| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Gust inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles double dribbles | 25-36 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Marcus Scott connects on the runner from the baseline | 25-38 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a jumper from the right side | 25-38 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Rocky Costa steals the ball from Marcus Scott | 25-38 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski travels with the ball | 25-38 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 28-41 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels drills a 3 from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Howard Pyburn takes the ball from Brian Gust | 28-44 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses the floater from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 28-44 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-44 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Williams | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Brian Gust gets the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is fouled on the floor by Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-49 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Rocky Costa is called for the reach on Michael Dingler - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Anthony Norton can't finish the layup | 31-49 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski can't tip it in | 31-49 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 31-49 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jared Yap - foul #1 on Jared Yap, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (C) Randall Izaguirre | |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 31-50 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Michael Dingler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Holder | 31-53 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it back up and in | 33-53 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Michael Dingler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams | |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Michael Dingler misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Michael Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hallenbeck | 36-54 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Michael Dingler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 36-54 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a runner from the baseline | 36-54 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Izaguirre | 36-54 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn drills a fadeaway from the left side | 36-56 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Brian Gust takes the ball from Howard Pyburn | 36-56 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is hacked by Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #2 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Matthew Williams (PF) Bernard Samuels, Michael Dingler, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Brian Gust knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Matthew Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 39-58 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Howard Pyburn picks off the pass by Michael Hallenbeck in the backcourt | 39-58 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Charles Holder lays it in on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 39-60 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Howard Pyburn takes the ball from Melvin Poling | 39-60 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 39-63 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Brian Gust can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-63 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Poling | 42-63 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Charles Holder knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew Williams | 42-66 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Brian Gust is fouled on the floor by Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Anthony Norton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Holder and the foul's on Brian Abshire - foul #1 on Brian Abshire, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Anthony Norton makes the free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Samuel Caron | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Charles Holder drills a jumper from the right wing | 45-71 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is called for traveling | 45-71 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Anthony Norton gets the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, David Greene | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (PF), William Williams (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Scott | 45-73 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3 from the left wing set up by William Williams | 48-73 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-74 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Jared Yap's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF) Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 48-76 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Marcus Scott steals the ball from Melvin Poling | 48-76 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Williams | 48-79 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | William Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-79 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Matthew Williams snags the defensive board | 48-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Scott | 48-82 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Pat Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-82 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Matthew Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-82 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Marcus Scott buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Williams | 48-84 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Bernard Samuels is called for the reach on Jared Yap in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #4 | 48-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) David Greene | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-84 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 48-84 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre is hacked by Jared Yap - foul #2 on Jared Yap, team foul #8 | 48-84 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 48-85 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-86 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-86 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-89 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-89 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski grabs the board | 48-89 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Charles Holder connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dingler | 48-92 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-92 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randall Izaguirre | 48-92 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-92 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer gets the rebound | 48-92 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Williams | 51-92 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Michael Dingler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer double dribbles | 51-92 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn runs out the clock | 51-92 |