| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - William Nix (fresh) C - Franklin Vess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | David Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by William Nix | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | William Nix grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Michael Maynard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | David Jones is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | James Kim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Brian Delatorre takes the ball from William Nix | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Delatorre | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Michael Maynard clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | William Nix is called for the reach on Jeremy Mowry - foul #1 on William Nix, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre's pass is intercepted by Preston Neeley | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Manuel Dent can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Manuel Dent pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins is hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG) Manuel Dent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Preston Neeley loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG) Michael Maynard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman (C) David Jones | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | James Kim misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Preston Neeley clanks a jumper in the paint | 3-4 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Delatorre | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) SG - Preston Neeley (fresh) SF - Richard Tijerina (fresh) PF - James Edgar (fresh) C - Jeffrey Scroggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) SG - Brian Delatorre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mauro Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | James Kim is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Manuel Dent, James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Joey Williams (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF) James Kim, Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | William Nix is denied on a layup by Richard Roberts | 3-4 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Franklin Vess connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Maynard | 5-4 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Joey Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | William Nix grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Franklin Vess scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Maynard | 7-4 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Roberts | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Preston Neeley scores on a floater from close range set up by Richard Tijerina and the foul's on James Walker - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Michael Maynard, Richard Tijerina, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Walker, Joey Williams, Richard Roberts, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Preston Neeley makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | James Edgar steps in front of the Jeremy Mowry pass | 10-6 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Manuel Dent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Manuel Dent - foul #1 on Manuel Dent, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | James Kim misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | William Nix snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Preston Neeley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | David Jones slams it home on a nice dish by Jeremy Mowry and the foul's on Jeffrey Scroggins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scroggins, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Franklin Vess (C) William Nix | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | David Jones makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Manuel Dent buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emilio Espinoza and the foul's on Brian Delatorre - foul #1 on Brian Delatorre, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Tijerina (SF), William Nix (PF) Emilio Espinoza, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Nix - foul #2 on William Nix, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), James Edgar (PF) Manuel Dent, Richard Tijerina, William Nix | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Roberts (SF) Mauro Mancini | |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Preston Neeley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Edgar | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - James Edgar (fresh) C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Delatorre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Jeremy Mowry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 16-13 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Franklin Vess grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Preston Neeley banks in the layup | 18-13 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by James Edgar - foul #1 on James Edgar, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Richard Tijerina (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (PF) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, James Edgar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Kim, Brian Delatorre, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman is fouled on the floor by Franklin Vess - foul #1 on Franklin Vess, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | James Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), James Edgar (PF) Preston Neeley, Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Mauro Mancini | 19-15 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Dent | 21-15 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Richard Tijerina, James Edgar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG) Mauro Mancini | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza clanks a jump hook near the basket | 21-15 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Scroggins | 21-15 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Preston Neeley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Emilio Espinoza - foul #1 on Emilio Espinoza, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF) Manuel Dent, Emilio Espinoza, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Walker, Richard Roberts, Matthew Goodman | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Jeremy Mowry takes the ball from Preston Neeley | 21-16 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre loses the dribble to Richard Tijerina | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Tijerina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Edgar (fresh) C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Lew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Manuel Lew - foul #1 on Manuel Lew, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (PF) Preston Neeley, Richard Tijerina, James Edgar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Mauro Mancini (SF) James Kim, Manuel Lew | |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Brian Delatorre is denied by Jeffrey Scroggins | 23-16 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Hamm | 23-19 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Franklin Vess loses the dribble to Vincent Hamm | 23-19 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm can't finish the layup | 23-19 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Franklin Vess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Manuel Dent tips it in | 25-19 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Emilio Espinoza takes the ball from Mauro Mancini | 25-19 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza's pass is intercepted by David Jones | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Scroggins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Scroggins, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Richard Roberts (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) Vincent Hamm, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | James Edgar makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Dent | 27-21 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman is whistled for a carry | 27-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (SG) Brian Delatorre | |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Preston Neeley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 30-21 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Kim | 30-23 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | James Kim misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Manuel Dent gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Franklin Vess connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Manuel Dent and the foul's on James Walker - foul #2 on James Walker, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), William Nix (PF) Manuel Dent, Richard Tijerina, James Edgar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Walker, Mauro Mancini | |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry is fouled on the floor by Michael Maynard - foul #1 on Michael Maynard, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG) Matthew Goodman | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) PF - William Nix (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Scroggins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Michael Maynard is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Michael Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Michael Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | David Jones can't connect on a runner from the right block | 35-25 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Preston Neeley snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Michael Maynard travels with the ball | 35-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG) James Kim | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Emilio Espinoza is called for the reach on Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Emilio Espinoza, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Tijerina (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Emilio Espinoza, Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | William Nix can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Walker - foul #3 on James Walker, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), Franklin Vess (C) Preston Neeley, Richard Tijerina, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Walker, Richard Roberts, David Jones | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | William Nix makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | William Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Vincent Hamm and he's fouled by Emilio Espinoza - foul #3 on Emilio Espinoza, team foul #11 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Manuel Dent loses the dribble to Brian Delatorre | 37-29 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Vincent Hamm | 37-31 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Preston Neeley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Franklin Vess hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Preston Neeley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vincent Hamm | 39-31 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry is fouled on the floor by William Nix - foul #3 on William Nix, team foul #12 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), David Jones (C) Vincent Hamm, Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-31 |