| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Wallace Bickel steals it from Frank Morrison | 33-30 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Jason Gale, Felix Valdez, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-30 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Samuel Conner (PF) Wallace Bickel, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Plemons and he's fouled by Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds tips it home | 34-35 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jamie Rayl out of a doubleteam | 36-35 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Dewey Platt pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 38-35 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Jason Gale, Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is hacked by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Kevin Hinkson, Vincent Domanski, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 38-35 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Felix Valdez snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Samuel Conner drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Wallace Bickel | 40-35 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't finish the layup | 40-35 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 40-35 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Francis Plemons steps in front of the Samuel Conner pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Brian Hinds picks off the pass by Jamie Rayl out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hufnagel | 40-35 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Hinds | 40-35 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Brian Hinds steals it from Samuel Conner out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's layup is rejected by Frank Morrison | 40-35 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 40-38 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the jump hook near the basket | 40-38 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF) Frederick Aker, Brian Hinds | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Morrison (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Jason Gale | 42-38 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is fouled on the floor by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (C) Francis Plemons, Frank Morrison | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is hacked by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Dewey Platt scores on a shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Samuel Conner is called for the reach on Timothy Hufnagel - foul #3 on Samuel Conner, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Jason Gale steals it from Brian Hinds | 44-43 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson hits the finger roll set up by Jason Gale | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Loyd Young | 46-46 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's layup is rejected by James Woolley | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson tips it in | 48-46 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Dewey Platt blocks the short jumper by James Woolley | 48-46 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Hinds (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the contested floater in the paint and he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #4 on Loyd Young, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Vincent Domanski (PF) Kevin Hinkson, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, Joseph Colletti | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wallace Bickel and the foul's on Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley | |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a runner from close range | 54-48 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds buries a jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | The jump hook by Jason Gale is blocked by Brian Hinds | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 54-50 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Jason Gale knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 56-50 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Grimshaw | 56-52 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Samuel Conner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #5 on Francis Plemons, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG), Frederick Aker (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), James Woolley (C) Francis Plemons, Ryan Grimshaw, Brian Hinds, Frank Morrison | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the floater from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Jason Gale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Hufnagel | 58-54 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Kevin Hinkson, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Dewey Platt scores on a shot from the right block | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gale (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 6 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker loses the dribble to Jamie Rayl | 60-54 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | James Woolley swats the short shot by Dewey Platt | 60-54 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Dewey Platt tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | James Woolley lays it in and the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is fouled on the floor by Frank Morrison - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) James Woolley | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Joseph Colletti | |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-57 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kevin Hinkson | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-57 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Loyd Young steps in front of the Dewey Platt pass | 65-57 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 65-57 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #3 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Felix Valdez (PF) Kevin Hinkson, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frederick Aker | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by Frederick Aker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 67-60 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Loyd Young is called for the reach on Felix Valdez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Loyd Young, team foul #13 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (PG) Loyd Young | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Hinds | 69-63 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Felix Valdez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frederick Aker, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Grimshaw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is hacked by Ryan Grimshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 70-66 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Joseph Colletti is called for the reach on Edward Sullivan - foul #3 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #16 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hinkson | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Ryan Grimshaw is called for the reach on Kevin Hinkson - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #17 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Hinds | 71-69 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Colletti - foul #4 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #18 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (C) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive board | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Hinds | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is hacked by Joseph Colletti in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #19 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Joseph Colletti | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the halfcourt shot | 75-72 |