| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julius Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. C - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Thomas Deal inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Julius Stroud makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Deal | 21-37 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz is fouled on the floor by Julius Stroud - foul #1 on Julius Stroud, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Kenneth Bateman steals it from Kenneth Morley | 21-37 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Boggan | 21-39 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado's pass is intercepted by Julius Stroud | 21-39 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Thomas Deal lays it in on a nice dish by Julius Stroud | 21-41 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-41 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman pulls down the rebound | 21-41 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Thomas Deal is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Deal, team foul #2 | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | John Davis comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 21-41 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz gets the offensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | John Davis's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Bateman | 21-41 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Thomas Deal pulls down the rebound | 21-41 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | A charge is called on Thomas Deal - foul #2 on Thomas Deal, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) John Davis, Antonio Lantz | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Martino (SF) Thomas Deal | |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright makes the fadeaway near the basket | 23-41 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Kenneth Morley steps in front of the David Martino pass | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the floater from close range | 23-41 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson grabs the board | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) PF - George Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julius Stroud (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - David Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. C - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Simpson - foul #1 on George Simpson, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), John Davis (PF), Antonio Lantz (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Gary Ham (SG), Thomas Deal (SF), Roland Hill (PF) Robert Boggan, Julius Stroud, David Martino, Edwin Johnson | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #4 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jon Bard (C) Kenneth Bateman | |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 15:16 | Villanova | Carl Day is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Veit - foul #2 on Peter Veit, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Carl Day misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-43 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Deal - foul #3 on Thomas Deal, team foul #5 | 24-43 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Jon Bard hits the finger roll set up by Gary Ham and the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF) Peter Veit, George Simpson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (PF) Roland Hill | |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Jon Bard misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Thomas Deal grabs the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Julius Stroud (SG) Gary Ham | |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Julius Stroud double dribbles | 25-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Kenneth Bateman (C) Carl Day, Jon Bard | |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert tips it in | 27-45 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Thomas Deal grabs the board | 27-48 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Ewert - foul #2 on Richard Ewert, team foul #5 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), George Simpson (PF) Richard Ewert, Antonio Lantz | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Martino (SF) Thomas Deal | |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-50 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright is whistled for a carry | 27-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) George Simpson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:04 | Villanova | David Martino scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Boggan | 27-53 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Kenneth Bateman takes the ball from Mitchell Wright | 27-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julius Stroud (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - David Martino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Earl Singletary is called for the reach on David Martino - foul #3 on Earl Singletary, team foul #6 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF), Antonio Lantz (C) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (SG), Roland Hill (PF) Julius Stroud, Edwin Johnson | |
| 11:08 | Villanova | David Martino clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Lantz - foul #3 on Antonio Lantz, team foul #7 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Jon Bard (C) Robert Boggan, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 11:08 | Villanova | David Martino makes the 1st free throw | 27-54 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | David Martino makes the 2nd free throw | 27-55 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | George Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Deal (SF) David Martino | |
| 10:26 | Villanova | George Simpson steps in front of the Gary Ham pass | 27-55 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Roland Hill - foul #1 on Roland Hill, team foul #6 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF) Richard Ewert, George Simpson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Julius Stroud (SG), Edwin Johnson (PF), Kenneth Bateman (C) Gary Ham, Roland Hill, Jon Bard | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses the free throw | 29-55 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Julius Stroud connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Day | 29-58 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the jumper from the left side set up by Mitchell Wright | 31-58 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Thomas Deal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Coronado - foul #1 on Brian Coronado, team foul #8 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), John Davis (PF) Kenneth Morley, Antonio Lantz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG) Carl Day | |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Thomas Deal makes the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Thomas Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the floater from the left side | 33-60 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #9 | 33-60 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 33-62 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Thomas Deal comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-62 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado grabs the board | 36-62 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 36-62 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Thomas Deal pulls down the rebound | 36-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julius Stroud (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - Thomas Deal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Robert Boggan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bateman | 36-65 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Mitchell Wright denies the turnaround by Kenneth Bateman | 39-65 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-65 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright's pass is intercepted by Edwin Johnson | 39-65 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Boggan | 39-67 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ewert | 41-67 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Boggan | 41-69 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Ewert | 43-69 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Robert Boggan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Bateman | 43-72 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Singletary | 46-72 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Julius Stroud | 46-75 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Charles Burford (SF), George Simpson (PF), Yo Hong (C) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, John Davis, Mitchell Wright | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Gary Ham (SG), David Martino (SF), Roland Hill (PF), Jon Bard (C) Robert Boggan, Julius Stroud, Thomas Deal, Edwin Johnson, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Jon Bard misses the lay-in | 46-75 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Roland Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-75 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Jon Bard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Veit - foul #3 on Peter Veit, team foul #10 | 46-75 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Jon Bard misses the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Jon Bard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Charles Burford misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-76 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | George Simpson snags the offensive board | 46-76 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Yo Hong is whistled for a carry | 46-76 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ewert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Yo Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Martino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roland Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Bard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Carl Day throws it down | 46-78 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | George Simpson lays it up and in and the foul's on Carl Day - foul #2 on Carl Day, team foul #7 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Julius Stroud (SG), Edwin Johnson (PF) Carl Day, Gary Ham, Roland Hill | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the free throw | 48-78 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson grabs the board | 48-78 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Jon Bard can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 48-78 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Peter Veit grabs the board | 48-78 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-78 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | David Martino grabs the board | 48-78 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | David Martino makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Julius Stroud | 48-81 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-81 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Jon Bard gets the rebound | 48-81 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | David Martino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-81 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson tips it in | 48-83 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | George Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-83 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Charles Burford grabs the offensive board | 48-83 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Charles Burford connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Veit | 50-83 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Jon Bard loses the dribble to Richard Ewert | 50-83 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Peter Veit throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Yo Hong | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Deal (SF), Kenneth Bateman (C) David Martino, Jon Bard | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Boggan runs out the clock | 50-83 |