| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kim Smith | 49-53 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | David Woodard steals it from Gregory Capel | 49-53 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | David Woodard is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Ivan Borkoski | 49-55 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe double dribbles | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 49-55 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Woodard - foul #3 on David Woodard, team foul #1 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG) David Woodard | |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Drazen Zechman | 50-57 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it back up and in | 50-59 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry's floater is knocked away by Sudi Abdulkarim | 50-59 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Drazen Zechman | 50-61 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | James Calvert is open and buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Harry Murphy out of a doubleteam | 52-61 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Luis Estrada - foul #3 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #2 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Rubin Wolfe (C) James Calvert, Harry Murphy, Lloyd Malizia, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz loses the dribble to Rubin Wolfe | 52-61 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge jams it on a great pass from Kim Smith and he's fouled by Pedro Cruz - foul #1 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #3 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Orville Hedge | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo and the foul's on Mathew Perry - foul #2 on Mathew Perry, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Alberto Romano (SF) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Luis Estrada can't connect on a shot from the left block | 55-63 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Drazen Zechman swats the layup by Orville Hedge | 55-63 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Orville Hedge steals it from Luis Estrada | 55-63 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Orville Hedge steals it from Pablo Jimenez | 55-63 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Orville Hedge | 57-63 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the floater from the left block | 57-63 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kim Smith | 57-63 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Orville Hedge, Craig Alden, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 57-63 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Ivan Borkoski steals it from Gregory Capel | 57-63 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski connects on the open runner from the baseline set up by Pablo Jimenez | 57-65 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 60-65 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the lay-in | 60-65 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mathew Perry | 60-65 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | David Woodard grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Don Hughes takes the ball from Ivan Borkoski | 60-65 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry double dribbles | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Rubin Wolfe is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is called for traveling | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kim Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pablo Jimenez (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Drazen Zechman (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #4 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses badly on a runner near the basket | 63-65 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | James Calvert drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rubin Wolfe | 66-65 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Woodard is hacked by James Calvert in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 11:07 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | James Calvert's layup is rejected by Nwa Adi | 66-66 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Kim Smith tips it in | 68-66 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Kim Smith is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kim Smith, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (SF) James Calvert, Harry Murphy, Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #3 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-68 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-68 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | David Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (C) Orville Hedge, Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | David Woodard grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Pedro Cruz - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Rubin Wolfe (C) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Sol Rizzo | |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Ivan Borkoski denies the turnaround by Harry Murphy | 71-70 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 71-70 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lloyd Malizia - foul #4 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Harry Murphy, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Nwa Adi (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | James Calvert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Terry Smith, Luis Estrada | |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Sol Rizzo blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gregory Capel | 71-71 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG), Don Hughes (PF) Gregory Capel, Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Nwa Adi (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 71-71 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes can't tip it in | 71-71 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano snags the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is fouled on the floor by David Woodard - foul #4 on David Woodard, team foul #5 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Craig Alden (SF) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Nwa Adi | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Alden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mathew Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry tips it in | 73-71 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the easy layup | 73-71 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Don Hughes gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Woodard - foul #5 on David Woodard, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (C) Harry Murphy, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim's pass is intercepted by Orville Hedge | 75-71 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Capel - foul #4 on Gregory Capel, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF) James Calvert, Craig Alden, Orville Hedge | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 75-73 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't tip it in | 75-73 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | The jump hook by Drazen Zechman is blocked by Lloyd Malizia | 75-73 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is whistled for traveling | 75-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by James Calvert in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Calvert, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 75-77 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the lay-in | 75-77 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nwa Adi | 75-77 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Craig Alden (SF), Alberto Romano (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Lloyd Malizia, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Nwa Adi | |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Craig Alden knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Romano | 78-79 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim loses the dribble to Harry Murphy in the backcourt | 78-79 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez snags the defensive board | 78-79 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 78-82 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the floater from the free throw line | 78-82 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #7 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (C) Orville Hedge, Harry Murphy, Craig Alden, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alberto Romano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pedro Cruz (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zechman (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Lloyd Malizia | 80-82 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 80-84 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Nwa Adi swats the shot by Alberto Romano | 80-84 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 80-84 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Lloyd Malizia, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Nwa Adi | |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz loses the dribble to Craig Alden | 80-84 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Ivan Borkoski steals the ball from Gregory Capel | 80-84 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-84 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it in | 80-86 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley buries a 3 from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Pedro Cruz | 83-88 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Sudi Abdulkarim steps in front of the Rubin Wolfe pass | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski knocks in the jumper in the paint | 83-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Craig Alden blows the layup | 83-90 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 85-90 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Jimmy Riley is called for the reach on Sudi Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #15 | 85-90 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Drazen Zechman | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the shot from the right wing | 85-92 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Kim Smith gets the offensive rebound | 85-92 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #8 | 85-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 86-92 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Riley - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #16 | 86-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-94 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-94 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Riley - foul #5 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #17 | 89-94 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 89-96 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Craig Alden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-96 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 89-96 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 89-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Luis Estrada | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Nwa Adi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Alden, team foul #18 | 89-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Craig Alden | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 89-97 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-98 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-98 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim pulls down the rebound | 89-98 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 89-98 |