| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Hendry (fresh) C - Scott Borden (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Carr inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Michael Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Rankin | 31-29 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Tom Roberts takes the ball from Michael Waite | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Mathews | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Scott Borden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Julio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Julio Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Scott Borden misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Norman Benefiel out of the doubleteam | 31-33 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Scott Borden blows the layup over the doubleteam | 31-33 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | John Hendry tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews buries a jumper from the right block | 33-35 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Michael Mathews is called for the reach on Jason Arp - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF) Timothy Carr, John Hendry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Tom Roberts | |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Michael Waite drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Larry Harden | 35-35 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Scott Borden | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Michael Waite makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees double dribbles | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Michael Waite, Jason Arp, David Marshall, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Paul Rankin, Michael Mathews | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Larry Harden (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fresh) SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Nees (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | John Hendry knocks in the jumper in the lane | 40-35 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Tillman - foul #2 on Brian Tillman, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG) Noel Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez (C) Michael Fuqua | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Michael Waite evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | John Hendry swats the shot by Carl Foster | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | John Hendry grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Julio Rodriguez swats the layup by Timothy Carr | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees drills a floater from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Timothy Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees hits a driving attempt from the right block | 42-41 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tom Roberts - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Jason Arp (SG), David Marshall (PF) Michael Waite, Larry Harden, John Hendry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Paul Rankin (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Christopher Williamson, Carl Foster, Tom Roberts, Ronald Nees, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 43-41 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie's fadeaway is rejected by David Marshall | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Jason Arp clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Marshall | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (PG), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Michael Waite shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses badly on a shot from close range | 45-43 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Waite | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Norman Benefiel steals it from Michael Waite | 45-43 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is fouled on the floor by Michael Waite - foul #1 on Michael Waite, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), John Hendry (PF) Timothy Carr, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SF) Christopher Williamson | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Waite | 45-43 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | John Hendry drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Borden - foul #1 on Scott Borden, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG) Jason Arp | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Ronald Nees (PF) Paul Rankin, Michael Mathews | |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Michael Waite grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Julio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Scott Borden - foul #4 on Julio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF) John Hendry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Larry Harden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Noel Thomas | 49-44 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | David Marshall scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Noel Thomas and he's fouled by Ronald Nees - foul #2 on Ronald Nees, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Paul Rankin (SG), Michael Mathews (PF) Carl Foster, Tom Roberts, Michael Fuqua | |
| 07:58 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendry (PF) David Marshall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hendry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is hacked by Ronald Nees - foul #3 on Ronald Nees, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), Scott Borden (C) Michael Waite, Larry Harden, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | John Hendry hits a shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Carr | 53-44 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the dunk but he's hacked by Noel Thomas - foul #1 on Noel Thomas, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | John Hendry pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Timothy Carr loses the dribble to Paul Rankin | 53-44 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez loses the dribble to Jason Arp | 53-44 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Jason Arp lays it up and in | 55-44 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Noel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Waite (SG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, John Hendry, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees comes up short on the shot near the basket | 55-46 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Noel Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Williamson - foul #1 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG), Scott Borden (C) Noel Thomas, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Michael Mathews (PF) Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Waite (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Borden (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Scott Borden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SF), John Hendry (PF) Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez clanks a shot in the paint | 57-46 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | John Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | John Hendry is fouled on the floor by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Michael Waite, Jason Arp, Timothy Carr, Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carl Foster, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) John Hendry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Christopher Williamson is called for the reach on Noel Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Noel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Carl Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Brian Tillman snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Noel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Noel Thomas is blocked by Ronald Nees | 60-46 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | David Marshall swats the shot by Carl Foster | 60-46 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Williamson and he's hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #3 on Brian Tillman, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Jason Arp is hacked by Carl Foster - foul #2 on Carl Foster, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Brian Tillman - foul #4 on Brian Tillman, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the 3rd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas runs out the clock | 62-51 |