| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) SG - John Venegas (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) C - William Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | John Venegas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Donald Henry is called for the reach on John Venegas - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | John Venegas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | William Young gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | John Venegas drills a 3 from straight away set up by Denis Heath | 6-0 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Virgilio Bruno | 6-0 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is called for traveling | 6-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, William Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses the shot from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Denis Heath | 8-0 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) SG - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - James Sherwin (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG) Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Trombetta - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Ardian Zephyr (PF) Denis Heath, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva makes the 1st free throw | 9-0 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Felix Valdez takes the ball from Dana Wittmer | 9-0 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 9-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the tip | 9-0 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Henry | 9-0 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | John Venegas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 9-0 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), William Young (C) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Donald Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Sherwin | 9-3 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | William Young misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-3 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | John Venegas grabs the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Strong | 9-3 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Bruno - foul #1 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Long Xiong (C) Virgilio Bruno, William Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (PG), Paul Spain (SG) James Sherwin, Donald Henry | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer's pass is intercepted by Denis Heath | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dana Wittmer (fresh) SG - Paul Spain (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Jonathan Conrad picks off the pass by Denis Heath | 9-3 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | John Venegas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Denis Heath | 12-3 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #4 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), William Young (C) John Venegas, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Nicholas Strong | |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 14-3 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Virgilio Bruno swats the short shot by Richard Burdine | 14-3 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the board | 14-3 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno travels with the ball | 14-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Paul Spain (SF), Nicholas Strong (C) Dana Wittmer, Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Paul Spain makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Strong | 14-6 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Strong - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-6 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Spain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Sims (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses badly on a shot from the right side | 16-6 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it home | 18-6 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong drills a fadeaway from the left block | 18-8 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Felix Valdez comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 18-8 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Paul Spain pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is called for 5 seconds | 18-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez, William Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (PG), Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) James Sherwin, Paul Spain, Curtis Sims, Nicholas Strong | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | John Venegas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-8 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the offensive board | 18-8 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Donald Henry travels with the ball | 18-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), Felix Valdez (PF), William Young (C) John Venegas, Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Nicholas Strong (C) Donald Henry, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 05:16 | Villanova | The jumper by Virgilio Bruno is denied by Jonathan Conrad | 18-8 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it in | 20-8 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-8 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong hits the follow up shot | 20-10 |
| 04:30 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses long on a jumper near the basket | 20-10 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Spiva | 20-10 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez drills a turnaround from the baseline | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Heath (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Valdez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Young (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Wittmer (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Felix Valdez is called for the reach on James Sherwin - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #3 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) Virgilio Bruno, Felix Valdez, William Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer, Nicholas Strong | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 22-10 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | John Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-10 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Long Xiong snags the offensive board | 22-10 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva hits a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #3 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #6 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Paul Spain (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva makes the free throw | 25-10 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-10 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 25-10 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Spain | 25-13 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Long Xiong | 27-13 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Venegas - foul #1 on John Venegas, team foul #4 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), William Young (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Paul Spain, Curtis Sims, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Nicholas Strong is called for the reach on Virgilio Bruno - foul #2 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Spiva is called for the reach on James Sherwin - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #5 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | James Sherwin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-14 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad tips it in | 29-16 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Denis Heath misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-16 |