| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | John Hunt inbounds the ball | 18-34 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | John Hunt drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Colletti | 18-37 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Dewey Platt connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel | 20-37 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits a floater from close range set up by Frederick Aker | 20-39 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 22-39 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Jamie Rayl steals it from Loyd Young | 22-39 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the finger roll | 24-39 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a floater in the paint | 24-41 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's pass is intercepted by Joseph Colletti | 24-41 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Denis Heath is fouled on the floor by John Hunt - foul #1 on John Hunt, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 26-41 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-41 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Joseph Colletti | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - James Woolley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Denis Heath - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (C) Paul Wilson | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dewey Platt | 29-43 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wallace Bickel | 32-43 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | John Hunt is fouled on the floor by Denis Heath - foul #2 on Denis Heath, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Paul Wilson swats the layup by Wallace Bickel | 32-43 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl tips it home | 34-43 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by John Hunt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel can't finish the layup | 34-43 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Loyd Young snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:37 | Villanova | John Hunt swats the layup by Samuel Conner | 34-43 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is intercepted by Denis Heath | 34-43 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan double dribbles | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), James Woolley (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Dewey Platt comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 34-46 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) John Hunt, James Woolley, Nicholas Strong | |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Paul Wilson is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the wide open floater from the left side | 34-46 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't tip it in | 34-46 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson tips it in | 34-48 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Loyd Young grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Wallace Bickel steals it from Jonathan Trombetta in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Joseph Colletti is called for the reach on Denis Heath - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), John Hunt (SF) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is whistled for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is called for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG), James Woolley (C) Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti | |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Denis Heath drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Grimshaw | 37-51 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | James Woolley swats the layup by Samuel Conner | 37-51 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it but misses | 37-51 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 37-51 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | John Hunt clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 37-51 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Samuel Conner steps in front of the James Woolley pass | 37-51 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Ryan Grimshaw takes the ball from Denis Heath | 37-51 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker travels with the ball | 37-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (C) Ryan Grimshaw, Paul Wilson | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Hunt - foul #3 on John Hunt, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Loyd Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #8 | 38-54 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Frederick Aker, John Hunt, James Woolley | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #9 | 40-55 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Felix Valdez | 45-58 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ryan Grimshaw | 45-61 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | The 3pt attempt by Jamie Rayl is denied by Ryan Grimshaw | 45-61 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Ardian Zephyr - foul #1 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), John Hunt (SF) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 3rd free throw | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-64 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Spiva | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker runs out the clock | 50-64 |