| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Joe Peng (fresh) SF - Stan Pollock (fresh) PF - Ivan Planinic (fresh) C - Clark Metcalf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - William Nix (fresh) C - Franklin Vess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Clark Metcalf is called for the reach on Michael Maynard - foul #1 on Clark Metcalf, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Michael Maynard misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Franklin Vess tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock's layup is rejected by William Nix | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Maynard | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Robert Williams is called for the reach on William Nix - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Franklin Vess buries a 3 from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Seton Hall | Joe Peng can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | William Nix snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Stan Pollock steps in front of the William Nix pass | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Williams and he's fouled by Emilio Espinoza - foul #1 on Emilio Espinoza, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| 17:54 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Preston Neeley | 3-7 |
| 17:20 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Edgar - foul #1 on James Edgar, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG) Manuel Dent | |
| 17:20 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:20 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Michael Maynard is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG) Michael Maynard | |
| 16:51 | Seton Hall | Joe Peng comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Edgar | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Manuel Dent is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Manuel Dent, James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 16:40 | Seton Hall | Robert Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Michael Maynard blows the dunk | 4-7 |
| 16:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Williams | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Peng (fairly fresh) SF - Stan Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Planinic (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Clark Metcalf (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) SF - Richard Tijerina (fresh) PF - William Nix (fresh) C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Michael Maynard's layup is rejected by Clark Metcalf | 6-7 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to William Nix | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Michael Maynard makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Tijerina and the foul's on Joe Peng - foul #1 on Joe Peng, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart (PG), Aaron Mitchem (SG), Jerry Peacock (SF), Daniel Cahill (PF), Donald Dawson (C) Robert Williams, Joe Peng, Stan Pollock, Ivan Planinic, Clark Metcalf | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza (SF), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Richard Tijerina, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Michael Maynard makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:14 | Seton Hall | Emilio Espinoza steals the ball from Major Gayhart | 6-10 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Michael Maynard makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Edgar | 6-12 |
| 14:45 | Seton Hall | Michael Maynard is called for the reach on Aaron Mitchem - foul #1 on Michael Maynard, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Richard Tijerina (SF), William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Aaron Mitchem buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Dawson | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Preston Neeley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Manuel Dent | 9-15 |
| 14:02 | Seton Hall | Daniel Cahill misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 14:00 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock grabs the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Peacock, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock (SF), Ivan Planinic (PF) Daniel Cahill, Donald Dawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Richard Tijerina, Franklin Vess | |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Manuel Dent drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Preston Neeley | 9-18 |
| 13:16 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Preston Neeley's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Peacock | 12-18 |
| 13:02 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:51 | Seton Hall | Preston Neeley steps in front of the Ivan Planinic pass | 12-18 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Preston Neeley is whistled for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Williams (PG), Joe Peng (SG), Clark Metcalf (C) Major Gayhart, Aaron Mitchem, Jerry Peacock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Preston Neeley, Emilio Espinoza, William Nix, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 12:27 | Seton Hall | Robert Williams is hacked by Manuel Dent - foul #1 on Manuel Dent, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (PF) Michael Maynard, Richard Tijerina, James Edgar | |
| 12:15 | Seton Hall | Clark Metcalf is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Clark Metcalf, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Dawson (C) Clark Metcalf | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), William Nix (PF) Manuel Dent, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 12:05 | Villanova | William Nix's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams | 12-18 |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic misses the easy layup | 12-18 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | William Nix grabs the board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Peng (fresh) SF - Stan Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Planinic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Dawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - William Nix (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Preston Neeley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart (PG), Jerry Peacock (PF) Robert Williams, Ivan Planinic | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, William Nix | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Preston Neeley misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Preston Neeley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:57 | Seton Hall | Joe Peng buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Peacock | 15-19 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Preston Neeley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-19 |
| 10:35 | Seton Hall | Donald Dawson grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 10:30 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock misses the shot in the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-19 |
