| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sol Rizzo | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Cruz | 0-8 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nwa Adi steals the ball from Carl Farr | 0-8 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is fouled on the floor by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), David Fenton (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel loses the ball out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG) Nwa Adi | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Charles Peterson steals the ball from David Fenton | 0-8 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Steve Brown buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 0-10 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Brown | 0-10 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it but misses | 0-10 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown snags the defensive board | 0-10 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 0-10 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 0-10 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson is fouled on the floor by Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, David Fenton, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Steve Brown | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits a floater in the paint set up by Harry Murphy | 2-10 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 2-12 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Ivan Borkoski steals the ball from Craig O'Brien | 2-12 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-13 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #2 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF) Steve Brown | |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Carl Farr steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 4-17 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany loses the dribble to Charles Peterson | 4-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Craig O'Brien - foul #2 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #4 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 4-18 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-19 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | David Fenton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-19 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah snags the defensive board | 4-19 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-19 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Steve Brown can't tip it in | 4-19 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Steve Brown gets the offensive rebound | 4-19 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the shot from the left block | 4-19 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | David Fenton pulls down the rebound | 4-19 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-19 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Jeremiah Carson - foul #1 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nwa Adi | 7-21 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Mundan Emanuel steps in front of the Carl Farr pass | 7-21 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Nwa Adi lays it up and in set up by Charles Peterson | 7-23 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-23 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | David Fenton tips it back up and in | 9-23 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Charles Peterson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Carl Farr - foul #2 on Carl Farr, team foul #6 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the shot from just outside the lane | 9-24 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 9-24 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Charles Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pedro Cruz | 9-27 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum travels with the ball | 9-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is fouled on the floor by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #7 | 9-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (C) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 9-28 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-29 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 9-29 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 9-29 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Ed Tiffany steals the ball from Pedro Cruz | 9-29 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 9-29 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 9-29 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is fouled on the floor by James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #8 | 9-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the 1st free throw | 9-29 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-29 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-29 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson snags the offensive board | 9-29 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #3 | 9-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the 1st free throw | 9-29 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-29 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 10-31 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #4 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-31 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the rebound | 11-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #9 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Fenton | 11-31 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Farr | 13-31 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mundan Emanuel and he's fouled by David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #10 | 13-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF), Ronald Foor (C) David Fenton, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the free throw | 13-34 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Farr | 15-34 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Hanson - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #11 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), David Fenton (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Ivan Borkoski takes the ball from Jeremiah Carson | 15-35 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the easy layup | 15-35 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 15-35 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson is hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #5 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-35 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the tip | 15-35 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | David Fenton pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany drills a runner from close range | 17-35 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Nwa Adi and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #3 on Carl Farr, team foul #12 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the free throw | 17-38 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-38 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz pulls down the rebound | 17-38 |