| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 29-22 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is fouled on the floor by William Cupples - foul #2 on William Cupples, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Robert Underwood and he's hacked by William Cupples - foul #3 on William Cupples, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) William Cupples | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a 3 from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-24 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Robert Underwood can't tip it in | 32-24 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 32-26 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 35-26 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Vladimir Zieglen denies the turnaround by Ryan Wilson | 35-26 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-26 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Mark Demoss tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 37-30 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Crimmins and he's hacked by Cruz Whitley - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Douglas France (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Mark Demoss, Ryan Wilson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | John James snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | William Cupples can't throw it down | 40-33 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Tony Levine steals it from Robert Underwood | 40-33 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Hoffman | 40-33 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cupples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) SF - Douglas France (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | William Cupples is hacked by Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (PF) Marvin Hoffman | |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Robert Underwood clanks a floater in the lane | 40-34 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | William Cupples makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 42-36 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Clifford Worth connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Ryan Wilson (SF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Douglas France, Clifford Worth | |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is denied on a layup by Garf Ziebart | 42-39 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson tips it home | 42-41 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Robert Underwood takes the ball from Vladimir Zieglen | 42-41 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Robert Underwood dunks the ball | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John James | 45-43 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Christopher Crimmins | 45-45 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Robert Underwood clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman tips it home | 47-47 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen lays it in | 49-47 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas France (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Ryan Wilson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | William Cupples's layup is rejected by Clifford Worth | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cruz Whitley | 51-49 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits the finger roll | 51-51 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a runner in the paint | 51-51 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Mark Demoss snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | William Cupples swats the layup by Marvin Hoffman | 51-51 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Demoss | 51-51 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Robert Underwood drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas France | 51-53 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart lays it in set up by John James | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Cupples (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Douglas France (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Hoffman (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Douglas France clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Mark Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), David Gimenez (PF) John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (SG), Ryan Wilson (SF), Christopher Crimmins (PF) Mark Demoss, Douglas France, Clifford Worth | |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado connects on the runner from close range | 53-55 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Robert Underwood drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Marvin Hoffman | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 59-57 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Robert Underwood is hacked by William Cupples - foul #4 on William Cupples, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Rodolfo Mercado | |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman loses the dribble to Stjepan Kedzierski | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-59 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Cupples (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Cruz Whitley is blocked by Marvin Hoffman | 59-59 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 59-59 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Brandon Chitty takes the ball from Christopher Crimmins | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | William Cupples tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Robert Underwood scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Demoss | 61-61 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Wilson - foul #3 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #3 | 61-61 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | William Cupples steals it from Robert Underwood | 63-61 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-61 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 63-61 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | William Cupples pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses short on a jumper in the lane | 66-61 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Wilson | 66-61 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Underwood | 66-63 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Chitty | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Cruz Whitley steals the ball from Robert Underwood | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ryan Wilson and he's hacked by Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | The jumper by Brandon Chitty is denied by Ryan Wilson | 68-65 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marvin Hoffman | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 31 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Cupples (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Underwood (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Robert Underwood lays it in and he's hacked by Cruz Whitley - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-68 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-68 |