| 10:11 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Preston Neeley steals it from Stan Pollock | 15-19 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Franklin Vess clanks a floater from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | James Edgar gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Preston Neeley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Preston Neeley can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Preston Neeley can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 09:26 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:22 | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Preston Neeley pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-19 |
| 09:03 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:36 | Seton Hall | Joe Peng buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Major Gayhart | 18-19 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses the floater from the right side | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Stan Pollock lays it up and in set up by Jerry Peacock | 20-19 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Manuel Dent grabs the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Major Gayhart is called for the reach on Manuel Dent - foul #1 on Major Gayhart, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lewis Spence (PG), Aaron Mitchem (SG), Larry Look (SF), Ivan Planinic (PF), Daniel Cahill (C) Major Gayhart, Joe Peng, Stan Pollock, Jerry Peacock, Donald Dawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), William Nix (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, Richard Tijerina, James Edgar, Franklin Vess | |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Lewis Spence (fresh) SG - Aaron Mitchem (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Look (fresh) PF - Ivan Planinic (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Cahill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - William Nix (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Scroggins (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Seton Hall | Aaron Mitchem makes the 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | William Nix comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 23-21 |
| 06:58 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Ivan Planinic | 23-21 |
| 06:54 | Seton Hall | Aaron Mitchem misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Nix | 23-21 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Daniel Cahill is called for the reach on Emilio Espinoza - foul #1 on Daniel Cahill, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:30 | Seton Hall | The jumper by Ivan Planinic is denied by Manuel Dent | 23-23 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Planinic | 23-23 |
| 06:12 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Larry Look's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Scroggins | 23-23 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | William Nix throws it down on a great pass from Manuel Dent and the foul's on Daniel Cahill - foul #2 on Daniel Cahill, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock (C) Daniel Cahill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (PG), Franklin Vess (C) Manuel Dent, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | William Nix makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:31 | Seton Hall | Lewis Spence hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 05:30 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Franklin Vess drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Maynard and he's hacked by Jerry Peacock - foul #2 on Jerry Peacock, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart (PG), Joe Peng (SG), Stan Pollock (SF), Donald Dawson (C) Lewis Spence, Aaron Mitchem, Larry Look, Jerry Peacock | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:13 | Seton Hall | Ivan Planinic grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:47 | Seton Hall | William Nix steps in front of the Stan Pollock pass | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | William Nix lays it up and in on a great pass from Preston Neeley | 25-30 |
| 04:12 | Seton Hall | Donald Dawson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Preston Neeley drills a shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Joe Peng clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Stan Pollock | 28-32 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Donald Dawson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Major Gayhart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Peng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stan Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Planinic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Nix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Vess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza is fouled on the floor by Donald Dawson - foul #1 on Donald Dawson, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Williams (PG), Aaron Mitchem (SG), Jerry Peacock (SF), Daniel Cahill (PF), Clark Metcalf (C) Major Gayhart, Joe Peng, Stan Pollock, Ivan Planinic, Donald Dawson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, Franklin Vess | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:11 | Seton Hall | Daniel Cahill gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:51 | Seton Hall | Robert Williams loses the dribble to Manuel Dent | 28-33 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Michael Maynard banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Dent | 28-35 |
| 02:30 | Seton Hall | Jerry Peacock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Tijerina (SF) Emilio Espinoza | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Michael Maynard connects on the shot from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 01:56 | Seton Hall | Clark Metcalf makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jerry Peacock | 30-37 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Michael Maynard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Tijerina | 30-39 |
| 01:19 | Seton Hall | Clark Metcalf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #12 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart (PG), Stan Pollock (SF) Robert Williams, Daniel Cahill | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Richard Tijerina, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:58 | Seton Hall | Franklin Vess swats the layup by Jerry Peacock | 30-42 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Manuel Dent gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | William Nix is fouled on the floor by Jerry Peacock - foul #3 on Jerry Peacock, team foul #13 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Look (SG), Ivan Planinic (PF) Aaron Mitchem, Jerry Peacock | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Tijerina (SF) Emilio Espinoza | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | William Nix makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | William Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Franklin Vess snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Franklin Vess clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Clark Metcalf - foul #3 on Clark Metcalf, team foul #14 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Dawson (C) Clark Metcalf | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza (SF) Richard Tijerina | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | Major Gayhart makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Look | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-47 |