (SF), Laurence Dutra (C) Richard Greathouse, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (PG), Donald Larson (SG) Gary Ham, Timothy Ray | |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | Gary Schindler takes the ball from Laurence Dutra | 20-16 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brock Golden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Day and he's hacked by Jake Peters - foul #1 on Jake Peters, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse (SG) Jake Peters | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Timothy Ray (C) Todd Daniels, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Gary Schindler | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Brock Golden misses the free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:18 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Joe Coons grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines lays it up and in on a great pass from Brock Golden | 20-20 |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Timothy Ray - foul #1 on Timothy Ray, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), William Lawson (PF) Thomas Carpenter, Philip Morgan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Stanley Gaines | |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Gary Schindler snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Timothy Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Richard Greathouse, Laurence Dutra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Stanley Gaines (PF) Todd Daniels, Timothy Ray | |
| 07:53 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Lawson | 25-20 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Johnny Brown is called for the reach on Donald Larson - foul #1 on Johnny Brown, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter (SF), Philip Morgan (PF) James Vitale, William Lawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Timothy Ray (PF) Isaac Sharp, Carl Day, Stanley Gaines | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:24 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Edgar Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) SF - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Morgan (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Schindler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Timothy Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Jake Peters steals it from Joe Coons | 25-20 |
| 06:32 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Joe Coons grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Gary Schindler buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Larson | 25-22 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Schindler - foul #1 on Gary Schindler, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), William Lawson (SF) Edgar Lowe, Jake Peters, Thomas Carpenter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Todd Daniels (SG), Carl Day (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Donald Larson, Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Timothy Ray, Gary Schindler | |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Day | 27-24 |
| 05:23 | Seton Hall | William Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 05:21 | Seton Hall | Johnny Brown tips it but misses | 27-24 |
| 05:19 | Seton Hall | James Vitale can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Ham | 27-26 |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | James Vitale is hacked by Stanley Gaines - foul #1 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Peters (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Laurence Dutra (C) Richard Greathouse, Philip Morgan, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SG), Timothy Ray (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Todd Daniels, Stanley Gaines, Galen Sheffield | |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | James Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | James Vitale misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Ray | 28-26 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Timothy Ray scores on a shot from the left block set up by Donald Larson | 28-28 |
| 04:03 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Larson | 28-28 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Thomas Carpenter steps in front of the Donald Larson pass | 28-28 |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Timothy Ray blocks the jumper by Laurence Dutra | 28-28 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Gary Schindler grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 28-28 |
| 03:08 | Seton Hall | Thomas Carpenter grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - James Vitale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jake Peters (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) PF - William Lawson (fresh) C - Laurence Dutra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Day (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Schindler (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), Tracy Feeney (PF), Johnny Brown (C) James Vitale, Thomas Carpenter, William Lawson, Laurence Dutra | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Donald Larson, Carl Day, Timothy Ray, Gary Schindler | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Gary Ham is hacked by Tracy Feeney - foul #3 on Tracy Feeney, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Philip Morgan (PF) Tracy Feeney | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:12 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Philip Morgan steps in front of the Brock Golden pass | 31-30 |
| 01:21 | Seton Hall | Jake Peters loses the dribble to Galen Sheffield | 31-30 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Brock Golden connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Ham | 31-33 |
| 00:39 | Seton Hall | Gary Ham is called for the reach on Edgar Lowe - foul #3 on Gary Ham, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Vitale (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Laurence Dutra (C) Richard Greathouse, Jake Peters, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Timothy Ray (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Stanley Gaines, Galen Sheffield | |
| 00:39 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:39 | Seton Hall | Edgar Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isaac Sharp, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Laurence Dutra misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Philip Morgan - foul #2 on Philip Morgan, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Richard Greathouse (SG) Edgar Lowe | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Timothy Ray makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Timothy Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | James Vitale hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-35 |