| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Spann (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Donelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Phil Rabago inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Phil Rabago can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Paulin - foul #2 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Phil Rabago makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Phil Rabago makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:34 | Seton Hall | James Donelson's pass is intercepted by Carl Fox in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Phil Rabago is fouled on the floor by James Donelson - foul #1 on James Donelson, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Carl Fox's pass is intercepted by Peter Hamer | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer misses the dunk | 35-28 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Phil Rabago grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Timothy Myers is hacked by Peter Hamer - foul #1 on Peter Hamer, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Timothy Myers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 18:12 | Seton Hall | James Donelson grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Loyd Williams knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Phil Rabago | 37-28 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marc Spann - foul #1 on Marc Spann, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), Rick Hart (PF) Marc Spann, David Evans | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt (SF) Gregory Paulin | |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Loyd Williams clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Scott Wade - foul #3 on Scott Wade, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) Rick Hart | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Michael Hunter (C) Peter Hamer, Scott Wade | |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:56 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Hart (PF) Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Carl Fox scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Ragland | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Ragland - foul #1 on Anthony Ragland, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:23 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits a fadeaway from close range | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Rabago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Donelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (SG) Anthony Ragland | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin (SF), Scott Wade (C) Joshua Bartelt, Michael Hunter | |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee buries a 3 from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 15:22 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones can't finish the layup | 45-32 |
| 15:20 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Phil Rabago comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 14:57 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:53 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), John Robbins (SF), David Evans (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Timothy Myers, Phil Rabago, Rick Hart, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG) Dikembe Alu | |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee is whistled for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (PG) Robert Follansbee | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt (SF), Chuioke Ahumada (PF) Gregory Paulin, James Donelson | |
| 14:06 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF) John Robbins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nord (PG) Manuel Jones | |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Phil Rabago's pass is intercepted by Joshua Bartelt | 45-34 |
| 13:32 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Phil Rabago gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | David Evans misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Nord - foul #1 on Michael Nord, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Robert Follansbee (SG), Carl Fox (C) Anthony Ragland, Marc Spann, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Dikembe Alu (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), James Donelson (PF) Michael Nord, Peter Hamer, Joshua Bartelt, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 13:08 | Villanova | David Evans misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | David Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:06 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Follansbee - foul #1 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Robbins (SF) Phil Rabago | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Robert Follansbee steps in front of the Scott Wade pass | 46-34 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses the lay-in | 46-34 |
| 12:51 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:45 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | David Evans gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | James Donelson swats the short shot by David Evans | 46-34 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | David Evans tips it in | 48-34 |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 12:09 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | John Robbins hits a jump hook in the paint | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Follansbee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Donelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Wade (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alu and he's hacked by Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Rick Hart (PF) Robert Follansbee, John Robbins, David Evans | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Joshua Bartelt (SF), Michael Hunter (C) Dikembe Alu, Gregory Paulin, Scott Wade | |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Phil Rabago connects on the floater in the paint | 52-39 |
| 11:11 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer is hacked by Anthony Ragland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Ragland, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nord (PG) Manuel Jones | |
| 10:58 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Bartelt | 52-42 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Phil Rabago is hacked by Joshua Bartelt - foul #2 on Joshua Bartelt, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), David Evans (PF) Anthony Ragland, Rick Hart | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Chuioke Ahumada (PF) Michael Nord, Joshua Bartelt, James Donelson | |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Marc Spann clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Hamer - foul #2 on Peter Hamer, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Scott Wade (C) Peter Hamer, Michael Hunter | |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Marc Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:44 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chuioke Ahumada | 54-45 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Marc Spann hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Fox | 57-45 |
| 09:13 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Carl Fox knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 08:46 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu loses the dribble to Phil Rabago in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Marc Spann banks in the layup set up by Phil Rabago | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:25 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 08:23 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu tips it in | 61-47 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses long on a turnaround from close range | 61-47 |
| 07:57 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:55 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), John Robbins (SF), Rick Hart (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Timothy Myers, Marc Spann, Phil Rabago, David Evans, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nord (PG), Peter Hamer (SG), Joshua Bartelt (SF), James Donelson (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Manuel Jones, Dikembe Alu, Gregory Paulin, Chuioke Ahumada, Scott Wade | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Rick Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 07:33 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Nord (fresh) SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Donelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt's pass is intercepted by Anthony Ragland | 61-47 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Loyd Williams snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Michael Hunter denies the turnaround by Loyd Williams | 61-47 |
| 06:31 | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:26 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Rick Hart | 61-47 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Rick Hart is fouled on the floor by Michael Hunter - foul #1 on Michael Hunter, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Marc Spann (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), Carl Fox (C) Robert Follansbee, Anthony Ragland, John Robbins, Loyd Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Dikembe Alu (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Scott Wade (C) Michael Nord, Peter Hamer, Joshua Bartelt, Michael Hunter | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:40 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Alu | 63-49 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Alu steps in front of the Rick Hart pass | 63-49 |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | James Donelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rick Hart - foul #2 on Rick Hart, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Evans (PF) Rick Hart | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | James Donelson makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | James Donelson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Manuel Jones is called for the reach on Timothy Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Jones, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:51 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Alu | 65-53 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | David Evans misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Carl Fox gets the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | David Evans hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marc Spann | 67-53 |
| 03:55 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Phil Rabago grabs the board | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Timothy Myers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Spann (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Rabago (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Evans (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Fox (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Paulin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Donelson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Wade (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | David Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 02:56 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alu | 69-53 |
| 02:43 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Manuel Jones steals the ball from David Evans | 69-56 |
| 02:06 | Seton Hall | James Donelson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Paulin | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Marc Spann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-58 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | David Evans hits the follow up shot | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-58 |
| 01:20 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu grabs the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 01:07 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-58 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | David Evans pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Marc Spann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Seton Hall | James Donelson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade misses the tip | 71-58 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Phil Rabago grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Carl Fox is denied on a layup by Scott Wade | 71-58 |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones is hacked by Timothy Myers - foul #2 on Timothy Myers, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), John Robbins (SF), Rick Hart (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Timothy Myers, Marc Spann, Phil Rabago, David Evans, Carl Fox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG) Dikembe Alu | |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee runs out the clock | 71-60 |