| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Luis Estrada drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Terry Smith | 47-35 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Elliott - foul #2 on Paul Elliott, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 19:04 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Paul Elliott buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden travels with the ball | 50-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Boris Skarzynski and he's hacked by Craig Alden - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the free throw | 53-36 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Terry Smith takes the ball from Craig Alden | 53-36 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | David Kimbrough swats the layup by Drazen Zechman | 53-36 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez can't tip it in | 53-36 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-36 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 53-36 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Estrada | 53-36 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Luis Estrada | 53-36 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez's pass is intercepted by Craig Alden | 53-36 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Luis Estrada | 53-36 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Smith | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 56-36 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Luis Estrada can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 56-36 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Capel | 56-36 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Robert Mason (C) Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Terry Smith | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) C - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Paul Elliott snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Kim Smith (PF) Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #3 on Don Hughes, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie (C) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Paul Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Don Hughes double dribbles | 60-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Terry Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Elliott | 63-38 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-38 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the board | 63-38 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Robert Mason is called for the reach on Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the easy layup | 63-38 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 63-38 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-38 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-38 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Paul Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Elliott | 65-38 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough can't connect on a floater from the right side | 65-38 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 65-38 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-38 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 65-38 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Don Hughes | 65-40 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Don Hughes steals the ball from Sudi Abdulkarim | 65-40 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-40 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 67-43 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sudi Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #4 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Don Hughes, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Robert Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the tip | 67-44 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Robert Mason swats the layup by Edwin Ritchie | 67-44 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #5 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 67-46 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Kim Smith takes the ball from David Woodard | 67-46 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Craig Alden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Luis Estrada comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kim Smith - foul #1 on Kim Smith, team foul #6 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Kim Smith | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | The jumper by Rubin Wolfe is denied by Paul Elliott | 69-46 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Paul Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Boris Skarzynski - foul #2 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Don Hughes (C) Alberto Romano, Robert Mason | |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the easy layup | 69-46 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 69-46 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Terry Smith | 71-46 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Edwin Ritchie steps in front of the Don Hughes pass | 71-46 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Estrada | 74-46 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia double dribbles | 74-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Terry Smith, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Kim Smith (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #8 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 75-46 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 76-46 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Kim Smith double dribbles | 76-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, David Kimbrough | |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie is whistled for a carry | 76-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG) William Pritchard | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Luis Estrada takes the ball from Kim Smith | 76-46 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Paul Elliott is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #9 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Edwin Ritchie (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Don Hughes | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mason pulls down the rebound | 76-46 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | William Pritchard misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-46 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 76-46 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | David Woodard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-46 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-46 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-46 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Kim Smith gets the rebound | 76-46 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Romano | 76-49 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | David Woodard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-49 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Pritchard | 76-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Kim Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner | 76-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sudi Abdulkarim | 78-52 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | William Pritchard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Thad Price (C) Alberto Romano, Robert Mason | |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 80-52 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | William Pritchard misses the 3 from the right wing | 80-52 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Craig Alden snags the offensive board | 80-52 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-52 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman gets the rebound | 80-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luis Estrada (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Pritchard (fairly fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Price (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Thad Price steals it from Pablo Jimenez | 80-52 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | William Pritchard is whistled for traveling | 80-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) William Pritchard | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Boris Skarzynski | 82-52 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Thad Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 82-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-52 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Paul Elliott | 82-52 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-52 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kim Smith | 82-52 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is whistled for traveling | 82-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mason (C) Thad Price | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Luis Estrada can't throw it down | 82-52 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie hits the follow up shot | 84-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Craig Alden | 84-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Luis Estrada knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Ritchie | 86-54 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 86-54 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Paul Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 86-54 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 86-54 |