| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard McGaughey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Fryberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cominsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John Cominsky inbounds the ball | 50-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cominsky | 53-23 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | William Briscoe double dribbles | 53-23 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | John Cominsky drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McGaughey | 55-23 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Briscoe | 55-26 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-26 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 55-26 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-26 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler hits the follow up shot | 55-28 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-28 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Charles Bennett hits the follow up shot | 57-28 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | John Cominsky takes the ball from Dikembe Ahluwalia in the backcourt | 57-28 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Fryberger | 60-28 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (PG), John Williams (SG), Gary Silver (SF), Dennis Burruss (PF), Fred Decker (C) Richard McGaughey, Steven Fryberger, John Cominsky, Charles Bennett, Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 17:04 | Villanova | Thomas Espinosa takes the ball from Joe Winebrenner | 60-28 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Gary Silver picks off the pass by William Oestreich in the backcourt | 60-28 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner banks in the layup set up by Gary Silver | 62-28 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 62-28 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson snags the offensive board | 62-28 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-28 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson tips it home | 62-30 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Dennis Burruss drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Winebrenner | 65-30 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson's pass is intercepted by John Williams in the backcourt | 65-30 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-30 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Dennis Burruss is called for the reach on Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Burruss, team foul #1 | 67-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard McGaughey (PG), Steven Fryberger (SG), John Cominsky (SF), Charles Bennett (PF), Michael Peters (C) Joe Winebrenner, John Williams, Gary Silver, Dennis Burruss, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), Andrew Frazee (C) William Oestreich, Donald McWatters, John Jenks, Joel Wilson, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard McGaughey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Fryberger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Cominsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses long on a shot from the right side | 67-30 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Michael Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 67-30 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-30 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the board | 67-30 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is whistled for a carry | 67-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Woods (C) Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-30 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Briscoe | 67-30 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-30 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey gets the rebound | 67-30 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Fryberger | 70-30 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG), John Williams (SF), Dennis Burruss (PF) Steven Fryberger, John Cominsky, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Patrick Eyler, Andrew Frazee | |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Pedro Lopez - foul #1 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #1 | 70-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Fred Decker (C) Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner makes the 1st free throw | 71-30 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner misses the 2nd free throw | 71-30 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson gets the rebound | 71-30 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 71-32 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Joel Wilson steps in front of the Fred Decker pass | 71-32 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a floater from the right wing | 71-32 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joe Winebrenner | 71-32 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-32 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | John Williams tips it home | 73-32 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-32 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Fred Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-32 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #2 | 73-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Cominsky (SG), Gary Silver (SF), Charles Bennett (PF), Anthony Woods (C) Joe Winebrenner, John Williams, Dennis Burruss, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Charles Bennett knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard McGaughey | 75-32 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-32 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Charles Bennett grabs the board | 75-32 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | John Cominsky misses the lay-in | 75-32 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | Anthony Woods hits the follow up shot | 77-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard McGaughey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Cominsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Silver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Bennett (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Charles Bennett swats the shot by William Oestreich | 77-32 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Eyler | 77-32 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-32 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Gary Silver pulls down the rebound | 77-32 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Charles Bennett misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Eyler - foul #3 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #3 | 77-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Fryberger (SG), Dennis Burruss (SF), Michael Peters (C) John Cominsky, Gary Silver, Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Joel Wilson (PF), Andrew Frazee (C) John Jenks, Patrick Eyler, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Charles Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 78-32 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Charles Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 78-32 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 78-32 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses the lay-in | 78-32 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Dennis Burruss snags the defensive board | 78-32 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Charles Bennett blows the layup | 78-32 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey tips it in | 80-32 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #4 | 80-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (PG), John Williams (SF), Fred Decker (C) Richard McGaughey, Charles Bennett, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Osvaldo Alonzo is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #5 | 80-32 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-32 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo grabs the defensive rebound | 80-32 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 80-32 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Fred Decker pulls down the rebound | 80-32 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 80-32 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 80-32 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 80-32 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Fred Decker snags the defensive board | 80-32 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-32 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | William Oestreich hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-32 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the follow up shot | 82-34 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner misses the jump hook from the left block | 82-34 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-34 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-34 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Fred Decker tips it in | 84-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joe Winebrenner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Fryberger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Burruss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fairly fresh) SF - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Andrew Frazee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | William Oestreich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-34 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | John Williams snags the defensive board | 84-34 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Fred Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard McGaughey (PG), John Cominsky (SG), Gary Silver (SF), Charles Bennett (PF), Anthony Woods (C) Joe Winebrenner, Steven Fryberger, John Williams, Dennis Burruss, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Andrew Frazee | |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | John Jenks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 84-36 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Charles Bennett connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Cominsky | 86-36 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-36 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the offensive board | 86-36 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | William Oestreich's pass is intercepted by Richard McGaughey | 86-36 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey blows the layup | 86-36 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson snags the defensive board | 86-36 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | William Oestreich knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-39 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Silver | 89-39 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from William Oestreich and he's fouled by John Cominsky - foul #1 on John Cominsky, team foul #2 | 89-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Fryberger (SG), Michael Peters (C) Gary Silver, Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the free throw | 89-42 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | John Cominsky is fouled on the floor by John Jenks - foul #2 on John Jenks, team foul #6 | 89-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG) William Oestreich | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | John Cominsky drills a floater from the right side set up by Steven Fryberger | 91-42 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 91-45 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Charles Bennett is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #2 on Donald McWatters, team foul #7 | 91-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG) Steven Fryberger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Charles Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 91-45 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 91-45 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa travels with the ball | 91-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Silver (SF), Dennis Burruss (PF), Anthony Woods (C) John Cominsky, Charles Bennett, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard McGaughey (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Silver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (tiring) 10 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-45 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 91-45 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Joe Winebrenner picks off the pass by Donald McWatters in the backcourt | 91-45 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Burruss | 94-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 94-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (SG), John Cominsky (SF), Michael Peters (PF), Fred Decker (C) Joe Winebrenner, Gary Silver, Dennis Burruss, Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Andrew Frazee (C) John Jenks, Joel Wilson | |
| 02:08 | Villanova | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #3 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #8 | 94-45 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 95-45 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 95-45 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa gets the rebound | 95-45 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-45 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | John Cominsky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald McWatters - foul #3 on Donald McWatters, team foul #9 | 95-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Fryberger (SG), Charles Bennett (PF), Anthony Woods (C) John Williams, Michael Peters, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF) Osvaldo Alonzo, Andrew Frazee | |
| 01:54 | Villanova | John Cominsky misses the 1st free throw | 95-45 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | John Cominsky makes the 2nd free throw | 96-45 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Steven Fryberger is called for the reach on William Oestreich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Fryberger, team foul #3 | 96-45 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Charles Bennett is called for the reach on John Jenks - foul #1 on Charles Bennett, team foul #4 | 96-45 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | John Jenks is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 96-47 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Steven Fryberger drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bennett | 99-47 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Oestreich | 99-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joel Wilson - foul #2 on Joel Wilson, team foul #10 | 99-49 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey makes the 1st free throw | 100-49 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey makes the 2nd free throw | 101-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 101-49 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa tips it home | 101-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Richard McGaughey runs out the clock | 101-51 |